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O.C. working moms, continued ...Published: May, 2010

Dawn Nicolaisen
Costa Mesa
Personal Publishing Consultant and Proposal Coordinator

By day, Dawn Nicolaisen, mother of a 2-year-old, is a proposal coordinator for a civil engineering construction company based in Corona. She develops design-build proposals for multimillion-dollar construction projects.
   
“I spent eight years in software marketing prior to this job,” says Nicolaisen. “In my off time, I am a personal publishing consultant with Heritage Makers, where I teach my clients how to turn their pictures into beautiful storybooks for their family to treasure.”
   
Her greatest joys come from knowing she’s providing for her family’s future and seeing her son’s face when she comes home.
   
“We have a ritual; I knock and he opens the door with a huge smile on his face!”
   
Not being there as much as she would like is her greatest challenge.
   
“I work 30 miles from home, so my husband takes my son to school and picks him up,” she says. “I have had to learn to let go of some of my control issues and just know that I am doing the right thing for my family.” storybookfamily.com

Dawn's tip: “When you are home, learn to be present. The laundry can wait. Turn off the TV.”