Recently I was asked by Maureen Dennis, founder of www.weewelcome.ca, to share my thoughts on being a “successful” Parentpreneur.

Hmmm. Thoughts? Sure.

Successful? Define “success”. Trickier.

So I gave it a stab – you can read my blog thoughts here and also vote for your favourite Parentpreneur, in their Parent Power contest ($20,000 in advertising and a family trip – perfect combo for a true parentpreneur). Plus, read what Erica Ehm and other Parentpreneurs have to say – including Maureen, who was Tweeting and emailing and sending our newsletters in between contractions last night.

In a nutshell, though, some of the best parts of being involved in the Mom/Dad/Parent business is that almost everything I do can be put down as “research”.

New kids’ movie? Of course.

Trip to the park with other Moms? Goes without saying.

Pedicure for me and a friend? Um, yeah, for that lifestyle column I’m working on.

Glass of wine on a patio? Well we did talk about our kids for a minute or two.

Trashy magazines in the sun? I need to know what “Celebu-Moms” are up to as well. Sheesh.

Time spent on Twitter? I mostly just follow Mom’s groups. Really. And Perez. (see above Celebu-Mom info required please).

BlackBerry? The ultimate Parentpreneur tool. Read my book if you don’t believe me.