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A Balancing Act: TheKnot.com’s Carley Roney

As the face of the wedding industry, Carley Roney has created a brand focused on life milestones. She is the co-founder (with her husband, David Liu) and Editor-in-chief of TheKnot.com and its sister site, TheNest.com and the author of seven wedding books from The Knot.

Between her two children Cairo, 2 and Havana, 9, her frequent TV appearances, and a number of new additions to her burgeoning media empire, Carley's pace is fast and constant. Here she shares the method to her own balancing act.

Samantha: What is a typical day like for you?

Carley: Up at 7am. Give my babies breakfast. Babysitter arrives at 7:30. Jump in shower. All rush out the door at 8. My job is always exciting. Some days are spent at photo shoots for the magazines, some on TV shoots or in the voice over studio, and some days just spent in the office. Work is always a mad dash from meeting to meeting while trying to steal time away to make headway on more strategic projects. I manage 6 teams, about 40 people. I have amazing people who work for me and amazing projects so while stressful, it is still fun. Lunch at my desk or at someone else's. The afternoon is the same. If I don't have some work event or dinner, I rush to get home before my babies have their bath 7ish so I can wash them, read books, and put them to bed. Dinner always happens after (fortunately, my babysitter cooks for me!) Then often more work, but if I am lucky, or simply too beat to think anymore, David and I watch something stored on Tivo til midnight.

Samantha: What is your childcare situation?

Carley: For the past 8 years my husband's mom Jane has taken care of our kids, as is Chinese tradition. But for the past 6 months, David's mom has been back in Taiwan taking care of her ailing mother so our longtime housekeeper/babysitter Suelene is manning the helm. She's truly amazing -- there sometimes til 12 midnight then back again at 7 AM. She is positive and takes wonderful care of my kids they are always off on adventures or playing in the park. My house is always spotless, she cooks amazing Brazilian food, shops, etc. Honestly, I am the luckiest mom alive with either my mom in law or my babysitter. I couldn't do it without them.

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