Colleen Phillips is a Texas mom juggling a house full of people and paws. She lives with her very patient husband, four couch-stealing rescue dogs, her stubborn and sweet mom, and a trio of amazing teenage girls who grew up in the thick of the “iPad and COVID Kid generation.” Snacks vanish instantly, rides are always needed, and the house is eerily quiet because everyone — parents included — is constantly battling the pull of a screen.
Her days are stitched together with the kind of controlled chaos that comes with parenting teens: doctor appointments, school events, college everything, and the type of housework that somehow resets itself the second she turns her back. It’s messy and exhausting and somehow still the thing that keeps Colleen creative, giving her plenty of perspective—and more than a few stories.
Somewhere in the middle of it all, she carves out time for her passion projects. First came Mommy Time-Out, an idea that came from the very real need for caregivers to get a break. Then came Read2Play™, an educational app designed to build valuable learning into her daughters’ screentimes, finally putting an end to the screentime battle.
Despite the chaos, her goal always stays the same: more time with her husband, her girls, and her mom.
It’s one of the most difficult things they strive to do, finding time with each other. It’s why her projects are her passion; she hopes they will make all the difference in the world.