6 Tips to Keep the Family Sane During the Holidays
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. That is how the holiday song goes, yes?! For families, the holidays are certainly a special time, and children of all ages delight in anticipation of gifts,...
View ArticleMore Advice from Fellow Working Moms on “How to Survive the Holidays”
Admit it – you are starting to feel the holiday pressure. The countdown clock is staring you in the face, the endless commercials remind you of another to-do item, and the kids are coming home daily...
View ArticleCan We Stop Asking Celeb Moms About the Work-Family Juggle?
How do you balance family and career? It’s the question every celebrity mom and senior executive woman is asked these days. It is posed to the cover models in women’s magazines. The morning shows...
View Article40 Ways to Brighten Your Monday
It’s Sunday, which means the weekend is coming to a close and the work week awaits. Maybe this excites you, or perhaps you are yearning for just a little more time. As much as I love certain aspects of...
View ArticleGreat Reads on Balance, Vaccines and Sexism
I’ve been working away on my special book project, leaving me little time to write fresh posts for this blog. Still, I’ve come across some great reads recently on working motherhood, the juggle and...
View ArticleThe Words No Working Mom Wants to Hear
As I tucked my middle child into bed on Sunday evening, saying our goodnights, he gazed up at me with his soft brown eyes and told me he was sad. “Sad?” I asked. “Why, what’s up?” “I feel like I don’t...
View ArticleHer Juggle: Lauren Berger
Have you missed our “her juggle” series? Me too. This week I’m delighted to feature working mom Lauren Berger, living a fast-paced life in the TV news world. With two young kids, Lauren also somehow...
View ArticleHer Juggle: Irene B.
This week’s “her juggle” mom, Irene B., is balancing two young kids and a full-time office gig, as well as a new blog that highlights her passion for cooking. I’m bookmarking Working Mom Dish since I...
View ArticleHer Juggle: Amanda DeSonia
Each time I feature a new “her juggle” mom, I feel like I make a new friend. As you’ll read below, working mom Amanda DeSonia loves her job, her schedule and obviously her kids. As a fellow mom with...
View ArticleHer Juggle: Diana Limongi
This week’s working mom spotlight features the “juggle” of Diana Limongi, and let me tell her the girl has her priorities right. All praise for hiring a cleaning person! Learn more about her work and...
View Article5 Working Parent Tips to Prep for Summer
Spring has sprung. The country is thawing. Kids are buckling down for their last months of school. And if you’re a parent, especially a working parent, the clock is ticking to get your summer plans...
View ArticleHer Juggle: Paige C.
This week’s working mom, Paige, has a job I’ve always considered to be “way cool.” She works on a college campus serving the alumni community and also inspires individuals as a life coach and career...
View ArticleHer Juggle: Nina G.
Like many of the working moms I’ve featured, Nina starts her day early. She’s also juggling life with three boys, including toddler twins, and a career as a graphic designer. No wonder her blog is...
View ArticleDown and Out for Some Rest
My breath is stale. My cheeks are swollen. My mouth so tender. But I’m rested. Finally, I’ve found time to decompress and rest. It only took scheduling oral surgery to put me down. Ha! For months I’ve...
View ArticleHer Juggle: Rabia Lieber
Rabia Lieber and I are leading parallel lives, just on opposite coasts. Our kids are all about the same ages, we wake up at an ungodly hour in the mornings and we are in the years of driving our kids...
View ArticleStraight from the Recruiter – Job Search Tips for Working Moms
Are you a working mom seeking a new job? How do you navigate the search and consider all of your professional and personal needs? Learn a few tips from experienced recruiter Alexis Small. The post...
View ArticleNew Job and the Voices in My Head
Sadness, Disgust, Fear, Anger, Joy. As I watched the characters in the popular Pixar flick Inside Out, I couldn’t help but reflect on my own raging emotions experienced over the course of the past...
View ArticleGoing Off Trail
Two hours in, and my calves were on fire. We’d climbed rocky stairways, balanced atop boulders and shuttled along dirt paths. The Sierras are nothing but spectacular, and my husband and I were on a...
View Article5 Tips to Boost Working Mom Energy
With a new job, going into the office Monday through Friday again, waking super early to keep up my fitness routine, and oh yes, the demands that come with raising three kids, I’ve been just a little...
View ArticleWhen You Lose an Office Friendship
A few Facebook messages. Multiple texts sent. In return, I received one curt reply, and silence. Clearly the friendship was over, or perhaps it never existed. Over the past few weeks, as I’ve...
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