Inside: Working mom blogs you will want to follow as you navigate the complicated and rewarding world of working motherhood. I’ve always been a planner. Even as a kid my dolls had mapped out SMART goals and were regularly investing in their 401Ks. In a seemingly very random world, I like to know where I…
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Working mom blog for women managing family, managing careers, and managing to laugh through it all. Blog posts full of encouragement, support, motivation, laughs and working mom hacks. We can't do it all, but we can have it all (as long as working mothers we know what "it all" means to us.)
When Mommy Grows Up is Getting Published!
Two years ago the seed of a book idea was planted, and I started setting my alarm earlier and earlier each morning to get the words onto the pages. A year ago I typed the last sentence of that book and started sending out letters to literary agents and publishers, bracing myself for a flurry…
10 Awesome Digital Babysitters Working Parents Need Right Now: Screen Time, Guilt-Free!
Inside: Right now working moms and dads everywhere need a hand from digital babysitters to get through the day. These online content creators are helping us get by guilt-free with podcasts, activities, and shows that teach and entertain! Captain’s Log, Day 4398 of Quarantine: The crew has settled into a new routine and are relatively…
Sometimes Mom Is Not Happy, And Maybe That’s a Good Thing
“Mommy, I want you to be happy.” The first time my 3-year-old said this to me it was like a punch in the gut. Because I wasn’t happy in that moment. Not at all. Mom Is Not Happy We were standing in the parking lot at daycare and my kids would not get into their…
Can We Really Ditch the Mom Guilt? I Don’t Think So.
Inside: What is mom guilt? I’ve come to find it comes with the territory, but it’s okay to be a little selfish. “I’m not having kids until I know I’m no longer selfish.” That’s a real thing I said, a lot, before having children. The intention behind it was good and I see what I…