There are three reasons I'm sitting down to gather my Favorite Posts of 2016 right now: I miss my blog! I haven't posted since November, and if I wait one more day, December will go by with no post! And then there goes the year. I want to continue the "favorite posts" … [Read more...]
The Pie Life by Samantha Ettus: Book Review
The Pie Life, a new book by work/life balance expert Samantha Ettus, is a shoulder to cry on for working parents everywhere. And I mean that to include work at home parents, and even parents who are not currently working to earn an income, but working solely to care for their … [Read more...]
On Getting Old: This Is What I Really Look Like
I looked at the photo in horror: am I really that old? Later, the answer came: yes, I am. And that's okay. In January I went to a special job fair for moms who are trying to get back to work after off-ramping themselves to take care of their children. I attended Momfair … [Read more...]
Sleep In: My Reaction to Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In”
A stay at home mom wants to lean in. Later. Sheryl Sandberg's popular book Lean In makes me want to go back to work. I know, that's a big 180 from my post a few weeks ago in which I publicly admitted that I am a stay at home mom right now. Don't get me wrong. I'm not … [Read more...]
The Number One Danger of Being a Stay at Home Mom
Opt out if you can, but the world won't wait for you, even if you once made $500,000 a year. For the rest of us, staying at home with our kids while they're young can be just as fulfilling as maintaining a promising career, as long as we measure success in more than … [Read more...]