Archive for November, 2012

Amongst my colleague working mamas, we all share our woes. Sleepless nights, trying to make dinner in a short time frame, hating daylight savings and trying to run ALL

I will by no means ever complain about having to take on extra parental responsibilities when my husband goes out with friends or goes out of town 1)

At my last job/last time I was a pumping-working mom, I had my own office. I also didn't have a smart phone. This meant that every 3 hours

Here's how I choose what to wear to work: Do I like it?  {This is the first sacrifice if the rest are 'yes'... ugh.} Is it professional?  {Read:  no jeans

NOTE: Check out Jamie's previous guest post where she chats more about the logistics of how she managed all the training. So, you’re thinking about running a marathon as

I just wanted to take a moment to say Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I'm so very thankful and grateful for the LWM community, and all the

As a mom who works from home in social media, my days aren't 8-5. They don't have a lunch break, I don't get to shut the door to

Last week I shared some of my pumping at work advice. Because it was becoming a novel with all the knowledge I've gleaned these past two months back

It was 2000 and I was in the Peace Corps.  I was living in a very small rural village in Togo, West Africa.  I was tasked with helping

Since last May, I've been on this lifestyle change kick. For 6 months now, I've stuck to my plan of not being on a diet, and making time

When I first imagined that label being applied to our family, it looked much different.  I imagined myself as a happy little housewife to a hard-working husband and

Brandy & I are both in the throws of new mom-hood & one of the joys that comes with being a nursing working mother is having to pump

I have never really understood the purpose of daylight saving’s time. Why are we saving daylight and then giving it away again? I suppose for people in northern

Since I went back to work in April 2010 after having Abby, I found myself more and more invested in a “Woe is me,” mentality.  My job involves

Three weeks ago, I resigned from my job and gave my two weeks' notice.  It was a tough decision.... lots of material for other posts later.  I did

Well I'm officially 7 days in to my personal style challenge. I decided my challenge would be to do a no outfit repeat for the month of November.

One of my favorite things about my new working mom situation is onsite daycare. While the cost and convenience is obviously spectacular, my favorite part is the ability to go

I’ve been a working mom. I’ve been a stay at home mom. I’ve been a working mom again. And so on and so forth. I can’t say why

I am often asked how I started working from home as a writer, because many of us that blog have that goal in mind. The dream of doing