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Think about your life before the Newtown, Connecticut gun massacre of 20 first-graders and 6 Sandy Hook elementary school workers.  Did you worry much about the security of your

I had a freak-out moment at work today.  I decided to look at the webpage of the elementary school where our daughter will be starting kindergarten in 6

Liberated:  To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control. A few years ago, I learned about an alarming phenomenon from colleagues in the ‘biz’ of training daycare

This Working With Style post was a real challenge for me!  I decided to just take a picture of myself before work each day for a week.  I

  I originally wrote this 12-step program a little more than a year ago, having gone through some daycare transitions.  At the time, I felt like - after moving

How many me’s do I see? One-two,  One-two-three. (Is three two too many?) Working me, married me, Driving-in-a-car, Mommy me, daughter me, Living-near-and-far. How many me’s do you see? Four-five-six-seven-eight. Which me do you appreciate? Calm me, centered

At some point, my son lost a glove.  One of his precious little blue and grey mittens that fit his 2-1/2 year old hands just perfectly. This is a

Reflecting back on this year, it’s been a noisy one in the Land of the Working Mom. Let’s start with two words: presidential campaign. Need I say more?

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

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

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

OK let's have some fun!  Who are your favorite working moms???  Here are mine!  Of course I can't do anything fun without a little social commentary so.... let's

  I love doing crafts with the kids.  We do 2-3 per week!  Most are pretty simple and kid driven, meaning I try to do something related to what

Can we get a woot-woot?  The election season is almost over!  Several times, I've had to give myself permission to be angry about comments and issues, comment on FB or

Society is, like, so funny isn't it?  And you know, "the public?"  In everyday life, the public and society have very little to do my life.... am I

I’ve come across a lot of lists of things to not do/say to moms of all imposed categories.  Very rarely do I come across a list of things

I'm not sure what I thought parent/adulthood would be like.  I imagined a husband, kids, a job, managing finances, buying cars... you know, the stuff commercials are made

Let's face it.  Having kids reveals more of who you are, and reveals more about your relationship and how much stress and joy it can take. I think having

Over the past few months, I’ve had to take several days of sick leave because baby boy had a fever.  It was a weird virus thing that seemed