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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

Things have been busy around these parts lately. Mostly it is my fault. First, I took off to MEET my internet BiFF Alicia for her 30th birthday, which

As my husband and I try to plot out the rest of our summer fun before I go back to work and his schedule gets busier, I'm smacked

So, I’m doing my first marathon this October, AND I’m a working mother. I also read a lot, try to maintain a blog (usually pretty inconsistently), go to

As I was texting with my best friend this morning regarding how she is handling her upcoming  transition back to work after the birth of her first child,

When I first became a single mother, I thought that was... let's face it... the end of my life. I believed that being a mom, especially a single mom, meant

I don’t work a particularly stressful job outside the house. Sure, there are parts of it that make me want to pull my hair out, like any job

I'm a Southern woman. We say "yes" to second helpings, "yes" to almost any sign up sheet, and the only questions we answer with "no" are ones that end

My friend recently found out she is expecting her fourth child.  While ultimately, just like Shannon's decision to only have one child, it is her decision and doesn't

I have a very good life.  A life I’ve worked hard to achieve.  Everything worth having in my life I’ve strived for and even the times when I want to string

Last week, my throat was all scratchy, still, and the only thing that I knew could fix it, and make me feel better in the stress department, was

I have been struggling with something recently.  I love that my child is independent.  Especially so when baby boy #2 is on his way. I am happy to

By Tracy Managing Editor With the New Year and perusing all of the Working Mom Resolutions posts, I’ve seen lots of talk on blogs and twitter about leaving the

By Beth Anne Guest Blogger from Heir To Blair When Tracy called me a “Hybrid Working Mom,” she finally put into words what I have toyed with for months. 

By Alyson Guest Blogger Christmas cards & thank you notes… I don’t write them. It’s okay, you can judge. I judge myself. Sometimes. Every time I see the slightly smaller envelope amongst

By Krista, Contributor This post originally appeared on Not Mommy of the Year, January 2010 I used to spend a lot of time imagining what my life would be like