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Coming to an end of pumping

The time has come to pack up the pump. Well, not right this second. 11 days, 8 hours, 31 minutes and 15 seconds, actually, but who’s counting. We’ve had a good run. I’m not sad about it. On the contrary. …

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Mom Meet Mom: A Working Mom’s Godsend

When I became a mom, I was on the lookout for other moms to commiserate with, to have play dates with, and to arrange girl's night outs with

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The Homeschool Aspect of Working From Home

We've known for a couple of years we wanted to homeschool our children. Believe me when I say that prior to my husband joining the military for a

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Can women be leaders in the workforce AND great wives and mothers?

Yesterday I read an article about how Peter Heck, a Social Studies teacher, in delivering a commencement speech to his high school’s graduating seniors, sent a very unsettling

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Sex and the Working Mom

Our most searched term leading people to liberating working moms has to do with s.e.x. Yet we rarely write about it. But I'm feeling brave or crazy or both

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World’s Okayest Mom

So I realize that my last post here in LWM was a little eeyore, emo, womp-wompish. I don't get like that very often but when work is busy,

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It Can Wait {Potty Training and Pacifier Edition}

Tracy recently posted about the logistics of working and expecting a new baby. I know as working moms, we attempt to look for the “perfect time” for certain

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Working Mom Perspective on a Second Pregnancy

When we made the decision to try for baby #2, I began mentally preparing for how this pregnancy would be different, especially the first trimester.  When I was

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Why Daycare is More Than OK

It is no secret I love daycare. They take great care of my boys. They teach them tons of things in ways I couldn't dream of. They teach

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The Days I Hate It

Today is one of those days. You know them, and you probably know them well. And if you don’t, well then I guess I’m alone here, and I

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A Working Mom Birthday: Me Time Galore

Last year, I worked on my birthday like any mature adult would. I taught my students, and when other teachers informed them that it was my birthday, they

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Life Changes While Working

This summer, I'll be having a baby. Hopefully sometime between July and August if this little guy decides to cooperate. We'll also be moving across the country. My

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The 2 Hour Sprint

"I believe I can see the future because I repeat the same routine." - NIN Let's start with the fact that I love routine. It makes me feel like

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5 Great On-the-Go Snacks

For a long time, every evening was a battle. Inevitably, I would pick the girls up from school and on the drive home Rylee would ask for a

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7 Tips for Survival {Working and Severe Morning Sickness Edition}

I want to preface this post by saying I AM NOT CURRENTLY PREGNANT NOR WILL I BE PREGNANT ANY TIME SOON. And now, continue: Two of my co-workers and

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Winning and Worrying

I've started working more recently.  I'm not the one picking up the kiddo from school most days and sometimes, I'm required to be out for meetings in the

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{No Longer} Struggling with Solids

Somehow in the last four months, Lucy & Zach went from struggling so much with solids that I wrote a post on it, spoke with our PA & pediatrician &

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Childhood Icons Turned Working Moms

I grew up in the 90s. Which means at the end of every school week, I foamed at the mouth in anticipation of the TGIF television line-up and

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6 Tips to Overcome Working Mom Guilt

I have been a working mama for both of my boys’ entire lives. I’ve worked for the same company since I graduated from college. I have held a

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My Favorite TV Working Moms {Part 2}

I recently saw this article fly across Twitter and something struck a cord with me. Basic overview is it broke down some of the major 90's sitcoms and

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