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Dear Dr. Goodnight, First off, thank you. Thank you for...well...everything. My job. My husband's job. My benefits. His benefits. Our flexible hours. All of it. I am very humbled by

Hi. I'm Brandy and I have suffered from postpartum depression/anxiety...twice. I had no idea how to start this post so lets just shine light on the elephant in

I work full time, and I just started a brand new job with better money and much more responsibility.  It was a great career move.  However, my 20

This is a hard post to write. It’s one I’ve digitally and mentally trashed multiple times. But I figured, what the hell? I’ve put so much of myself

I’m a big consumer. I always have been. I just eat things up, figuratively and literally, and let it all sit, doing nothing to purge it all away. Overwhelmed

I'm reaching for the red pepper when I hear it. SPLAT! Juice? Water? Orange slice? Milk from a cereal bowl? I do a systems-check roll call somewhere deep

I’ve noticed something for a little while now.  I’m a little insane.  And by insane, I mean – I keep doing the same thing day after day and

Have you ever cried over a cell phone? No, seriously. I had a complete and total meltdown over technology this week. Because I’m over technology. It’s supposed to

"Bella puked at school. She's waiting at the office for you." This is the call I got Wednesday morning at my office. 9:30am as I was stuffing my face

By Katherine Contributor Oh friends, these last couple of weeks have been rough on this working mama. These last couple of days in particular. I touched on it here a few

By Katherine Contributor You know the song right? I'm talking about the Christmas song that every time I hear it I can't help but smile and sway back and forth. At

By Katherine, Contributor I am more than a little bit type-A. I like my schedules, my routines, my lists. This little personality trait might just be the reason I always

By Jess, Contributor What a week.  Actually what a few weeks.  I seriously feel like a broken record when I tell friends or family that I've been slammed at

By Brandee, Contributor I’m quite sure I haven’t got this whole working mom thing down to a science yet; in fact I know I haven’t. Further, I don’t think

By Tracy, Managing Editor One little question. That’s all it took to put me in a spiral of anxiety. The person who asked this question had no clue what

By Tracy, Managing Editor April 12, 2010. I will never forget that date, as it was the day I had to return to work. Abby was a little over 5

By Jenna, Contributor This post originally appeared on Blogged Bliss, June 2011 Last Wednesday was a big day in the Mrs. Jenna household. Not only was the hubs leaving for