Category: working mother
Turning a Business Trip into a Miniature Family Vacation
This working Mom had this monster business trip scheduled to Georgia for a few days. As soon as my husband caught wind of it, he had to come. Just minutes away from his favorite nieces, whose parents dared move them away from Florida recently! Well, I was soon working out the logistics, turning a flight [...]
Dreaming Small
I find it almost serendipitous that I stumbled upon this video from ExecuMama at a place in my life where I am doing exactly what she is recommending in this video. With a family and resulting myriad of responsibilities to attend to, I find that the best thing I can do to work toward my [...]
Yahoo CEO Announces Appointment, Pregnancy and Non-Exsistent Maternity Leave
Last week, Marissa Mayer announced her pregnancy shortly after the ex-Google Executive was appointed as the new CEO of the ailing Yahoo corporation. Included in this announcement, is a plan for a brief working maternity leave. Shortly after that, a mob of self righteous women across the world felt the need to chime in on [...]
Crap Just Got Real At Work
I’ve been blessed at work, in a relatively male dominated industry, I have always been able to find strong female mentors. Dynamic women who care about their career progression but are 100% dedicated to their marriage and children. Hard working women who manage their household, keep their husbands from loosing their minds and parent. I’ve [...]
Quick and Dirty
I’ll keep this quick because the kitchen is a dirty, I have not washed my pump supplies or picked out tomorrow’s work fit: 7 month old baby boy is a tyrant and strong, he is also near crawling. Toddler is skinny but eating more. My new boss is so quirky and awesome! I respect and [...]
The Days I Dread Going Back to Work
Being a part-time work at home mom has been an amazing experience but for our family, I can better contribute outside the home. Since starting the job search it is days like these, when we have our outings and family lunch, that I dread returning to work. Most other days I am more than ready [...]
My Husband is Crying Out for Change!
Last night Piglet spent almost the entire evening crying, no screaming and wailing. Around 12 AM my middle sister and I decided to start organizing coupons from various sources. After 2 hours of clipping we started a new organization process and around 2:30 AM Piglet started wailing. She was screaming and hollering and was inconsolable. [...]
