Let's put mommy guilt in its place.
Well, I have recovered from the turmoil of having to find a new job. I am happily employed at a new company that brings new challenges. What started as a stressful and depressing situation has morphed into great changes for my family! First – thank you to everyone that offered tips and advice! You were [...]
The last month has been a stressful one, but never did I think that it would come to this level of stress! Being a working, single mother comes with it’s own set of challenges – being both mom and dad to the children, balancing work with family life, being the sole provider to cover the [...]
Working Mother magazine just announced its annual list of 100 Best Companies that are “leading by example, giving women the programs, choices and support they need to shine at work and at home.” If you want to check for your company (or potential new employers) on the new list, go for it. But just remember, [...]
I always look forward to seeing Working Mother‘s annual list of 100 “Best Companies” for working moms. It’s exciting to read about what the most forward-thinking employers are doing to help attract and retain top talent–including those of us who just happen to be women and parents. But then Ms. had to go and harsh [...]
Today marks a new kind of personal milestone for me: One year ago, I came back to work after spending three months at home with my new baby. It was scary. It was painful. It was hard. It made labor and delivery seem like no big whoop. All I wanted was to be home with [...]
Can you tell I come from a newspaper background? Even though papers are a media dinosaur, I still love ‘em. Here’s one reason: Killer editorial columns (the original blog). The Boston Globe‘s Ellen Goodman wrote one today that I had to share. It’s about how despite all the sentimentality about moms for Mother’s Day, society [...]
Last night, I took a tiny, little baby step toward building a family-friendly America. My husband and I hosted a MomsRising house party. I’ve written about MomsRising before, but just to refresh: MomsRising is a grassroots, online non-partisan effort to build a more family-friendly America for 2008 and beyond. Seven moms, two dads, and four [...]
