Get in the Picture (with Pictures!)

Me and the Girls

So save for months to pay for a nice vacation.  You organize and plan out all of the details.  You endure the chaos of getting to the destination.  Then the tourist activities start.  They usually are filled with photos like this: Do you notice anything wrong with this picture?  Well, if you are a mom [...]

With Changes Come Changes

Career Family Balance

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 [...]

Susan, Here: Checking In and Confession Time

working-mom-at-home

Has it been forever since I blogged on here? Nah, just since August. But man, I have been pouring my energy into so many other things — my social media consulting business, my family, and other random stuff — that I’ve sadly neglected my WMAG readers. That is not right. I love this blog. I [...]

Quality Time is Everywhere

Lindsey

Being a single working mom, finding time to spend with the kids is always a challenge.  For awhile, we were stuck in a rut with our quality time only being dinner and tv watching.  I set out to find ways to spend more time with my kids while giving them each their own attention.  So [...]

Do you give your time or your attention?

Give your kids your attention

I read a lot of blogs on a regular basis.  The other day, I came across a blog post that really hit home and I thought I would share: Your Attention Please http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3001-your-attention-please by Sandor Weisz I used to think time was the most limited resource. It’s so limited that you can’t even save it [...]

Family Dinners: Quality time to reconnect

Family Dinner

We already know that many women experience feelings of guilt when they work outside of the home.  Many times, those feels are related to what they are missing out on as a mother.  Because of this, it is important to find ways to spend quality time with their children to keep things balanced. Family dinners [...]

I Plead Not Guilty

Guess what, WMAGs? When it comes to spending time with our kids, we’re not doing as bad as we thought. In fact, we’re spending more quality time with our sweet peas than our moms did with us (or their moms did with them), according to a new study reported in yesterday’s Washington Post. Yet, we [...]