if you told me 5 years ago that having kids would improve my career, I would not have believed you. in fact, 5 years ago, I was working as hard as I could so that I could give myself “permission” to lean back once I…
can you believe it’s summer already?! I’m kicking off the first post of the summer with my 800th post to date on this blog! that’s a lot of words, a lot of struggle, and a lot to celebrate. in fact, it feels surreal to…
trying to get a promotion but can’t quite figure out how to get there? here’s how you can use progress tracking to get to where you want to be: life is a lot of work. if you factor in your career, personal pursuits,…
I know what you’re thinking – am I the only one that secretly fears winter break with kids? no, no you’re definitely not the only one. in fact, those of us that enjoy being working moms covet office time AND time with the kids. too…
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being focused on work and family has me tied up a lot of the time. still, there are some things that make my chaotic life more manageable and even more fun. here are my favorite things at the moment: maisonette home + baby: this…
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I’ve always known that I wanted to be a mom. something inside me has always known this and when I had my daughter, I knew it was meant for me. what I also knew was that I wanted to continue working. for me, I feel…
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I find that the older I get, the less I care about what others think, how I look (in general, not always), and the more I feel confident and ready to take on the world. in the last 30 or so years of my…
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a while back, someone asked me how I’d found my “dream job” and gotten to be so happy at work. I thought about it for a while and realized that I got to a good place by having a lot of complicated conversations with…
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