Have you ever felt so overloaded with work, second jobs, family, children, hobbies, and activities, that you ask yourself, “Is even possible and healthy to keep doing what I am doing?” I know I have. As I have spoken to more people, I have found that my situation is not particularly unique. I just wished …
If necessity is the mother of invention, is flexibility the mother of re-invention? I hope so. After 15 years of owning and operating a successful boutique Public Relations and Marketing Communications firm, a shifting family dynamic and move from our hometown of 20-plus years led me to believe it was time to re-enter the “conventional” …
News spread that several moms were going to miss our office’s holiday party for their kids’ classroom parties. I don’t have to contend with a child’s schedule yet, but I felt bad that there was a conflict. Mothers in the workforce make enough sacrifices, and holiday cheer was not going to be one of them. …
Remember that time before you had kids, when you knew everything about having kids? Yep, me too. I found out we were expecting our first child right after I had completed my MBA and started a promising new leadership role with a Fortune 500 Company. Friends asked if I would continue working or if I’d …