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What Working Mothers Really Want — More Flexibility
Escape from Corporate America - Career Change Advice | May 12th 2008 by Pamela Skillings
Flowers and jewelry make nice Mother’s Day presents, but a recent survey from CareerBuilder uncovered what working mothers really long for: more quality time with their families. In fact, many would be willing to trade a higher salary for a mor read more
A Multi-Tasking Mother’s Day
360 Days in a PR Life | May 7th 2008 by eliciab35
It’s a wonder with all today’s mothers do that they’re not planning their own Mother’s Day celebration - in fact many probably are. It’s not that mothers of past generations didn’t work as hard. They worked dif read more
Pregnant working moms - top ten questions
iHealthBulletin News | May 4th 2008
Being pregnant with a job is hard work. Not only is there that extra weight to carry around, but planning a happy and healthy pregnancy involves navigating tricky issues like scheduling your doctor’s visits, whether it’s safe to travel, a read more
Part Time Working Mothers and the Issue of Productivity
Australian Women Online | May 4th 2008 by Deborah Robinson
By Kelly Magowan In my career I have discovered there are two types of part time working mums. The dedicated working mum who actually enjoys their work and/or makes the most of it and takes it seriously - they appreciate being employed or self employ read more
Tips On Getting Back To Work After Confinement
Healthy Lifestyle | May 1st 2008 by Borzack
For many moms, going back to work after spending so much time with their newborn is one of the most difficult things they will ever have to do. Here are some ideas to make the transition just a little easier. Before You Return To Work Decide when you read more
The Working Mommy Dilemma
Camper | April 1st 2008 by Camper
It's not news to anyone who reads this blog regularly that I have both struggled with working now that I am a Mommy and have been surprised by this struggle. As someone with a clear idea of what I wanted... read more
Wanda Is Not Amused
Deadpan | March 23rd 2008 by Wanda Rizzuto
Greetings. It’s Easter, and because I’m a) a bad mother, b) a bad daughter, and c) a bad Catholic I’m not celebrating. I don’t have the emotional strength to even buy a freaking Easter basket for my poor neglected children. read more
Get Ready For the Mother at Work Awards
MarketingMoment.com - "For those moments when you’re think… | March 14th 2008
I have just got wind of these fantastic ‘mum-friendly’ business/employer-recognition awards: In case any of you are looking to say thanks to an employer or get recognition for a friend or have a business as well as being a busy mum, the read more
Secret Life of a Soccer Mom
Sugar & Spice | March 13th 2008 by Frank Almeida
One of the things that I also miss from home is being up to date on what is going on in Television. It´s not a big deal really, but sometimes I miss out on these little gems that get people all riled up. Who would have thought that a reality show ab read more
Who knew I would be listening to NPR…
Mom2Mom Lounge | March 6th 2008 by Barbara
I used to tease my husband for listening to National Public Radio. I used to call it audio for nerds. Mean, I know. However now that I find myself with little or no ME time, I have learned to appreciate my morning commute a little bit more̷ read more
Work/life balance - one equation that doesn’t add up…
Mom2Mom Lounge | March 5th 2008 by Barbara
While it may have been awhile since I’ve blogged, it’s with good reason. Now that maternity leave is months behind me, I find myself living a whole new reality. Like the majority of moms out there, I’m back at work juggling babies read more
Weekly Google Search; Free women in business network
Her Media Marketing and Advertising online | February 25th 2008 by Karrine McFarlane
Sunday afternoon, finds me sitting on my grandfathers big red chair listening to the laundry from the next room and the birds twittering outside. Yes, I said birds chirping - welcome SPRING Feeling a bit optimistic I thought I would look for some read more
Starry Night
A Line A Day | January 7th 2008
I could have posted this t-shirt ages ago but didn’t know what to say to accompany it. I realize it needs no words… it’s Van Gogh. I painted it for Ava (and it’s been worn, stained, washed and has survived). Van Gogh's work is an inspiration read more
Fighting Fat with Coffee
Why Keep Dogs and Bark Myself? | December 7th 2007 by Andrea J Paulsen
As evidenced by the coffee cup prominently displayed in the upper right hand corner of this blog, you will note that coffee is one of my passions. I am not picky, I love nearly all coffee - except for two brands, neither of which I will name but if read more
Study Suggests New Moms' Mental & Physical Health Be Monitored Pa…
Postpartum Progress | November 27th 2007
A new study in the November/December 2007 issue of the Annals of Family Medicine takes a much-needed look at the postpartum health of working mothers. The study looked at moms who return to the workplace 11 weeks after childbirth and... read more
Win Champagne With the Work-Life Balance Survey
MarketingMoment.com - "For those moments when you’re think… | November 26th 2007
Calling all working mums – can you spare a moment or two to partake in an important survey? There are only firve easy questions to answer, and there’s a bottle of champers up for grabs… Motheratwork.co.uk aims to use the collated survey read more
Stay-at-Home or Enjoy your Home?
The Working Woman | November 8th 2007 by A Working Woman
I like to dabble in "touchy" subjects every now and again because I think they spark great debates. The most common debate I encounter between women in my age group and those of the older generation is - is it better to be a stay-at-home mom or a wor read more
Beating Exhaustion
Home Maker Ideas | October 13th 2007
Taking care of kids, cooking for the family and cleaning the house is no joke. A friend of mine increased her insurance when she quit her job to care for kids. The toll it takes on one's health is tremendous.I found being a home maker exhausting too. read more
Top 10 Places For Working Mothers to Work
Orlando JobSpot|Orlando's Source for Job Information | October 11th 2007 by greg
Working Mother Magazine and WorkingMother.com have recently published their top 100 places for moms to call their ‘day home’ for 2007. I am going to focus on their top 10. Working mothers face challenges when looking to work for a company. There read more
Smile For The Camera - That way no one will recognize you
Why Keep Dogs and Bark Myself? | October 10th 2007 by Andrea J Paulsen
It's an important day for The Boy. Today is picture day at school. Time flies when you're stressed.It seems that you just get all the supplies and wardrobe in order, work out the drop-off and pick-up schedules, remember which days are gym and requi read more
The Longest Road
Why Keep Dogs and Bark Myself? | October 3rd 2007 by Andrea J Paulsen
I was reading a blog the other day that chronicled the life of a typical office worker. The description of the long and tedious commute, occasionally made even less enjoyable by bottlenecked traffic and obnoxious drivers, made me once again congratu read more
Who's Really Looking Out for Working Mothers?
PunditMom | September 25th 2007
Working Mother magazine has just released this year's 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers.I've always had questions about how this list is put together and was planning on writing about it, but I think Devra at Parentopia sums it up quite nicely, read more
Painting wherever I can
A Line A Day | September 21st 2007
Ava lives life out loud! She is a dynamo and a fireball... ready tojump in and try anything, do anything, and meet everyone that comes her way. I love this about her but her laundry tends to reflect her enthusiasm for life! It is a constant battle to read more
Little Boy Love
Why Keep Dogs and Bark Myself? | September 11th 2007 by Andrea J Paulsen
It's easy as a working mother to get caught up in the stresses of daily life, the schedules, the necessities of the moment - kids and school, mealtimes, worktimes. At times, you forget the wonderful things, the sweet joy that children can bring.I w read more
This Labor Day Don't Forget Working Mothers!
Mother's Day Wishes | August 30th 2007 by Gerry Martin
Folks, Working Mother's Day is coming up it is a day to honor our mothers who raise us and work at the same time. The Nations Network of Child Care and Resources Referral (NACCRRA) reported that right now 70.5% of women with children are in the labor read more
Do Caretakers Receive Disparate Treatment?
PunditMom | August 6th 2007
Hello, folks, I'm Lawyer Mama, pinch hitting for Pundit Mom today.Last weekend at BlogHer, I had the privilege of meeting PM and at breakfast one morning we had a fascinating discussion about the law, law firms, and balancing work and motherhood. (A read more
WAHM Wednesday: Should You Refer to Your Kids in Your Professiona…
Writing Thoughts | July 18th 2007 by Laura
This is a question that’s been in the back of my mind for some time now so I thought that I’d throw it out to you for discussion. Several years ago I attended a presentation on writing. The main speaker had to give a little biographical i read more
Motherhood Manifesto
ecochildsplay | May 12th 2007 by Jennifer Lance
Tomorrow is Mother's Day, and Moveon.org and MomsRising have partnered to offer free copies of the DVD Motherhood Manifesto. Did you know that "only four countries in the world'Lesotho, Swaziland, Papua New Guinea and the United States fail to provi read more
Can You Assign a Monetary Value to Motherhood?
ecochildsplay | May 7th 2007 by Jennifer Lance
Mother's Day is approaching, which means someone, somewhere will try to assign a salary to motherhood to demonstrate the value of this job. Every time I hear this news, at first I applaud the effort, then I wonder, what's the point? Isn't motherhoo read more
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