This is the story of the black dyed shoes. After many long years of rocky relationships, one of my best friends from college found her soulmate and was happily planning her wedding. She asked me to be a bridesmaid, which I happily accepted. I wouldn’t have missed this defining milestone in her life for the […]
What My Fitness Band Is Really Saying
I have to say I have a love/ hate relationship with my fitness band. What I really want is to let my body tell me how I am doing. But truthfully, I am not there yet, I need a bit of help. I love a good TED talk and one of my favorites is “Why dieting […]
5 Ways To Fit Your Kid’s Appointments Into Your Work Schedule
Between three kids and me, there seems to be an endless litany of dentist, doctor, orthodontic and pediatric appointments. I am not even going to mention (in this post) all the sports events, teachers conferences and other miscellaneous commitments. This alone could be a full time job. A friend of mine gets to work at […]
How To Shake Off Mom Guilt And Face It Head-On
Mom Guilt. Every working mom has it in spades. It’s mental, it’s emotional, and it’s physical. I even had guilt about having so much mom guilt. I thought I should do what I could to let it go. Guilt’s favorite time to rear its ugly head is when it’s time to travel for work. Like […]
The Best Of Friday Confessions
Well that was a quick January, wasn’t it? And boy was it a cold one! Our coldest night was -61º – can you believe that! Thank goodness good ole Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early Spring and I sure hope he’s right, but I digress. To kick off the new month, I thought I would share […]
Confessions From the Mute Button
Being a mom is tough. But when you add a career to the mix – you’ve got a whole other level of busy that you can only hysterically laugh about it because crying won’t do any good! One of my favorite funny work-related videos is called “A Conference Call in Real Life.” The video shows […]
You Know You Are Trying Too Hard When…
I am trying too hard. All my life I have been trained, brainwashed and socialized to “try harder”. But I have learned that there is a point where you could be trying too hard. At work, maybe you are perceived by coworkers, leaders and your team as a highly effective person. Yet you push beyond […]
Working Mom Confession: I Taught My Kids How To Self-Medicate
The following Working Mom Confession is by working mom, Cori Ramos. If you’d like to share your confessions of a working mom, there will be details on how to send your story to us at the end of this post. And now, here is Cori’s confession… My kids were latch-key kids since my oldest was […]
My 2019 New Year’s Resolution
I recently became a member of the CMO Club. We were asked to share our professional new year’s resolution for 2019. So, I thought I would share that with you here in hopes it inspires you to put a professional new year’s resolution of your own. For someone who doesn’t believe in New Year’s resolutions […]
Calling All Working Moms To Share Your Confessions With Us
As a working mom, I have plenty of stories about my fails trying to balance out my work life and mom life – like the time I took two purses during a night out with friends. I mean – who does that! Let’s face it, the struggle is real. But instead of drowning our sorrows […]
