It’s been an awesome year for Kimmy Bean and we have you, dear reader, to thank for that! Now it’s time to take a time out to spend the holidays with my family. There’s going to be lots of baking and eating and no doubt some mom moments I’ll be sure to share with you […]
Friday Confessions: Confession #6 – I Secretly Love Mondays
“Love” is a strong word to apply to Mondays but think of it in relative terms after an intense weekend with family commitments, chores and a good dose of drama. Confession #6 – I Secretly Love Mondays There is something about “mom” that attracts problems (in my case I have all girls so it’s intensified). […]
An Atlas Better Not Shrug: A Typical Day Of Mom Life
I know in the grand scheme of things, my life is insignificant. But some days I feel like I am Atlas of Greek mythology, carrying the weight of the heavenly spheres on my shoulders. This comes into sharp focus when my husband is on travel and I am single-parenting. In the dead of winter, […]
Friday Confessions: Confession #5 I Throw Away (Some) Kid Party Invitations
I love getting together with my friends – that is, whenever I can find the time between boardroom meetings and soccer practice. When we do, we exchange mom ‘war’ stories over a glass of wine and console each other with an “aw, don’t feel bad, I do that too” response. A funny thing though, we […]
Kids, Work, and Sleep Deprivation: The Life Of A Working Mom
Work travel can be a good thing or a bad thing. While many fellow road warriors tell me they have a hard time sleeping in hotel beds, I sleep like a baby. In fact, I get my best sleep when I’m on work travel. With three kids, one a two-year-old (Harper), getting more than 5 […]
The Time I Took Two Purses During A Night Out
This is a story of the night I took two purses… Last Friday night, I went out with one of my best friends. A girl’s night out to some nice bars and restaurants is a rare thing for a mom with three kids and an intense full-time job. I was taking the late afternoon and […]
Friday Confession #4: I Nap In My Office After Sleepless Nights With The Kids
In some cultures, napping at your desk is a sign of hard work and commitment. The idea is that you spend so much time toiling at the office, you literally fall asleep at your desk. In Western culture, there has been a resurgence of napping. Even pointing to famous nappers (Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison) […]
Friday Confessions #3: I Don’t Pack My Kids’ Lunches
I used to pack lunches for my kids. But no more. There are a few reasons for this Friday confession: #1 Time: even with easy stuff to throw into a lunch bag, I need an extra half hour at least to pack two lunches. I am not doing anything complicated like bento boxes or steamed […]
Working Mom Confession: I Didn’t Cry On The First Day Of School
Confession #2 – I didn’t cry on the first day of school. As I sent off my six-year old to school for her first day of grade one, my eyes were mysteriously dry. Isn’t welling up as your sweet little angel heads off to the bus a sacred past time of every mom? And for […]
Working Mom Confession: I Don’t Read School Newsletters
I don’t read school newsletters. There, I said it! 🙂 If you work in an office environment, you likely experience email overload. There have been numerous blogs, podcasts and training curricula dedicated for how to better manage email for work. I have employed many of these. But what about all those personal emails? I have […]
