So here’s how this works, and you can probably relate… I get these brilliant ideas for a story, or a story idea — even a tidbit of juiciness–sparks of creativity—glimpses of genius—and I race to capture them. Before they race away into the vast recesses of my grey matter. So I have probably oh, I …
Category Archive: Positive Thinking
Jun 03
How To Get Fired As A Room Mom
I can’t take it anymore. THIS is NOT September people! It’s June. We are done-kids, teachers, parents. Done with school! Full-on whooped. No more bright and shiny like when the school year started. No more everything getting done on time – much less BEFORE it’s due. Now it’s more like, “WHAT? What is due? When is …
May 08
CRIME ALERT! Don’t Let Energy Robbers Steal Your Power!
There’s a crime wave sweeping the country. Are YOU their target? Or are you, this very minute, being ROBBED? It happens to all of us. And it’s happened to me. I’ve been ROBBED! Energy Robbers have stolen my time and energy and the Negative Nellies threaten to take over. Yes, Negative People are Energy Drainers. …
Jun 14
So You Have a Blog, Now What? Critical Info You Need To Know.
So You Want To Talk Empowered? I packed the hubbs on a plane to Kansas City and off we went this past weekend to figure out this whole bloggy thing I have been doing for several weeks. It’s about time, huh? We went to something called WordCamp KC. WordCamps are community organized meetings for users …
May 01
Empowered Idea: Stay at Home Mom Manifesto: Do It For Yourself
I was on the phone yesterday doing an interview for a story when I mentioned that I’m going to be a stay at home mom with Harper, rather than finding another job. The woman I was speaking with was a well accomplished Manhattan attorney — and mom. “Well, don’t stay home for your kids,” she …
May 01
Would You (of Do You) Read This Blog If You Did Not Have Kids?
Good Read from Mom-101 This week, I was minding my own business on the commute to work, picking my nose, reading about the Beastie Boys, daydreaming about cheese, adjusting a wedgie–whatever things you do in the privacy of a packed A-train car filled with anonymous commuters. As the train pulled up to the West 4th …
Apr 26
10 Ways To Achieve an Empowered Work-Life Balance
My friend, Rene Syler at Good Enough Mother has a terrific posting this morning on achieving a Work-Life Balance. Most of us working moms know that managing a full-time job outside the home as well as a family is a challenging task if ever there was one. This is especially the case in this day …
Apr 26
Here’s An Empowered Thought: Everything I needed to know about life, I learned from 8 years of blogging.
There is a great new post over at Mommy Needs Coffee. This is one of my favorite blogs to read each day. Jennifer’s writing is always edgy, sometimes saucy – and frequently a guilty pleasure for me. She has a fun post entitled,Everything I needed to know about life, I learned from 8 years of …








