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…
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…
After my son, Andrew, was born, I faced a question as fraught as formula versus breast milk. Could I climb the career ladder in sweatpants? It started when an acquaintance questioned why I was sending Andrew to day care. “But you’re a writer. You can work from home,’’ she said. “You wouldn’t need child care!’’…
The Empowered MOMents. By Request, I am reposting my post and video to “We Build Our Lives In Moments.” We Build Our Lives In Moments. Magical Moments. I just saw this AMAZING video I have to share with you. Puts things in perspective and is a reminder of the glory in the small things, the…
Today’s Empowered Moms are constantly re-evaluating what it means to “have it all” and creating new ways to balance family and work. “The Mommy Wars” of the past decades, which pitted stay-at-home mothers against those in the workforce, have changed. There’s less camaraderie now between women in both camps and more isolation as mothers have…
I love writing. And writing well. It’s sort of like crafting a good recipe and meal. I love to read good writing almost as crating it myself. So when I came across Melody Godfred’s blog, Write in Color, it was like finding an old friend. If you love good writing – go here – often.…
So given that it’s Good Friday, here’s some good clean fun! This Easter Holiday, while you’re celebrating with your family and having fun with the kiddos – here’s some Eggs-cellent Easter Facts to fill your baskets. Fill more than just your kids’ bellies – fill their minds by empowering them with some sucrose-laden Holiday Fun.…
Here comes Peter Cotton Tail… hopping down the commercially over-exploited holiday trail. And here’s the problem with the furry little critter…my second grader is about to make stew out of the whole Easter Bunny concept. Well, it’s more like the connection between Jesus and the brightly colored eggs. He’s 8-going-on-lawyer and is building his supporting…
Time to SUPERCHARGE The Empowered Mom’s Facebook page. So I am giving away a $25 iTunes gift card to someone who helps us get to 100 friends on our Facebook Page. It is very simple – just go to Facebook.com/TheEmpowerdMom and click the LIKE button. Everyone who does that until we get 100 friends will…
We Build Our Lives In Moments. Magical Moments. I just saw this AMAZING video I have to share with you. Puts things in perspective and is a reminder of the glory in the small things, the power of possibility, the HUGE wonder and the GIFT in our everyday. (Get your tissue ready.) This video is…
