Road Warrior Moms that travel for work need to refresh themselves to keep up with their hectic lives. The Maslow, a brand new ultra-luxe and ultra-modern business hotel has created a few tips to help guests find the balance between work and pleasure, all designed around Maslow's hierarchy of human needs.

It used to be that the bathroom scale determined how my day was going to go. Do I feel victorious or defeated? Like a rock star or a loser? Strong or painfully weak?

I just realized it has been since November 16th since my last blog entry.  WOW!  That is a long time.  And so many things have happened in that timeframe.  But I actually have time to sit down today and write something because I am laid up after just having knee surgery.  Plus my husband and I just got into a huge fight.  My perspective of the fight is because he is actually having to all that he does and all that I do.  And that is a LOT.

10. Thank goodness someone finally noticed! I don't have a clue what I'm doing with these little lunatics.

9. I know you are, but what am I? 

God has an interesting way of getting my attention.

Let me explain.

What Washington needs right now is a working mother calling the shots. Who knows better about compromise than us? My three-inch roots are living proof that holiday spending came before personal upkeep this year - prioritizing spending needs can in fact be done. If working mothers ran things in DC we'd do the exact same things we do every single day to keep our families and careers on track - and without all the theatrics and drama from inside the beltway.

Tip of the Week - Protect Childhood

Safety for all starts here

What it is:  To shield from damage the freedom to be a child.  For the purposes of this week’s tip, let’s consider childhood as ages 2 to 12.

Why it’s important:  Childhood is a safe haven of time during which children are supported as they experiment with the world. 

Experimentation is the pathway to understanding who they are, what they’re good at, and what makes them happy. 

I'm setting my sights a little lower this Christmas.

Let me explain.

As a mom, my life is perpetual motion. A typical day goes something like this:   Get up 

I was recently on a business trip to Guadalajara.  On the return flight a young family was seated a couple of rows up from me.  They had a 2 and 4-year-old traveling with them.

Once the plane took off, the 2-year-old girl made it quite clear that she was not a happy camper with the air pressure in her little head and started wailing at the top of her lungs to the horror of her parents.