Confessions of a Pajama Mama

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Confessions of a Pajama Mama

By Leslie Truex
Leslie Truex, also known as The Pajama Mama, truly knows how to combine comfort with making a living. For over a decade she has been working at home, often in her pajamas, and helping others do the same through her website WorkAtHomeSuccess.com. She is also the author of The Work-At-Home Success Bible: A Complete Guide for Moms (Adams Media). She lives an adventurous work-at-home life in central Virginia with her husband, two teenage kids, two cats and rat. Twitter: twitter.com/ltruex
When I was growing up, the supermom was touted as the ideal mother. But when I became a mom, I realized that trying to be supermom was hard, unfulfilling and usually went unrecognized. I decided I’d rather have happiness over folded laundry. And yet, I still meet mo ... Read more...
I'm a big supporter of teachers and public schools. Having worked as a guidance counselor for many years, I know how difficult it is to teach kids with a variety of educational challenges when there are few resources and often less support. At the same time, I've ha ... Read more...
Last year I started working on yet another dream, which was to get my fiction writing published. After promising feedback from agents, I still didn't sell anything. With the Kindle revolution well on it's way, I decided to publish my books myself under a pen name. A ... Read more...
In 2009, Diane Schuler drove 70 miles per hour the wrong way up the Taconic Parkway in New York. She made it nearly 2 miles before hitting another car head on, killing eight people including herself, her daughter, her three nieces and three men in the other car. Onl ... Read more...
A recent post at Working Mother shared a study indicating that all moms worry, stress and feel inadequate regardless of whet ... Read more...
This week in central Virginia we had an earthquake. Having grown up in California, I know a thing or two about earthquakes. I know they're scary. I know they leave you unsetteled for days. And I know what you're supposed to do during an earthquake to stay safe. ... Read more...
I know I'm not alone. Everyone has a bad day once in a while. What is suprising to me is that how so many things can go wrong in a single day. It started first thing in the morning when I hopped online to start working and discovered every single one of my websites ... Read more...
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Like many women, I have two wardrobes (well three if you count the fat clothes). Each year sometime in the spring and again in the fall, I pack up one set of clothes  and unpack another set. But I've begun to think that maybe I need four sets of clothes. Too of ... Read more...
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