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By Andrea Drouillard

I am a full-time Sales Manager for an educational publishing company, a full-time mom of a middle school girl and a full-time caregiver for a quadriplegic husband.  I have learned to appreciate small successes and moments.  I am doing my best to prepare my beautiful daughter for much success in a world that is often uncertain.  I will focus on GRLPWR (raising a happy, self-confident gal), familly, cooking,creativity, trying to keep it together without losing your mind, 21st century learning, and whatever else inspires me!

Take a minute.  Take a minute to hug your kids an extra second today.  I think that 9/11 is the Kennedy moment of my generation.  I will always remember what an absolutely beautiful morning it was.  A little crisp, clear, sunny ... Read more...
During the last week there has been more attention than normal paid to breasts, if you can believe it.  The focus, however, hasn't just on anyone's tatas.  Rather - it has been on mamas' tatas.   While dr ... Read more...
I often think about issues related to women in business.  However, the proverbial glass ceiling has been on my brain more than usual during the past few weeks.  When I graduated from college in the early 1990’s, there was talk about shattering the glass ce ... Read more...
From Time Magazine to Meet the Press to Entertainment Tonight...everybody seemed to be talking about Sheryl Sandberg this week.  I, unlike many, didn't take offense to Sheryl's "Lean In" movement.  Leaning in, as she calls it, has to do with the current ge ... Read more...
The first thing I see when I wake in the morning and the last thing I see when I fall asleep at night is my wall of GRLPWR – my photos of my mom, myself, my daughter, and my grandmother (Nana).  There’s a spot open for my mother-in-law, becaus ... Read more...
Apparently today is World Happy Day.  Who knew?  I learned from another Working Mother blogger that Random Acts of Kindness Week is this month!  In fact, it's coming up this week:  2/13 - 2/19.  What a great combo!  Happy Day leading to ... Read more...
As the clock counts down to midnight, countless people are looking forward to leaving behind the old and welcoming the new.  I too, have many moments of 2011 that I am eager to leave behind.  There are also many that I will cherish.  As a wo ... Read more...
I love music I love the way that a certain song can immediately take you to a point in your life.  In an instant, you’ll remember the place, the people, the feelings.   Beautiful music is also one of the few ... Read more...
This is the time of year when I usually get that twinge of excitement in my stomach….there’s a chill in the air, holidays are around the corner, there’s (normally) an air of frivolity.  This year the bursts of excitement have been replaced by ... Read more...
Luckily, I DO NOT take myself too seriously.  I'm smart enough to know when to wave the white flag.  Some things I cook, bake or set atop flame just aren't blog worthy.  My first experience with personal kitchen disaster was before I got married.  ... Read more...