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Ellenore is a happily married, working mother of three kids ranging in age from teenager to toddler. Being a member of the working mom club for the last fourteen years produced many stories. They range from the profound to the ridiculous as well as tips and strategies to keep balance or at least maintain a sense of humor. Entering middle life led to the desire to make a bigger difference and raise children to the same. Follow along to hear more. Ellenore also blogs at balancingmotherhoodcareer.blogspot.com.
There are lots of things no one bothers to tell you when you are becoming a mother. I have a litany of unpleasant little facts of pregnancy and infancy that my friends appear to have forgotten to mention. But there are also wonderful su ... Read more...
There are things I learned over the years I wish I had appreciated earlier. One of those is to “just start.” It sounds deceptively simple. But it is hard. I am generally a perfectionist and want to do it well. I wait for the right moment or enough time – both are ge ... Read more...
"Mom Rap"
Hey, you’re the best mom, and
no one can do your job, like you.
When they try, you just say,
“No, I’m the best.”
And they go shoo, but there
should be more focus on you,
for all the hard work you do.
"From: A ... Read more...
My eldest made me a mom fourteen years ago this month and opened my eyes in so many ways since. My youngest is nearly three and she is reminding me of a number of the things I first learned with her brothers. They are pictured sharing a special moment. Read more...
I saw an email come through at work from my boss’s assistant. They had some free tickets to the Harry Potter Exhibit. I hit reply instantly and requested two. Good thing I was fast on the trigger finger because they were immediately snapp ... Read more...
As a mom, I want to raise my kids to be good people who care about others especially those who have greater needs than we do. Given all their school and sports activities, there aren’t always a lot of opportunities to do this. I love that our mi ... Read more...
I discovered facebook a few years back. I was definitely late to that party which my thirteen year old and my early adopter friends will tell you is a common pattern for me. I started small and found some work friends and friends that lived in o ... Read more...
One weekend recently, I was making my kids breakfast and getting the boys (9 and 13) ready for their many weekend sports activities. We had dry cereal in the interest of time. And one of my boys said, “I wish you would make us pannekoeken (Dutch wo ... Read more...
