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Have you ever see the movie, "Dances with Wolves?" I once watched that movie with my husband and he said, "If you had an American Indian name, it would be 'Walks with Stress." Funny, but true. I tend to be a little high-strung and type A. "Walks With Stress" took on a whole new meaning when I became a mother and had to learn how to balance my job as an IT Project Manager with the challenges of being a mother. This blog chronicles the day-to-day life of a stressed out mom trying to do it all. It's an honest, sometimes twisted look at the reality working moms face.
For the past several weeks, I’ve watched Facebook friends update their statuses, each day naming the things for which they are thankful. There is a theme that runs throughout these posts of love for kids, spouses, siblings, ... Read more...
This week, my only child turns eight. While this isn’t a momentous milestone, it feels like a transition to me. My baby…toddler…preschooler…kindergartner… is now my little boy with his own opinions, thoughts, questions, stubbornness (I ... Read more...
My husband and I have a joke. When we see some lone soul running along the side of a country road, we pose the question, “Is he/she running or fleeing?” If you could see the faces of these people, sometimes you would assume fleeing, because running is painful… ... Read more...
I sometimes picture work/life balance like one of those old, woodensee-saws I played on as a child. I am on one end (life) and a friend ison the other (work) and we ride up and down, propelling each other intothe air, only to land safely agai ... Read more...
Social networking has made it extremely easy to connect…or disconnect…with the people who move through our lives. I recently caught up with an old high school friend on Facebook and realized after a short time that she and I didn’t have much in common anymore. We pu ... Read more...
I learned many years ago what an interesting predicament it can be when a working mother works for you. Back before I had my own child, I remember responding with indifference at the challenges working parents placed on team dynamics. Parents with kids s ... Read more...
In celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday this week, we observe Read Across America Day -- a Congressionally-recognized anniversary reminding all of us to read to our children. This year, Michelle Obama will read a favorite Dr. Seuss book to 300 elementary sch ... Read more...
I worked later than usual one evening last week. The day was winding down and I was tired. My job has put me on overdrive in recent months with too much travel and too much responsibility. I just wanted to go home. I commented to a guy that I wo ... Read more...
Are you a traveling Mom? If so, you’ve no doubt experienced the sadness and separation anxiety that accompanies time away from family (no matter how old your kids). It’s unsettling for everyone. As Moms, we miss our kids terribly and they, in t ... Read more...
“Explain who you are to me in a word or a phrase.”
I once had a writing instructor give this assignment to my class when I was in college. It seemed like a trick question, almost too easy. Down the line ... Read more...
