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Twitter: @Helen_Jonsen
I am a veteran journalist who has had the opportunity to cover stories for news on three continents, and be the interviewer or fly on the wall when business and political decisions are discussed or made. My kaleidoscope career from print to broadcasting to the web while raising a big family of four kids offers an interesting perspective on life. I hope you agree.
Let's engage in a conversation about life-work-family balance. Even with all my experience, I still struggle with that everyday!
There’s something about the month of May that begins to warm my heart. To me it is always the true beginning of Spring. When we were children I looked forward to Mother’s Day to coloring pictures and creating cards, doing something for Mommy. Some years, ... Read more...
Let’s be honest. I like a glass or two of wine with dinner or a toast on a special occasion. I enjoy a cocktail when I am out with friends. I will often say to friends when we have been busy, we should share a bottle of wine and catch up. But I never ... Read more...
With Spring comes that whole sense of renewal, especially this year when Winter did not want to leave. But for me, this is a week of very new beginnings. The snow is finally gone. The hyacinths are in bloom. My daughters are back to wearing skirts without leggings a ... Read more...
I haven't had much time this week to write a blog so instead I will introduce you to an opinion article that left me giggling over lunch. It’s not about kids or even directly about being a working mom but it is about the absurdity of life and the causes ... Read more...
I will leave it to the experts to tell us about the technical issues surrounding the nuclear reactors in Japan. What will ultimately happen at the huge plant with four reactors is still a looming question. But for women who are pregnant–whether local Japanese reside ... Read more...
Bullying is a hot topic probably because bullies now have newer weapons in their arsenals: Facebook and other forms of social media, mobile phones and other products where they can reach deeper into their victims' lives. I was bullied for a year in high school by ot ... Read more...
We had a question today from one of our mom readers: “Leaving my 2-and-a-half-year old for one full week with grandma. I don't know how she will do. Help. Any pointers?”
All I can offer is experienced mom advice, for what it’s worth. First, ... Read more...
The snow has not completely gone away at our house but I have already been forced to the think about schedules for the summer, so I guess you have, too. The American school year, as many of you know, was set up from an agrarian society where it was more importa ... Read more...
Sometimes you get into a great conversation with other moms who aren’t only good moms but are really smart about the things we do and why. Recently, I was asked to join the mother-daughter team of Dr. Marti Erickson and her adult daughter Erin Erikson on ... Read more...
Will he leave for the space mission or not? This has been the chatter around NASA Astronaut Mark Kelly, the husband of Arizona Congressowman Gabriel Giffords, who is recovering from gunshot wounds. Giffords survived a horrendous assassination attempt in Janu ... Read more...
