Yep, we aren't 2 full months into the new year and I am already feeling a bit overwhelmed. Hundreds of ideas, exciting things booked on the calendar and my brain doesn't seem to want to stop working. It's easy to feel overwhelmed. Here are a few of my proven tips for overcoming your "overwhelm."

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I lived two lives during my marriage.  There was the mask I put on when was out in public that showed my husband and I lived the American Dream … 3,400 sq foot house in the right neighborhood in the right town, with the mommy van parked in front.   We socialized with the neighbors every evening outside when the weather's warm, organized block parties and social dinners.   We took vacations to all the right destinations and even had the blond hai

There comes the pivotal moment during the divorce process when you realize it is really over and it is time to move on.  For me, it was about 2 months after my divorce, I was talking with a girlfriend about the latest dating exploits my Ex was up to.  Expecting her to join in on the bantering; I was surprised when she said "You know this isn't healthy for you; isn't it time for you to foc

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When life throws you a curve ball, one of the best coping mechanisms is sticking with your daily routine.  Throughout the divorce process, at times, it'll seem that your entire world has been turned upside down and nothing seems to be as it was.  To a certain extent it isn’t; but no matter what has changed, almost everything is still the same.

We are disillusioned to believe there is money to spend, if there is money in the checkbook.

Hey look, after all the bills, we still have $115 left… let’s go out for dinner!

Unless we are actively managing our money, this thinking can cause big problems. Like (more) debt, money arguments and worse yet, bankruptcy.  

A few weeks ago I posted about my anti-resolution, resolution of creating a vision board for 2012. Well I finally just about completed it and wanted to share it in the hopes that it might inspire other working moms to do the same.

Several years ago my friend and colleague, Kathy Kadilak and I began collecting stories of women from "our generation" who were entering the workplace in the 60's, 70's and 80's.  Our mission was to curate these stories because we believe that in order to gauge where we're going, it's always good to know where we've come from. Creating a context of our journey so far is crucial to understanding why we want the things we want, and ultimately, how to get them.

This first story came from my Aunt Peggy:

I recently read an article in Financial Post called Key to women entering the C-suite may just be a hero. I hate the idea of needing a hero to sweep the damsel safely into the palace i.e. C-suite. That’s right up there with all every woman really wants is a good man. In fact, all we really want is to be able to eat as much as we want without getting fat (I'm kidding!).