Choose Your Own Adventure…
I have a very good life. A life I’ve worked hard to achieve. Everything worth having in my life I’ve strived for and even the times when I want to string my children up by their toenails, I find...
View ArticleThe Case For More Than One…
My friend recently found out she is expecting her fourth child. While ultimately, just like Shannon’s decision to only have one child, it is her decision and doesn’t involve me in the slightest, I...
View ArticleThe Art of Saying “No”
I’m a Southern woman. We say “yes” to second helpings, “yes” to almost any sign up sheet, and the only questions we answer with “no” are ones that end in “and you’re sure you don’t mind?” We are a...
View ArticleSufferage…what happens sometimes when you work
I don’t work a particularly stressful job outside the house. Sure, there are parts of it that make me want to pull my hair out, like any job really. But for the most part it does not add stress to ...
View ArticleFinding “Me” in Single Mommyhood
When I first became a single mother, I thought that was… let’s face it… the end of my life. I believed that being a mom, especially a single mom, meant everything else went away; everything took second...
View Article“They are only little once…”
As I was texting with my best friend this morning regarding how she is handling her upcoming transition back to work after the birth of her first child, she expressed a bit of hesitance at returning...
View ArticleHow a Working Mom Trains to Run Marathons
So, I’m doing my first marathon this October, AND I’m a working mother. I also read a lot, try to maintain a blog (usually pretty inconsistently), go to church every Sunday, and not let my house...
View ArticleWorking Mom Prioritizes Health and Fitness
As my husband and I try to plot out the rest of our summer fun before I go back to work and his schedule gets busier, I’m smacked in the face with the realization that summer is just about over. ...
View ArticleDear Husband, I Miss You
Things have been busy around these parts lately. Mostly it is my fault. First, I took off to MEET my internet BiFF Alicia for her 30th birthday, which entailed me hopping a flight at 6am (after coming...
View ArticleWell Rounded Child or Over Tired Parents?
Amongst my colleague working mamas, we all share our woes. Sleepless nights, trying to make dinner in a short time frame, hating daylight savings and trying to run ALL THE ERRANDS on our lunch break...
View ArticleFormula: A Working Mom Reality Check
When I went back to work with Landon, we had nursing down pat. No more latch issues, a great 3 hour schedule and I was confident. I had never been “overflowing” and barely got engorged those first few...
View ArticleWould You Regret Staying at Home?
Yesterday I read a very interesting, well written piece on Huffington Post where a woman confessed she regretted staying at home. This wasn’t a young mother in the throes of diapers and sleepless...
View ArticleSharing the Load
My husband and I both work full time, which means we both have the same amount of time in our days/weeks/months to procrastinate cleaning. Wait. Yep. I’ve already confessed to you all that our house...
View ArticleWhere is My Acronym?
The following is not a comment or criticism on being a stay at home mom or a working outside the home mom. Whatever you...
View Article5 Tips to Keep The Spark Alive
It’s 7:46 and my husband is graciously putting the boys to bed tonight. It’s been a long day and I’m tired. Really tired. I...
View ArticleAvoid the Mommy Meltdown – Take Care of You, Too!
When I found out I was going to be a mom of twins, I decided I was going to be the best mother in...
View ArticleWhy I Chose to NOT be “Just” a SAHM
Like many moms, my world was turned upside down the moment I found out I was going to be a parent. Good or bad,...
View ArticleWorking Hard at Working Differently
It’s the American Dream! Working less, chasing your dreams. Is it possible? Is it practical? I live in Nashville: a city of dreamers and entrepreneurs....
View ArticleHow I Survive Working Saturdays
I love my job. I get to work closely with people and hear meaningful stories about their lives. I’m able to play a role...
View ArticleBallerina Dreams: My Failed Attempt at a Hobby
Ballet has always been a passion of mine. I started taking classes at age three and never looked back. I enjoyed fifteen years immersed...
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