Working Moms

It had been a tough week. Even I didn't realize how much I was suffering from absolute mental exhaustion. Work and school and soccer and golf and dance and scouts and cross country and scheduling flu shots ....  All of it was fully underway. I had already had my typical Wednesday conversation with my husband: "Remember that tomorrow I'm placing the grocery pick-up order, so please cart the items you need." He and I are both forgetful, but like many mothers, I've adapted with better coping mechanisms. I've even tried letting things fall through the cracks, hoping they'd be caught or picked up by someone else. Here's a spoiler every mom sees coming: they weren't. I was growing frustrated by the...

For years, I have been a firm believer in taking what I like to call mental health days. With two kids and ever-increasing responsibilities at work and home, it is more important than ever for me to take that time. My mental health days are my self-care. What’s a mental health day? These are days that I choose ahead of time to do whatever I need to do for myself. Yes – I said it. I "selfishly" take time for me. I usually take one day every few months or after a particularly stressful period at work and/or home. My time is spent doing whatever I want to do – or nothing at all. My mental health days don’t all look...

Unless you are a complete introvert and don’t like to see or speak to people for extended lengths of time, working from home or being a remote employee can be a bit of a challenge. I’ve been a remote employee for 8 plus months. I’m still adjusting but wanted to give you some tips and tricks I follow to make the best of working from home. Have a dedicated workspace Make it YOUR workspace and find functional decor that will help you feel AMAZING each day when you sit down at your workspace. Get inspired by taking a look at these amazing home office ideas! I love shopping the organization and office supply aisles at Home Goods and Target for cute desk...

The Amount of Time Spent With My Child Everyday After taking 12 grateful weeks off for maternity leave a year ago, I had the same feeling every working mom has when we go back to work and the child spends all day at daycare - Are they okay? Is it 4:30 pm yet? What would I be doing if I was not at work? Do I really need to work? It took me about a week to really get back into the routine and groove of going back to work and dropping her off every day. However, it wasn't until the fifth day when I was sitting in traffic that I really thought about how much time (or lack thereof) that...

One of the most stressful things about preparing to add a child to a family is figuring out parental leave. And unfortunately for us, the US lags behind when it comes to leave policies that support families. Here are some facts about parental leave from Healthline: The United States is the only industrialized nation that does not mandate paid family leave on a federal level. Only 60% of US women qualify for FMLA which mandates 12 weeks of UNPAID job protection for parents after the birth of a child. Only 13% of parents have access to any form of paid family leave. 25% of American women return to work within 2 weeks of giving birth. Suicide is the second...