After each of my four babies was born, my family was blessed by the generosity of friends who brought us food. The chores of meal planning and preparation loom large above the heads of new moms who are already sleep-deprived, bodies exhausted from giving birth, and minds tired from trying to adjust to the addition …
Work-life balance is the concept that a person feels comfortable with the amount and quality of time spent on their job versus their personal life. Sarah Buckley Friedberg recently shed light on the elusiveness of this concept in a Facebook post that went viral. She outlined the contradictory set of demands placed upon working moms …
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Guest Post by Ashlee Gecewich I grew up going to the beach each year and knew I wanted my own children to have the same experiences I had as a child. However, living in Central Ohio, there isn’t exactly a beach close by. Knowing I wanted my kids to get to the beach and create …
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I argue with myself on a regular basis about being a working mom vs. a stay-at-home mom. We are in the category of family that could “make it work” if I decided I wanted to step back from my career and stay at home full-time with our four kids. At this point, my take-home pay …
I have a Master’s degree and have been working a professional job in my field for eight-and-a-half years. I also have four children ages seven months to seven years. Although I’m passionate about my career and love the university job I work for 30 hours a week, I often find myself torn. It is difficult …
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Do you ever feel like you just need to figure out how to organize your life? With four young kids, I often feel like I’m in survival mode, barely holding it all together. But with the right strategies, systems, and tools you can organize your life and manage all aspects of your household. Disclosure: Some …
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