I’m a sucker for anything related to women’s empowerment. It’s like my kryptonite. Send me an invite to anything that even vaguely hints there will be a room full of women inspiring and supporting each other and I’m there with bells on. Maybe it’s because I work in the male dominated financial industry (fun fact: only […] Read more…
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Working Mother to DC: Put Your Big Girl Panties On And Get Back To Work!
So let’s just get it out there that I will probably offend you no matter what your political affiliation: Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Anarchist (especially the anarchists – they take themselves way too seriously). I can’t be the only working mom out there who feels like DC is filled with a bunch of two-year-olds holding their […] Read more…
Girl Time – It’s Better Than Prozac
It’s been two weeks and I am still basking in the glow from a girls’ weekend with my closest high school friends. I am here to tell you that seventy-two hours of belly laughing will change your life for the better. You know, after the hangover subsides. As I boarded the plane at Logan Airport to head back […] Read more…
Lighten Up On Yourself
I’ve found that running with friends is less expensive than therapy. Having a whole hour to vent while your friends puffs along beside you nodding because she’s too out of breath to form complete sentences in response to you is a beautiful thing. Last week I was weirdly off my game for no reason. Could […] Read more…
I Am a Working Dog
“Working dogs make excellent pets as long as potential owners realize that these dogs must be given ‘work’ to do. Dogs that are not to be used for their original purpose must be trained from a young age and are best suited to active persons and families. Obedience training,dog sports, informal or novelty shows, and trial work are […] Read more…
Breaking Up (With Your Girl Friends) Is Hard To Do
We’ve all had bad breakups. The crying, the eating of ice cream, the refusal to eat because you’re sick to your stomach, the guilt, the “What’s wrong with me?” stage, the grief, and finally the slow crawl towards healing which can be derailed at any moment by a chance encounter with your ex and their […] Read more…
Men Who Do Housework Get Less Sex, Study (Clearly Conducted By Men) Says
Nothing gets me hotter than walking into my house after a long days work, smelling the pungent aroma of Lysol, and marveling at sparklingly clean floors. A close second would be waking up in the morning to discover all of the week’s laundry has been washed, dried, and folded. Now if it’s actually put away I […] Read more…
New Years Resolution: Me
As working mothers we don’t have fires to put out – we have bonfires to put out. Every day and twice on Sunday we dash from blaze to blaze trying to create order out of the chaos. So when do we have three hours to go get our hair cut, colored, and blown out? Or an […] Read more…
Relaxing Makes Me Too Uptight
It’s that time of year again. The seven day stretch of time that I attempt to shut off my cell phone, stop checking email, and let my backup handle my clients’ immediate needs. Theoretically I should be looking forward to this time with blisssful anticipation. In practice I become a a raving lunatic. If you’ve ever watched the […] Read more…
The Ultimate Vacation
This week I realized I am truly sick. Or in desperate need of a vacation. Possibly both. The realization came to me in a blinding flash of clarity earlier this week. I was in my car zoning out to NPR when they started talking about a Las Vegas woman, Miki Sudo, who had called in a […] Read more…