Thanks for visiting! If you’re new here, you may want to sign up for my RSS feed or automatic email updates - it’s free!One of the controversial decisions facing many working moms is the decision whether to stay home with their children full-time. A mom who jumps off the career fast-track often faces challenges when [...]

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Before having children, my life was pretty predictable and I followed a pre-determined plan that was created under the heavy influence of my parents, of course - finish college, get a high-paying job, get married, buy a house, have kids, yada, yada, yada. But no one really prepared me for motherhood and how it would [...]

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With the girls back in school, it’s just me and ‘Lil Man until we figure out an alternative child care situation. His regular caregiver is out on medical leave longer than anticipated, so we can either wait (until November) or find someone new. At this moment, it feels better to just keep him home with [...]

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Every working mother struggles with the conflict between career and family. One of the main concerns is discovering how to follow your career aspirations while being actively engaged in your child’s upbringing. When the tension between work and life reaches its peak, you might wonder if you should even be working at all. Before you [...]

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When I first graduated from college with my shiny BA English, I decided to bypass my default career decision to become an high school English teacher for a glitzy job as a technical trainer for a software company in San Diego. (If you’re wondering how I qualified - the short-story is I’m a bit of [...]

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About a month ago, I wrote (or ranted) about how the rise in gas prices have put a damper on my family’s income. I’m not sure if that post moved you to re-think how you work, but it inspired me to have a conversation with my husband about how he might negotiate a telecommuting option [...]

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“The call” rarely happens at a convenient time in your work day. You might be in the middle of working through a tough project. You might be stuck in bumper to bumper traffic trying to get to a client meeting. Or you might just be enjoying a rare, but needed, break.
Then the phone rings.
As you [...]

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We believe that Integrated Mothers are connected mothers…and not just for business or career reasons, but because we know that at the end of the day we find our peace, fulfillment and balance through quality relationships. To support you in developing a network, we’ve created a group on the professional social networking platform, LinkedIn.
Please join [...]

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It sickens me to fill up my SUV these days. As the pump rapidly moves from $0 to nearly $100, I want to puke. While I watch the numbers on the pump roll forward, I recall the days (20 years ago…oh my gosh how time flies!) when I could fill up my car for about [...]

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One of the many complaints from busy mothers is the feeling that there is never enough time to accomplish everything to truly enjoy motherhood. A mother’s life is busy; this is a fact. Yet, the busyness of motherhood doesn’t have to steal the joy, contentment and fulfillment you deserve. In this final part of the [...]

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