Busy Working Moms Also Need Self-Love

As the final blog of the month in a series devoted to love and friendship, I want to talk about self-love as a busy, working mom. The ideas of self-love, self-care, and the need for grace came up in the more than 110 interviews I did with professional part-time...

My Wish for You in 2017

I read a blog by Sasha Gray at Lipstick, Margaritas and Hairspray, which was titled “My Christmas wish for you.” She wrote it for a friend, who was having a hard time. Her blog inspired me to post something to my own tribe about my wish for you for 2017. The end of...

Some Things Just Don’t Matter

I met Carrie Sharpe in a Facebook group several months ago.  She is supportive and always has great advice for moms.  She wrote a blog in late summer about focusing on what really matters, which resonated with me.  So I asked her to write a guest blog for this group...

Gratitude for the Mompowerment Tribe

Writing a book isn’t easy. I’m not saying that so that I get pats on the back. I’m being honest. If you want to write a book, it takes effort. Interviewing more than 100 women to get the research for the book took me three and a half years. That is a lot of time....

How Boundaries at Work Help During the Holidays

It’s holiday time and you want to be with family. And the office has emailed, called or texted 5 times and you’ve only be out of the office 2 days. Can’t they figure it out on their own? Your client keeps trying to contact you and your out of office is turned on. Is...

Easy Halloween Ideas for Working Moms

I’m a busy working mom and I want to have fun with my kids, especially on those occasions when I can be extra playful. Halloween is one of those moments in the year. If you’re in the same boat, you could go to Pinterest and see all sorts of options.  Since...