This is your life? Crazy work-obsessed spouse?

Your crazy life with a work-obsessed spouse and loudmouth children could make your family the next Jon and Kate-style reality TV show stars! Read on … I just got this email, which made me laugh. My comments are in italics. Life-changing new docu-series (is that we call reality TV these days?) that empowers real families [...]

MomstoWork says thank you

Thanks for visiting MomstoWork. Our tagline is Because all mothers work! We want to make your work more enjoyable, easier and more rewarding. What can you find on our site? Tips on crafting a resume or a cover letter to help you find a new job or return to work after a gap. News and [...]

E-mail sign offs: What do you say? Tell us

How do you sign off an e-mail? Have you ever added a kiss or slurpy sign off to a professional e-mail by mistake? Have you ever signed off with the ubiquitous, “All The Best,”  in a email to a friend and got the finger in return? photo © 2005 sophie & cie | more info(via: [...]

Champagne Taste On A Beer Budget

FALL FASHION CHEAT SHEET

Blazers (Military, Leather & Fitted)
Ballet Flats (still)
Belts (big and thin)
Big Bags
GREEN (dark) is the new black
Boots (equestrian to over the knee)
Wrap anything (sweaters, scarves, shirts, presents to Jill)

15 Ways To Find a Job Using Twitter

You can’t afford to skip Twitter if you are a job seeker. These days, the social media network acts as a mega job aggregator, bringing together thousands of recruiters, job sites and job hunters. Twitter can fast-track a job search if you’re a mom returning to work after a gap at home, a SAHM who [...]

Happy Halloween: May you be stapled and stuck to the office wall (not)

Happy Halloween MomstoWork readers. Here’s the perfect stapler for that scary day when you reenter the workforce or decide to quit a job to start your own business, etc.  Check out our growing library of info on resumes and cover letters, plus other career advice and tips. Stapler is by Pylones, one of my favorite [...]

Keeping abreast, what friends and family can do to help

MomstoWork is a member of the Army of Women, which is trying to increase support for breast cancer research. Here’s one of the many posts on our site about breast cancer: In part one  of Keeping abreast, my aunt gave her advice on handling chemo, thoughts about her journey and tips for medical professionals and [...]

Slobby mommies unite

Slobproof book giveaway plus freebies and furniture Are you a slob? I am. As a busy working mom with two kids, a full-time job, a healthy interest in socializing, reading, exercising, cooking and blogging, something has to give. That big horrifying Halloweenish thing is The Housework. When I first heard The Slob Queen, as I [...]

Blind copy e-mail etiquette: Attack of the Passive Aggressors

“Dear Aunt Jobby Here’s something I really, really hate at work:  blind copy (BCC) e-mail sneaks and weasels who don’t copy something using the e-mail CC field. Instead, they BCC  their bosses to show that they’re doing the right thing. I call them the BC-Byotches and Bastards. Some of them are doing this to cover their [...]

Stopping bullies: One cartoon at a time

Bullying and cyberbullying have eclipsed kidnapping as parents’ greatest fear, according to a national survey commissioned by Care.com. According to Wendy Sachs, writing on the Huffington Post, nearly one in three parents of children ages 12-17 agree that bullying is a more serious concern than other dangers, including domestic terrorism, car accidents and suicide. At [...]