A working woman’s pledge to stop sweating the silly stuff

My pledge to stay sane when the kids return to school:
“I’m too busy to make lunches every day: The kids will survive occasional canteen crap.
I’m too busy to worry that our house looks like the target of a Scud missile strike every afternoon …
I’m too old to worry about looking fab all the time.  [...]

Amazing women’s blogs honored at BlogHer10

If you haven’t read visited any of BlogHer10’s Voices of the Year, you are missing out.
These amazing bloggers were so talented that they made me consider giving up blogging altogether for fear of inadequacy when they weren’t inspiring me to try harder, do more, be bolder, take more risks and say what I really think. [...]

From BlogHer to they ate what?

I came back from BlogHer10 all fired up to do more good, post more often, write about really important things … and work with the ” serious ” bloggers to lobby for paid sick leave, etc.
But what happens? After struggling with my suitcase and swag up the stairs (the lift and the escalator were broken, [...]

An ideabomb called Julia Gillard

Women in Australia and around the world are celebrating a big victory: Australia now has its first female Prime Minister. But Gillard represents a victory for women, not for mothers.
Labor’s Julia Gillard challenged incumbent Kevin Rudd in a leadership spill that was quick, slick and over in less than a day (if only that [...]

47 things to do before my kids hate me

And now I am making my kids fat

Children whose mothers work part-time are less likely to be overweight than children whose moms are in full-time work or not in the workforce, according to new Australian research.
The study looked at the impact of mothers’ hours of paid work on children’s lifestyle and weight at ages 4-5 years and 6-7 years, using data from [...]

I hate you, Valentine’s Day

I hate hate hate Valentine’s Day.
I don’t mind flowers from my husband, but I prefer them when they are not preordained by convention. I’d rather have a posie of flowers than a store-bought card with his name scribbled below.
But what I can’t abide is the institutionalization of this giant fake love-in among young children.
Today I [...]

Happy holidays to our special moms

Moms work so hard that you deserve a break.
Have a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year.
Let’s make 2010 the year when us Moms realize our full potential.
So don’t be afraid, be bold.
Ask for a raise, apply for a new job, try something new, make a new friend, read something different,  swap chores with your [...]

Marriage insurance versus poverty ever after?

It’s no secret divorce is bad for a woman’s income.
When a couple divorces, the average income of the woman and her dependent children often plunges by 20% or more.
On the other side of the coin, the income of her now “unfettered ex,” who had been the family’s primary breadwinner climbs accordingly, The New York Times [...]

Second Pregnancy- The halfway point

For those of you who have been following Mom2’s “The second time around” posts, I have a confession to make. I am Mom2. Me. Renee. Your friendly MTWer.
So far, this pregnancy has had its strange moments, but all seems to be well now. I’m off restricted duty and back to a normal life.
I’ve hit the [...]