One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Make Family Events More Enjoyable With Friends

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Better Together: Why Inviting Another Family Makes Activities More Fun #FamilyFun Sometimes family activities can feel like another item on the to-do list. However, doing those activities with another family makes them more fun! Whether it’s a trip to an amusement park , a visit to the local pool , or trip to a pumpkin patch , including another family can multiply the fun in amazing ways. One of my favorite moms to collaborate with is my friend, Ayana Ledford who's pictured above with her daughter Sahar. We have done all of the things listed as seemingly random examples above and here is how including her and her daughter (and sometimes her son too) has made the events more fun. On the date above, Ayana almost left the venue because parking was a nightmare. That said, she hung in there and we would up having a great time!
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Reading on the Run: Topics of Interest to Working Women (Being a Working Mom Can be Overwhelming)

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Being a working mom is hard work. I’ve devoted this blog to discussing the topic and there are lots of other commentators speaking about this topic. Recently, Katrina Alcorn, a working mom, came out with a book that discusses her personal struggle with trying to balance working and mothering. The struggle became too much and she had a breakdown in her car.
 

Corporate America Should Support Parents

 
Although Alcorn's journey may be somewhat extreme, it punctuates the struggle that all working moms face. It also illustrates that America has a long way to go before corporate culture reflects the reality of our culture. Many households have two working parents. Accordingly, the options at work should reflect the responsibilities that many parents, especially women, have at home.
 
Like my working mom sisters, I have cried because I have felt as if I couldn't manage working and mothering, especially when I first returned to work from maternity leave. I have also felt the guilt when I have missed putting my daughter to sleep or have failed to buy things we need from the grocery store or missed any number of things that were my responsibility. In many ways, being a working mom is an exercise in feeling the guilt and doing what you need to do anyway.
 
Still, it can be really challenging, which is why I shall continue to share my own tale as well as tips for turning the struggle into a success story!
 
Article about Katrina Alcorn's book and her struggle.

“‘Maxed Out’ author Katrina Alcorn talks about struggles juggling work, home responsibilities”, http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-09-11/lifestyle/41960625_1_other-moms-american-moms-advice 

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