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

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!

The Highlight of My Week and an Appeal to Congress

With Vicki Shabo

I was at the Capitol for a a congressional briefing and policy discussion hosted by the National Partnership for Women & Families ("NPWF"). It was sponsored by The National Partnership for Women and Families.  I was there representing, The Women and Girls Foundation as a board member. It was an honor and a privilege to represent the organization, to hear from U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D – N.J.) and to be at The Capitol in an official capacity.


I was enlightened. I was inspired. I made contacts. It turns out that the NPWF has several initiatives that relate to my passion and my profession. There were presenters about Women's Health, Family Friendly Corporate policies and about patients rights to obtain their health records. In a word, they are my people!

Photo Credit: National Partnership for Women and Families

Wouldn't it be great if Congress eliminated Daylight Savings Time?


That said, as amazing a day as it was, since I had an audience with Senator Booker and was at The Capitol and all, I should have asked him to get rid of this Day Light Savings Time nonsense for good. I know that working moms everywhere would thank me.

At The Capitol
I'm going rogue here. However, here's a link to an appeal to Congress I launched a few years ago. Senator Booker follows me on Twitter now. I hope he reads this post!

Chaton's World: A Working Mom's Quest for Balance in Stilettos© : Appeal to Congress by Working Moms: Get Rid of Day...: I made an "appeal" to Congress last year to abolish Daylight Savings Time . I ask all working moms to do the same.   We struggle...

 

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