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: Articles of Interest to Working Women

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“There is no such thing as work/life balance. If working is a part of your life, you have to figure out how to make the situation work for you.” –Chatón T. Turner

I am passionate about mothers who work and mother their children. There’s an art to it, but little science. I write about my own quest for balance in stilettos, but realize the value in the stories shared by other working moms.
Below are a series of articles. One entitled, “Prioritizing: Mess Takes a Back Seat to Being a Mother” has that have been great for my self esteem. It’s nice to know that other moms struggle to keep their homes clean too!

Prioritizing: Mess takes a back seat to being a mother
Orlando Sentinel
My towels were hung up, clothes were put away, my bed was made (well, maybe I am imagining that it was), and I knew where to find everything. But all that changed when I became a busy working mom living with two messy males, who bring out my inner ...


Common Ground: Challenge of working from home is rewarding
The Advocate
Another lesson I've learned while working at home is to separate mom duties from business duties. Once I close my office door and post my “do not disturb” sign, I can ignore dishes, laundry and other duties that ordinarily call my attention. When the ...

 Kate Hudson understands the modern-day mother
SheKnows.com
Kate Hudson has decided to launch a sportswear collection that has been modeled around her own life, for the fashionable, but busy mother. "As a working mom, I know what it's like to be on the go and running around from one activity to the next," she said.

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