Writing my way through the joys and challenges of motherhood
Going to work is a necessary evil for many people. Generating an income for the household is the primary endeavour for the majority of Canadians. Trying to balance time in the workforce with the rest of your existence is no easy feat. I write a lot about time management. Being a working mom, my days […]
Back when I was a “new” blogger I wrote a piece about being a working mom and trying to add blogging into my already hectic schedule. Read that piece here: Blogging and Working Mom – Can I Do Both? Now that my girls are older, and my writing life is busier, I thought I would […]
5 Tips to Help Moms Blend a Career with Family Time is a guest post. If you are interested in writing for A Modern Mom’s Life, please visit my Guest Posting page. A lot of mothers are in the workforce today. Reasons might be the desire to build a career or the need to survive. Trying […]
I am a terrible housekeeper. At least I feel that way. Part of my struggle is simply time. As a working mom with two daughters who dance 8 hours a week, I am rarely at home, unless I’m sleeping. I’m sure you can relate. *This post contains affiliate links.* Over the last year (and now […]
The crazy thing about kids is that they grow up. And sometimes it feels like their little lives just whizz on by. Of course those days are offset by the long, terrible stretches of sleepless nights, nursing strikes, picking eating marathons and never-ending cries of “Mommy!!!” Related: It’s Okay Not To Love The Baby Stage […]
*This post contains affiliate links.* Welcome back to my Working Mom Series! Today I’m featuring a work from home mom. Lissa and her husband both work, and sometimes they both work from home. Read up on how they manage to care for their son while juggling their sometimes hectic work schedules: Describe your home […]
As a working mom, in a household with two working parents, there are a lot of things in my life that I let slide. What I mean is if I had more time (and money) I would do a lot more things in my daily life. But then I’d have to do a lot […]
New Year’s resolutions: A fresh beginning, a new start. But for working parents, resolutions can be hard to make, let alone stick to! Parents are busy people. More so if they both work outside the home, as we do. I rarely make resolutions, mainly because I try hard all year do to things like eat […]
We’ve all heard the adage “It takes a village.” It’s never more true than in a family with working parents. That village can consist of family, friends, neighbours, and paid caregivers. While it’s important to have that network in place – people you can lean on when you need them – it’s also important to […]
A year ago I met Jenn Murphy when she was new in town and starting a business. Since then she has had amazing success here in Kingston, Ontario. Jenn works as a esthetician and runs her own business. Her business is called Cove Esthetics and she is amazing at skin care. She is also a […]