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How to find a job when the kids go back to school

August 26, 2020 No Comments
how to find a job

As the new school years amps up, some parents will be looking to return to the workforce. I am one of those parents. I have not really “searched” for a job since I was in early University (almost 20 years ago) so this all feels foreign to me. After landing my part-time pharmacy job during […]

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Working moms share their plans for back to school

August 21, 2020 No Comments
back to school pandemic

Have you made a decision about the upcoming school year? Is there an obvious choice for your family, or are you as uncertain as I am about what the “right” thing to do may be? A few thoughts that keep running through my head: Will we send the girls back and risk infection? Do I […]

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Guest Posts, Mom Musings

Nailing Motherhood While Working at Home

July 29, 2020 No Comments
motherhood working at home

*Nailing Motherhood While Working at Home is a guest post. If you are interested in having your writing hosted on A Modern Mom’s Life, please visit my Guest Posting page.* Karen shares some great tips for parents trying to work from home. Many of them are geared to having young children. I think that is absolutely […]

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Kingston, Local Business

Local Mom-Preneurs Share How Their Businesses are Surviving the Pandemic​​​​​​​

July 2, 2020 No Comments
mom-run businesses during pandemic

We are entering the fourth month of the Coronavirus pandemic here in Kingston, Ontario. Local businesses are struggling. There’s no doubt about it. And with children being at home much more often, parents have been doing more than their fair share. I reached out to local mom-run businesses, to find out how they are coping […]

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Blogging, Mom Musings, Personal Posts

Three months in and the future is still uncertain

June 11, 2020 No Comments
future is still uncertain

How are you holding up? It’s the middle of June, things are starting to reopen here in Ontario, but life is still so uncertain. Having tweens at home means I’m not excited about day cares opening. Frankly, it sounds like more work than it’s worth for the centers who are trying to figure out how […]

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Content writer with a passion for helping businesses find their voice online.

Also a married working mom, and lead writer at Kingstonist

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