Working Moms

Being a stay-at-home mom was not something I had planned. But 11 years ago I realized I would be paying nearly my entire salary for childcare, so I made the hard decision to put my career on pause and...

With all the hats we wear as moms, it's no wonder we are often overwhelmed. If you're a mother, you almost certainly understand what it feels like to be be disconnected from yourself, your loved ones, or your kids.  Our...

I am a working mom and, by nature, an optimist. If you know me, you know that I try to put a positive spin on everything. Fortunately, this has helped me through some difficult times. But I will admit...

When I first heard about a large company-wide trip, I assumed it would be a local excursion over a weekend. Possibly a "camp" nearby on the Cape or a few hours north or south of us here in Boston....

Artificial intelligence was once a term that seemed so foreign to me — something for computer programmers or people in the tech industry. That was until about a year ago when I first heard about ChatGPT in my field...

I am working mom and am proud of it! Last month I posted about the things that suck about being a working mom — all true feelings, but a bit negative. Now I want to share all the reasons why being a working...

Being a working mom is no walk in the park. When it comes to navigating our professional lives, we gain so much when we rely on each other for advice, support, and hard-earned wisdom — even if it comes...

I recently had the opportunity, thanks to the generosity of my employer, to attend the Massachusetts Conference for Women alongside 20 of my colleagues. As we were listening to the inspiring speakers, I realized it was my first formal...

I’ve been lucky. I mean really lucky. Blessed, really. To date, I haven’t paid a single cent for child care. My mom and mother-in-law have taken care of my daughter, P, since she was four months old and I went...

Five years and one million lifetimes ago, I was the "18 summers" mom. Oh, how naive I was. When I read that blog post now, I cringe. The woman who wrote it is not the woman I am now. A...

Whether you're in your car for hours every day or take public transportation to and from work, there are small indulgences that can make your commute easier. For mothers, commute time might be one of the only opportunities all...

A friend recently texted our mom chain asking if the interaction she'd had with her boss was "normal." Here's the scenario she laid out: She was on a Zoom call with the head of a department, her boss, and...