I return home from dropping off my third grader at school, finish my morning coffee, check social media, and retreat upstairs when the phone rings. Three thoughts pop into my head: “Thank God I remembered to unmute the ringer,” “Where did I leave my cell?” and, “What did Giorgio do now?” I run downstairs to […]
Recently, in the middle of a busy day, I heard a dog barking in my yard. It sounded like my son’s dog, Caesar. I stormed outside and there was Caesar in my garden staring at me with his cute eyes. My adult son Ryan was nowhere to be found. Ryan wouldn’t dare drop his dog […]
I’m an old-fashioned type of girl. Keeping pace and translating our digital world is spinning my skull like a gravitron at a fair. Today’s digital planners let me, despite my best efforts, plan meetings at night instead of during the day. I can’t be the only one! I prefer the clouds in the sky to […]
Author Heather Wallace in the barn with her three daughters. Photo by Jesse Conway Photography As mothers, we often find it difficult to combine work and family. We often put everyone else’s needs first and think of ourselves last. But when these mothers are riders, the passion is still there, and it’s one more thing […]
Both parents and non-parents reported high levels of exercise and play with their pets. (Pexels photo) Have you noticed lately that more cats are riding in strollers? Or bumper stickers that say “I love my Granddogs”? You don’t make it up. More and more people are investing a lot of time, money and attention in […]
“I’m not getting along.” Four words. Simple in shape. Straight on in meaning. But so often they have to be taken from our lips. Speaking of which, a sign of weakness as we try to live up to society’s expectations of the career woman who can have it all. “Sure, this is life and I […]
For five years, Working Mother has partnered with SHOOK Research to identify the top wealth advisor moms across the country. This year’s list has expanded to feature 500 of the most successful mothers working in financial advising today. Check out the full list of 2021 Top Wealth Advisor Moms here and check out more on […]
On March 18th, 2020 my sons daycare center was closed and our nanny quit. All of a sudden I had a 4 month old, a 3 year old and a demanding job. “No problem,” I thought. “I can definitely do this for a month. It will be fun!” Joke is on me. When the pandemic […]
A mother in Lawrence, Indiana, is dissatisfied with her son’s school after a teacher cuts his hair without asking her permission. Nikki Battle said a Lawrence Central High School PE teacher cut the hair of her 17-year-old son, Jonathan Battle-Hayum, along with his eyebrows and facial hair, leaving bald spots and nicks. Jonathan let his […]
As the pandemic upbringing drags on, mothers are more than overwhelmed. Do the impossible; Day after day as only we can. In a real experiment, working parents were interrupted 45 times by their children within three hours. In another video, a mother counted 27 interruptions from her children in just 10 minutes. No wonder we […]
Inbox zero. It’s a productivity myth that, as most people understand, does much more harm than good. Most people think that Inbox Zero means they always have an empty inbox, so beat yourself up if you can’t keep up. But Inbox Zero originally stood for the suggestion that we should spend as little time as […]
Compass Academy in Conway, Arkansas is a private, not-for-profit school for children with developmental disabilities or those who have difficulty adjusting to a public school. It offers year-round full-time education for students ages 5+ and participates in the state’s Succeed scholarship program. Like many parents of special needs children, Erica Boucher was frustrated by the […]
