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Full Time, All the Time

with Britt and Robyn

When I was a little girl I dreamed about growing up and having a job.  I would get up in the morning and put on my power suit, hop on a train and head to the office. At the end of the day I would pack up my briefcase, put on my very professional...

Parenting Without a Manual

with Karen Murphy

I'm a terrible delegator. I would do a thing myself a hundred times over rather than suffer the agony of hovering over someone else doing it—gasp!—not to my standards. I would do the thing myself those hundred times while all the while...

The 36-Hour Day

with Lylah M. Alphonse

A great turkey dinner is one of the most cost-effective meals you can make; it's the sides and wine and desserts that can make the meal extravagant and expensive. Here are five tips for taking care of Thanksgiving on a budget: 1.) Let's...

Working (On) Motherhood

with Leah

Much of the nine months of this gestation (and before) was spent listening to advice, collecting stories, cataloging the wisdom of my elders (and youngers), and then figuring out what worked best for me, particularly when it came to "must-have"...

Problem Solved!

with Problem Solved

By Maria of Immoral Matriarch It's very, very easy to become sucked into blogging and for it to begin taking up way too much of your time. You begin to read, and write, and comment, and subscribe and all of a sudden it begins to feel...

Milk and Cookies

with Linda and Kristen

All year long, I clip those little "Box Tops for Education" thingies, and the kids bring them in to their school. I didn't know it until this school year, but the Box Tops program also has something called "Marketplace," where certain online...

Cornered Office

with Mir Kamin

I was sitting around with a group of people the other day, and they were all talking about how it's nearly Thanksgiving, and after that it's just a smooth slide on down to winter break. "Oh, I have to get that done this week," one of them said,...

Ordering Disorder

with Chris Jordan

For the month of November there is something fun happening over here at this little cooking blog. I asked some of my favorite bloggers to share a recipe that they will be making this holiday season. Whether it is a holiday specific recipe...

Work It, Dad!

with Avi Spivack

So a long-time buddy of mine just had a baby (well, his wife did), and I had to take him out for a celebratory lunch (in these times, we went to Taco Bell). I saw him from afar, and then when I got closer, I noticed that he hadn't shaved...

Committed: The Ties that Bond

with Angella

Dear American friends: Please do not hate me that I mention Christmas before you have dealt with Thanksgiving. Us Canadians had Thanksgiving a month ago, which means that Christmas is FAIR GAME here in Canada. Love, Angella. My husband...

Moms On Issues

with Sara and Veronica

When I was a kid my parents worked weekends. My dad at his second job and my mom worked nights in a hospital. They worked their schedules out so that every other weekend my two younger sisters and I spent the weekend with my grandma. This allowed...

Mommy Needs a Business

with Kristen

I apologize to all of you who have now stumbled across this post as a result of a google search. In fact, this post has absolutely nothing to do with pre-game rituals, must-have appetizers and the cocktail concoctions of choice. Cocktails.......

Single Mom at Work

with Kristin Darguzas

My friend emailed me late one night this week, an update email about his kids, his work, and what was stewing in his head. He’s a fairly newly divorced dad, with a 7 year old son and a 3 year old daughter. His ex-wife and the kids live...

Entrepreneur Mom

with Aliza Sherman

Obligatory disclaimer: I have been given an Epson WorkForce 600 all-in-one device to review but also to keep. If you know me at all, you will know that this in no way compromises the following review. One thing I know about myself, and I...

The Working Closet

with Sarah

This week, I dove into some internet research on plus-size styles, and I must say, I'm a little alarmed at most of the plus-sized "tips" out there.  Several of the articles I read seemed to lump all plus-size women into one generic category,...

Off the Clock

with Karen

A couple of weeks ago, I was busy braiding my four-year-old's hair.  "Stand STILL, Alex!" I said, impatiently tugging on her plait.  "If you keep moving, you're going to look like Pippi Longstocking." Alex burst out laughing.  "I'm going...

The Work It, Mom! Blog

with Nataly

I find myself stressing about the economy/money/business a lot these days and I know I am not alone, not by a long shot. And while I am not that good at it, I keep trying different things to relieve my stress because there's absolutely nothing...

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