Tag: work life balance
Lessons from Being a Work-from-Home Mom
OK, working mamas. Mute your Slack channels. Take your break. Hide in the closet from your kids. Let’s check in. How are we doing?
I...
Productivity for Moms, Especially when Life Feels Crazy
About four years ago, when my third daughter was born, I decided that I wanted to work part-time to reduce our daycare costs, support...
Finding a New Babysitter
I’ve always been skittish about using babysitters. We don’t have tons of family in town so I should be better at this than I...
Back to Work After Baby
As parents have been gearing up for the return of school and navigating the new landscape of education as we know it, I have...
The Importance of Showing Up
My daughter recently had her Kindergarten class Valentine’s party and, quite honestly, I didn’t really want to go. I had a lot of work...
Life as a Teacher Mom
There are all sorts of things that go along with being a momma. I think I could list them, but it would go on...
“Mommy, Please Don’t Go to Work!”
Rhiannon Ally is a busy woman. The The KSHB-TV news anchor co-anchors the 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts at 41 Action News with...
Surviving Your Spouse’s Horrifying Work Schedule
A medical residency is, in no uncertain terms, an exercise in misery. Residents are overworked, grossly underpaid, and in one of the most stressful...
Shift Work As a Mom
When I decided to pursue meteorology for my career, the idea of having to work shifts never even occurred to me. I remember surviving...
Beyond Money: Budgeting Your Emotional Energy
You know the saying “too much month at the end of the money”? I believe this applies to more than just my bank account. ...
I Want It All
A few weeks ago, I lost it on my way home from work. By lost it, I mean one second I was driving and...
Slowing Down
It’s one of the scariest things I’ve ever done. And I’m still not sure it was the right call.
I have made a lot of...
Why I Can’t Lean Out
Lean out? I'd do it in a heartbeat.
No, seriously. I'd say goodbye to co-workers, adult conversations in the break room, projects and emails and a...
When Home is Your Office: A Freelance Story
My daughter was born after a long inducement at 1:58 a.m. on a Saturday in September. It was a beautiful, wondrous moment, one that...
I’m Leaning Out
For the last four-and-change years, I've never seen myself as anything but a working mom. I never had any real desire to stay at...
