Tag: career
A Midlife Job Change
At the end of the 2020-2021 school year, I did a thing. I left my teaching job.
Now, I didn’t up and leave the profession...
Our Decision to Move from Kansas City to Colorado
Last fall, my wife and I made the decision to move our family 700 miles west to Colorado later this year.
Are we crazy? Possibly!...
Focus Pointe Global Offers Moms an Opportunity to Earn Money, Shape...
No matter how much joy we find in parenting, at some point all mothers can relate to the feeling of being overworked and underpaid....
Hey Employers, Hire More Moms
Over a glass of wine, a few weeks back, a neighborhood friend and I had a conversation about school starting and the ever-evolving chaos...
Updating My Resume: Learning to Celebrate My Accomplishments
So, in April, I did a thing. I hadn’t done this in, oh, 17 years. I updated my resume and interviewed for a job....
College: It’s Not One Size Fits All
When I was going through middle and high school, there was little acknowledgment for students who were not going to college. College was the...
How Rude!
I am clearly channeling Stephanie Tanner from Full House while writing this blog. But seriously, when did everyone start feeling like it is perfectly...
When Kids See Mom Work
If you have a child above the age of two, you’ll appreciate that role models come in all shapes and sizes, and from some...
Career Day for Mom
You all remember career day right? When grown ups in different jobs would come and talk to your class so that you could get...
Why I Chose Substitute Teaching to Earn Extra Income, and You...
In 2009, during my pregnancy with my second child, I worked part-time at a medical facility while finishing up my Associate's degree and my...
On Leaving the Workforce
Last September, after a bad day at work-- nay, a bad two years-- I came home determined to quit my job. I was frustrated,...
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...
A Mother and a Veteran
Veteran's Day never meant much to me before I became one; now, it's a special day for me to connect with other veterans. Every...
Reinventing Our Ambitions Once Becoming a Mom
Working versus staying at home. Part time versus full time. Lean in or lean out. It is the age-old debate that never seems to...
A Different Kind of Loss During Pregnancy
During my seventh month of pregnancy, our family suffered a loss of a different kind.
Before our world was rocked, I was at...
