The hard truth about becoming a work-at-home parent
Crystal Paine is known online as the “Money Saving Mom.” The focus of her site is deals and sales, but her new book coming out …Read More
Category Archives: Women
What would a perfect mother be like?
While reading Time magazine’s recent cover story on Millennial parents, I came across a statistic Time said was from a BabyCenter report: “It surveyed 2,700 …Read More
Unfinished business
My review of Anne-Marie Slaughter’s new book, Unfinished Business, ran in today’s Wall Street Journal. (If you are not a WSJ subscriber, you can try …Read More
Guilt: my least favorite interview question
As I’ve done interviews about I Know How She Does It, I get asked a lot about guilt. I have worked out an answer because …Read More
The cure for body image blues
It’s always fun when a friend goes viral. In the past few years, Allison Slater Tate’s The Mom Stays in the Picture, and Jessica Turner’s …Read More
How to think and play big
I read a lot of self-help books. Most are…eh. So I was pleasantly surprised when I read Tara Sophia Mohr’s Playing Big, which came out …Read More
“And then there were the wife bonuses”
If one party in a relationship earns a paycheck, and the other doesn’t, how should financial decisions be made? When should either party need to …Read More
StoryWorth: Living well is the best revenge
Earlier in the week, I mentioned that I was guest judging StoryWorth’s Mother’s Day essay contest. I’m happy to share news of the winner, a …Read More
Faulty work/life narrative 3: It’s all on mom
Like many people, I’ve been shocked by the news of Dave Goldberg’s death late last week. It was an utterly senseless accident, and regardless of …Read More
Faulty work/life narrative 2: Working moms don’t sleep (or get me time)
A little confession: I love my sleep. Love it. I don’t just love feeling focused and productive after a good rest (though that is nice). …Read More