Tag: stay at home mom
The Privilege of Choosing to Work Part-Time
Like many little girls, I eagerly anticipated becoming a mom when I "grew up." I never doubted I wanted to be a mom and...
Worthiness and the Feeling Small Mama
My motherhood has transformed throughout the years.
I have experienced being both a working, schooling mama who had to divide my attention and time...
Misconceptions About Stay at Home Moms You Haven’t Heard
When I first became a stay at home mom, I did a lot of reading about what the transition may be like. While reading,...
I’m SAHM Lonely
Life as a SAHM
Life as a Stay at Home Mom or SAHM is not glamorous and is often times lonely. For an introverted mother,...
Sharing Stories to Start Healing After Pregnancy Loss
I am ONE in FOUR
I am a 1 in 4 woman who has experienced pregnancy loss. Oddly, it is something I feel more comfortable...
Money-Saving Tips For Transitioning to a Single Income
There are countless assumptions when it comes to parenting and motherhood. Some may prove to be true, but many are false. For example, some...
Is a Work-Life Balance a Myth?
Is there such a thing as a work-life balance? For parents it can be hard, and it seems that for us moms, it’s even...
Working and Motherhood: A Dream Deferred, I Guess
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten...
Mom-Life Crisis: Who Am I Without a Job?
Screw the ‘midlife’ crisis – I’m pretty damn sure that I entered the just-turned-30-who-even-am-I-anymore-crisis somewhere around the first of the year. Admittedly, I’ve suffered...
Don’t Feel Bad; I Love Staying Home
I am a stay-at-home mom, and I'm not ashamed to say that I love it. I don’t miss working. I don’t miss answering to...
10 Things I Learned as a New Stay-at-Home Mom
My January of 2015 started out with a bang. Three months into my new job as an Investment Reporting Manager, I was called into...
The New Mommy Wars: I Work. You Stay at Home. And...
Before I launch into this, I want to say that I think both camps- the Working Mom camp and the Stay-at-Home Mom camp- get...