Oh Hey There!! Remember me? The hot and big preggo lady from a few months ago? Well I’m back, un-pregnant, and with a little addition. So please give a big CT Working Moms “OH HAI!!!” To miss Olivia Marie, who arrived this September. Here’s Girlfriend in all her Fresh Faced from the Hospital look. I
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As a first time mom, in my child’s first year of life, I worried about my daughter’s development, eating habits and sleeping schedule. With hindsight being 20/20 and all, I now have perspective more than a year removed, especially after accepting that there’s no one right way to parent. Here’s what I’d go back and
I recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of my 29th birthday my 34th birthday, and it got me thinking about an episode of Sex and the City with the above title, minus the Mom part. In that episode, Carrie and friends reminisce — and shudder — over being in their 20s, and consider how much they
For reasons I can’t go into in detail about right now, I have had careers on my mind. Well, mine in particular, but those of others as well. My little sister is working toward her Ph.D. in political science, and is in the process of interviewing at universities throughout the country for that coveted professor
On the weekend’s we “throwback” to older but still awesome posts! Post Written by Mary Grace Peak – originally published September 2011 They say having a baby changes your life. I say it completely transforms your existence and you become an entirely new person. A mother. I call it a…mothermorphosis. A few examples: 1. I used to
My all-time favorite job interview story goes like this: A young lawyer is interviewed by a senior partner at a major law firm. The partner speaks illustriously about the importance of the rule of law and how the U.S. has been shaped by its justice system. Then he asks the would-be new associate, “What United
Oh breastfeeding… nothing can truly prepare you for it. All I knew was that I had decided to breastfeed my children, at least for the first 6 months of their life, just like the poster in my OBGYN’s office said. I thought, “What a piece of cake! Why wouldn’t every mother do this? Besides the obvious monetary benefit with not having
Every day, moms-to-be scour the blogosphere for confirmation that when they someday choose to become pregnant, have their babies, and go about the task of raising them while working in a professional career, they will go on to be fabulous parents and fabulous career women, and that although things may be a bit different, for
