Tag Archive for 'Parenthood'

Moms and motherhood skills are a lot more than a list of nouns. There are absolutely skills I have developed and practiced as a mom that would make me a better employee.

Forget the sea salt body scrub and aromatherapy candles. New moms need help before they can even consider new modes of relaxation. If you want to choose practical, helpful gifts for a new mom, consider the following.

There is a lot of good advice out there about what not to do on facebook. Here’s another: if you really want someone to have a happy birthday, do not allude to their likely conception date in your birthday wishes.

The Business of Parenting

I have written a number of Tweets with parenting tips that I learned from the workplace and have effectively put to use at home. A lot of it has to do with leadership and structure, things humans respond well to, not just adults or just children.

Minding my own business

I am a stay-at-home mom. But, for 8 years I worked as a Knowledge Manager at a strategy consulting firm. I always quickly add that qualification in there when people ask what I do. Otherwise, I’m afraid I seem frivolous or hard to connect with or maybe just stupid.
Being a mom is hard. It is [...]