Networking is hugely important to career growth. I almost couldn’t believe the statistic that I saw recently: a job applicant whose resume is passed on to the hiring manager by a mutual contact has a 60% chance of being hired. Sixty percent. For years after becoming a parent, I thought that I didn’t have time to network anymore. I…
According to the 2015 US Census, 4.5% of American employees work from home – and the number is on the rise. With excellent internet access and increasingly useful collaborative technology, remote workers can be productive and valuable members of any team. I worked from home for 5 years, and now work in an office, so…
You could keep yourself busy 24/7 during the holiday season. Between endless shopping, parties, kids events, cookie baking and decorating the house, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed. That’s especially true when you’re a working mom and have to actually try to work in December. I’m here to tell you that you can have a…
When you’re in deep with young kids, it’s so easy (and totally understandable!) to default to survival mode. You have to change diapers, wash bottles, discipline toddlers, make dinner, go to work and do almost everything for the little people you adore. It seems like they’ll never sleep. Never be potty trained. Never grow up….
When I was growing up in the 80’s and 90’s, we rode our bikes constantly. We rode to school during the school year and to the pool come summer. We roller skated and played outside endlessly. No one was thinking about exercising – we were just having fun. Now I have kids of my own,…