No need to reinvent the wheel: 3 Ways to Use the Power of Repurposing in your Career and Business
I was in the middle of a meeting, when I caught myself using the same organizational principles I use at home with my two kids (and the guinea pig). Fast-forward dozens of other meetings, and it boggled my mind how much You may have heard the saying ” Nothing is...
Too busy doesn’t make an impact: How to focus on what matters at work
“Busy” is not just the modern badge of honor these days. It’s also become the working woman and mom’s defining badge of honor. However, in these over-committed, over-burdened streets of working motherhood, made even more complex by a debilitating pandemic, we’re...
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Addressing Disrespect and Misogyny at Work as a Working Woman
This week, a fellow working woman was blatantly and publicly insulted in the midst of her workplace, a victim of televised disrespect and misogyny. Her name is Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and both the incident itself and her response are a vibrant...
10 One-Piece Swimsuits for under $100 for Busy Moms
Disclaimer: Please note some of the links in this post are affiliate links, and I will get paid if you purchase through these links. Thank you! As a busy mom, the one-piece swimsuit has definitely made a comeback for me in the past few years. Like many, I know...
Let it be Friday: Weekly News Update
Welcome to Let It Be Friday!, where I say hello (and TGIF), and round up the lifestyle, career and business news that inspired, excited, made me smile (or laugh out loud). In historical news, NBC News reports Joy Ann Reid is set to host the Reid-Out on MSNBC, making...
Dear Working Mom, You’re not exhausted, You’re over-extended
Dear Working Mom is our weekly love letter to working moms everywhere, where we talk about motherhood, life, work and everything in between… Dear working mom, You’ve gone through A LOT as a working mother, juggling family, home and work, sometimes all by yourself....
Ask a CPA: How can I re-organize my finances during the pandemic?
Ask a CPA: How do I organize my finances during the pandemic? Q: How do I organize my personal finances during uncertain times such as this current pandemic? A: Uncertain times such as the COVID-19 pandemic currently going on bring about a host of financial...
This pandemic is a wake-up call for working mothers
It takes a crisis to reveal the true character of situations. The current COVID-19 pandemic, as most crisis, is revealing many, if not most of the inequities, around gender. One of the most striking manifestations of this is directly linked to parenting. The reality...
Dealing with fear in uncertain times: Do it afraid
Fear is real. It creeps up into every aspect of your life and work, paralyzing you and threatening to topple you at every turn. When fear overtakes not just you, but your entire network and community, it now becomes pandemonium. Times of uncertainty bring fear. They...
Let it be Friday!
Welcome to Let It Be Friday!, where I say hello (and TGIF), and round up the lifestyle, career and business news that inspired, excited, made me smile (or laugh out loud). In great diversity news, Black Enterprise reveals Javicia Leslie is set to be the first Black...