On Saturday mornings, I bring my daughter to ballet and pretend that I'm a stay at home 'mummy' who waits for her children while leisurely having a Starbucks coffee.  I am perfectly poised and groomed just like the  women around me in the waiting area. The reality is that I have zero makeup, my hair is unwashed and I'm starving.  I go to the Mini-Stop nearby and have chips … [Read more...]

  It feels time is precious more so to a working mom.  Secretly I’m always weighing things in my mental time scale – let’s see, this much time for this… is it worth it or not?  Will my household be fine and can I make it up to them? One time-management rule I’ve read about and kept sacred is to spend at least 30 minutes of "floor time" with your kids.  Floor time is just that … [Read more...]