Hey, hi. Remember me? It’s been over two weeks since I’ve posted anything to anywhere (other than Facebook and Gowalla, but I don’t think that counts) and today I’m working on transitioning back to reality. I’ve ridden my bike into work (and felt surprisingly good after 2 weeks of sitting on my duff and eating [...]
Today, while you and I are at work (or working from home or watching the kids), the White House will be hosting a forum on workplace flexibility where, according to the site, “The President and First Lady will discuss the importance of creating workplace practices that allow America’s working men and women to meet the [...]
Posted in Work/Life on 18. Feb, 2010
So you have decided on a good routine, a doable one, and one that you can feasibly stick to for the rest of the year. The next step is a HUGELY important one. You must decide on a goal. What does your finish line look like? A size 6 dress? To go down a pants [...]
While my husband cleaned the kitchen and washed the dishes following the dinner I had made, I was slumped down in my chair—wine in hand—reading this article in the Sunday New York Times. If you haven’t yet read it (and the corresponding op-ed “My So-Called Wife” which is one of the most e-mailed articles of [...]
Here at Manic Mommies we’re always trying to do it all and then some. But we know we’re even more helpful when we tap into the knowledge of true experts. Over the last several months we’ve been fortunate to find a few passionate Manic Mommies who wanted to get more involved with our community and [...]
At this year’s Escape, we allowed guests to select name tags they thought best described them (or, how others perceived them). In my case, I chose “Clueless” and “Whatever.” This morning I was reminded of these name badges when my phone lit up at 6 am with the message – School Canceled. Shaking the sleep [...]
We’re back from Napa and reentry into our everyday lives is not nearly as much fun as getting away with 160 of our dearest fans (although it was so great to hear those squeals of “Mommy!” when we arrived home). The Escape was a blast. The Embassy Suites was the perfect host hotel and spending [...]
I remember a couple of years ago my father (and boss) was frantically running around the office, mere hours before leaving on vacation, stating (half-joking, half-serious) “it’s just not worth it.” I knew, of course, what he meant. And it is on a day like today, when I’m 15 hours away from boarding a flight [...]
The Manic Mommies took a time out to get a little shopping done, meeting listeners and friends at the new Champion store at Wrentham Premium Outlets. During our visit we found out some of the ways moms are staying fit—from karate to power jump roping (how dangerous does that sound?)—we were so impressed by their [...]
If you’re one of the many moms who returned to her job after maternity leave thinking, “I am not cut out for this anymore,” you’ll love this week’s interview. Sonia Gupta is an inspiration. The owner of her own organic baby clothing line—My Little Pakora—Sonia is introducing a product moms can believe in while also [...]
The Manic Mommies hit the road, visiting Chicago for BlogHer, the massive conference and tradeshow for women bloggers. During our trip we had the pleasure of interviewing New York Times Magazine contributor and Motherlode blogger, Lisa Belkin about the next generation of parents, equally shared parenting and the myth of “balance.” We also heard American [...]
Today I (Kristin of the team known as Manic Mommies) had to work from my home. As our listeners and readers may know, this is not my normal situation. Normal, for me, is to work 40+ hours per week, outside of my house, from the comfort of an office. And I was reminded today why [...]
“Mommy, are you coming to my author’s tea?” Ah, the “author’s tea.” The mind-numbing, 1.5 hours (could be less, feels like more), when we parents sit (or crouch, depending on how tall you are and how short the stools are) in the school cafeteria watching a parade of droning children reading their stories to the [...]
Posted in Guest Authors, Kristin, Work/Life on 02. Jun, 2009
Like many parents, Erin and I often get the question “how do you DO it all?” And maybe we—wives, moms, friends, communicators, podcasters, bloggers, entrepreneurs, event organizers and new media mavens—are extreme cases of trying to “do it all . . . and then some.” As we’ve come into our own as parents, and adjusted [...]
Do you wish you had more time to do the things that are most important to you in life, like spending more time with your children, volunteering in your community, or cultivating a passion or hobby? This week’s guest is family first entrepreneur Marc Warnke, author of Options Not Obligations: Enrich Your Personal Life by [...]
Ah, Mother’s Day. For us, it was almost like any other, except there was little arguing from the spouses. We heard “Yes, Dear” a lot and we’ll admit, it was like music to our ears. While our kids run roughshod in Kristin’s backyard (get outside, now!) we chat about traditional male and female roles around [...]
According to a recent report on World News with Charles Gibson, there is a growing shift in the roles that men and women are playing in the household. Women are working more (71% of women with children age 18 and younger work outside of the home), and men are getting more involved in managing the [...]
This is what I know. The listeners and readers of Manic Mommies continue to rock my world. Reading through the comments to my last post (Some Days are Harder Than Others) I am moved by the advice, wisdom and sympathy of the woman that responded. As we have said many (many, many) times, it is [...]
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