Posted in Kate Olson, Uncategorized on May 29th, 2008
Well, the PR people have found This Mommy Gig - that was fast! As a group, the moms here have given this a lot of thought and have decided on this as our policy for doing reviews and product contests when approached by companies and their PR firms (and we’re sharing with you in the [...]
Posted in Diane Cordell on May 28th, 2008
No working Mommy should be without a jar of peanut butter in her larder.
When you’ve run out of lunch ideas, even the pickiest eater will usually settle for a thickly spread sandwich featuring PB with or without a partner flavor.
In our community, PB & Jelly (usually Welch’s grape) was the standard offering. My Connecticut relatives [...]
Posted in Kate Olson on May 28th, 2008
The latest in the weepy mommy saga……….what? I’m the only one who cries in the car on my way to work once a week? Fine! Pretend that no one else does, that’s cool. But in case you know someone else who cries at the first note of a song or a tiny little thought of [...]
Posted in Kelli Matthews on May 27th, 2008
Maybe it’s a rite of passage - for both toddlers and their parents. The tantrum. Our usually-darling child turns into a savage beast creating chaos in his wake.
My friend’s daughter threw such out-of-control tantrums that it was all my friend could do to keep her daughter from hurting herself. My sister’s son takes it out [...]
Posted in Susan Roustan on May 27th, 2008
It has just been one of those days. You know, the kind when I wonder about the decisions I’ve made in my child’s life. Yes, on some level, I wonder about these decisions all the time, but I am not always aware of them. Today, however, it was apparent.
Let me set the scene: [...]
Posted in Diane Cordell on May 27th, 2008
Today on Oprah’s website, writer Michelle Burford lists the “Five Friends Every Woman Should Have.” I’d like to tweak the list a bit to better reflect the needs of the Working Mommy.
The Uplifter - As long as she doesn’t sink to insincere cheerleading, this friend is a comfort to have around. Of course, if she [...]
Posted in Kate Olson on May 27th, 2008
Well, maybe not the only one, but it’s one (in addition to that registered-for Baby Einstein DVD) that I’m going to use for every single baby shower present for the rest of my life. Or until they (the gift, NOT the babies!) go extinct………
What can possibly be this wonderful and necessary for new mothers? Batteries. [...]
Posted in Kate Olson on May 26th, 2008
This time of year makes me remember why I love living where I do - on a secluded 40 acres on a Wisconsin ridgetop 20 minutes from the nearest town. In the winter I tend to curse the weather and roads and insanity of our decision to move out here from our house right near [...]
Posted in Diane Cordell on May 24th, 2008
My first posting on This Mommy Gig, Road Trip, discussed the importance of family vacations. Today I’d like to focus on business trips.
When I was a stay-at-home mom, I fantasized about glamorous trips to exotic locales. Eating dinner in a restaurant and having someone else make the bed seemed like the height of sophisticated bliss [...]
Posted in Lauren Vargas on May 24th, 2008
A shout out to two of my favorite moms who have collaborated to make life easier for military service members and their families. As a former military dependent and currently serving the military in my communications role (real day time job), I know the struggles military families face daily. As working moms we are saddened [...]
