Posted in Christine Campbell, Uncategorized on May 24th, 2008
Mothers have ideas - great, million dollar, change the world ideas. The more mommies I talk to the more ideas I hear - they’re everywhere. Here’s a few we all know about:
Baby Einstein
Shabby Chic
Jibbitz
Yesterday I was on a school field trip - hunting worms - when one of the mothers on the bus said “I [...]
Posted in Susan Roustan on May 23rd, 2008
We would like to welcome Susan Roustan to This Mommy Gig!
Susan Roustan
Susan Roustan has lived many lives in her young life. She has worked in a non-profit, a corporate office, as a student (round two!), and now as a 7-12 teacher of French and psychology for a public school in Michigan. She gives presentations [...]
Posted in Christine Perkett, Uncategorized on May 23rd, 2008
Sometimes when you’re a working mother you react a bit more strongly to those “missed moments” than you might otherwise. Guilt sinks in almost immediately that you’ve missed a very important milestone that you can never get back because you chose to work.
Case in point - this week. I was on my way out to [...]
Posted in Diane Cordell, Stephanie Sandifer on May 23rd, 2008
(Cross-posted at Journeys)
Since we had one unused Snow Day left, our school district decided to use it on Friday, May 23, creating a most welcome 4-day weekend for the Memorial Day holiday.
Thursday seemed like the perfect evening for a Girls’ Night Out.
Whenever work stress starts to mount - during standardized testing weeks or as the [...]
Posted in Kate Olson on May 22nd, 2008
(Cross-posted at Kate Says)
Yes, I KNOW this is a controversial subject and I’m writing it anyway! I also have NO qualms about talking about my personal finances, which I know isn’t all that normal………..
Here are the facts:
I’m 27 years old
I have $25,000 in student loan debt
I have a B.S. in Business
I’m halfway to a Master’s in [...]
Posted in Kelli Matthews on May 21st, 2008
I came across the results of a survey from BabyCenter today. The survey was done in March, so this may be old news, but it really made me think… Do I have it easier than my mom did?
The survey posed the question: Is being a mom harder or easier compared to your mom/grandma’s day? The [...]
Posted in Kate Olson, Rachael Cahours Acklin, Uncategorized on May 21st, 2008
I’m sure you couldn’t miss it - we have a new header design on our site! The design was done by Rachael Cahours Acklin(one of the writers here) through her business Caffeinated Design. I’m just so impressed with the work she did and the professionalism of her business that I want to shout it out [...]
Posted in Lauren Vargas on May 20th, 2008
“Feeling our feelings, instead of denying or minimizing them, is how we heal from our past and move forward into a better future. Feeling our feelings is how we let go. It may hurt for a moment, but peace and acceptance are on the other side. So is a new beginning.” -Melody Beattie, The Language [...]
Posted in Kristen Keller on May 20th, 2008
For a while now, I’ve gone through the same bedtime ritual with my 3-year-old, Braden, (brush teeth, get PJs on, read a couple of books, tuck him in and kiss him goodnight) but recently we’ve added something that he and I are really enjoying that I thought others may enjoy as well. It is allowing [...]
Posted in Kate Olson on May 20th, 2008
I’m so excited to announce that This Mommy Gig is now included on the mommybar toolbar! The mommybar is a free toolbar that you can include on your browser menu and it includes a great listing of mommy blogs, communities, coupons, gadgets, and a collection of great resources for moms (and anyone, actually!) The woman [...]
