Tag Archives: stay-at-home parent

How My Mom’s Health Crisis Highlighted my Worth as a Stay-at-Home Mom

My mom recently survived a life-threatening ruptured brain aneurysm. After she spent two weeks in the hospital under close monitoring…

E-Book Review: Choosing Home

Being a stay-at-home mom (or dad) can feel isolating. It’s nice to know we aren’t alone. The e-book Choosing Home:…

Making Memories: What I’ll Miss When My Kids Are Bigger

Days at home with toddlers are a lot of fun and can be a total whirlwind! I have been home…

Not “Just” a Mom: 10 Other Things that Define Me

My youngest daughter just turned three over the weekend. One of her requests was a pink polka dot cake. She…

A Day in the Life of a Mom with Two Ballerina Princesses

What is a day in my life like, you ask? Well, honestly, my days get switched up so much that…

The Mythology of Having it All

Keeping my 5-year-old company while I work. Can women really have it all? This question is a recent media obsession,…

Five Misconceptions About Freelance Writers

  This June will mark two years since I became a full-time freelance writer. I’ve learned a lot about working…

Working from Home: Family Balance

Update: Katie has been working from home since June, 2011 and added another baby in November, 2014. Life is busier…

Why Workplace Flexibility Makes Economic Sense

Workplace flexibility would bring more money to businesses, families There are moms that work, and moms that stay at home.…

Meeting Other Mommies: Dating All Over Again?

When the reality that I was going to begin staying at home with my children actually hit me, I was…