By: Carolina Pichardo There are thousands books, workshops, and specialists dedicated to making the work-life balance idea actually work for families. Yet, when you're a young mom like me, you wonder whether there's anything that could possibly help your situation. In less than a month, my family has had to deal with bullying issues at my daughter's school, a sprained ankle and the holiday celebrations in between

By: Maria Smith The National Association of Female Executives (NAFE) is bringing its Leadership Summit to Atlanta. This Women’s Leadership Summit will guide participants through a day of self-discovery and action planning. Skill-building sessions cover areas of strategic thinking, power networking, career mapping, mentorship/sponsorship, self-promotion and building the right relationships. Women of all levels who are looking to make the most of their careers are encouraged to

By: Staff Report + Daily Worth It's been a little over a month and we hope that most of you have been on track with your money resolutions and goals for this year. If you're not, then we're here to remind you with some quick tips from the "Money Experts" themselves (and our favorite financial site), Daily Worth. 1. 5-Minute Quiz: Your Best Budget: The reason budgets fail—or

By: Staff Report When it comes to excuses, we know how to pile them on. We’re moms, it’s what we do. But if there's one thing that we also know about excuses, it's that they never completely remove the problem that's really there. (Think of the many millions that your kids give you.) When it came to writing this post, we had a list of excuses ourselves. “Who’s going

By: Carolina Pichardo [caption id="attachment_2112" align="aligncenter" width="421" caption="Photograph by Fotocromo"][/caption] Big companies and organizations do it, so why shouldn’t mothers raising the future leaders and entrepreneurs of the world do the same? That's why we’re challenging you to think about and write your mission statement. We know it's not easy, so to get the ball rolling and inspire you a little, we’ve included below our goals, as well as

By: Carolina Pichardo In honor of the BlogHer conference, we figured we'll give you some tips on how to make the best of any networking event. After the childcare has been arranged, an outfit has been picked and the business cards are all decked out, it's when the real work begins. It could be difficult. But whether you're worried about what to say or just fearful of

By: MP Dunleavey For working moms in search of that elusive work-life balance, part-time employment can look dreamy: You bring in some income, but still have time for your family, your home, maybe even (gasp) yourself. In fact, 62% of working mothers said they would prefer part-time work, according to a survey last fall by the Pew Research Center; only 37% said they'd rather work full-time. But

By: Staff Report Over lunch the other day, I asked a friend of mine if she was happy, the kind of deep-down happy that, even if everything seems to be going to hell in a hatbox, is always there. She said she was pretty much a happy soul, and then turned the question back on me. Big pause. Me? Happy? I had to admit that I wasn’t—am not—a generally

By: Jenny Newcomer As an entrepreneur and mother of two young kids—and with college tuition of about $100,000 looming down the road—I realized last year that I needed to pay off the remainder of my own student loans, which have lingered like a bunch of forgotten junk in the basement. Did I say forgotten junk? Right after the holidays in early 2009, a bell went off in my

As women, we chronically devalue ourselves. It's not an easy habit to break. I just did it, but it has taken years. Breaking the Habit First, in an odd way the economy has helped. Money is tight and low-balling is rampant. I've been going through so many job negotiations, it has forced me to reassess my own worth and stick by it. Second, I was lucky enough to