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Summer Is A Special Kind Of Torture For Working Moms

July 5, 2019 by Erin Pepler 11 Comments

Summer used to be magical. The hot weather, the outdoor adventures, the complete and total lack of responsibility. School was over for the year and there was nothing to do except swim, ride bikes and eat ice cream cones. Sometimes we were sent away to stay with grandparents. Other times we went … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Work & Career Tagged With: guilt, summer, vacation, working mom

Life As A SAHM Was More Emotionally Taxing Than My Job

December 1, 2018 by Alexandria Durrell 152 Comments

For ten years, I worked tirelessly at home as a business owner, freelance writer, mom, and wife, and I thought I was the happiest woman alive. As it turned out, I couldn’t have been more wrong. Despite my insistence that my life at home was exactly what I wanted, it took a major shift to realize I’d … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Work & Career Tagged With: back to work, fulfilled, full-time, guilt, home, household, office, stay-at-home-mom, work

Moms, Let Go Of Career FOMO And Start Saying No

October 11, 2017 by Erin Pepler Leave a Comment

Growing up, a lot of us were told the same thing: work hard, and you can do anything. It was the mantra of our generation, instilled by parents everywhere as they encouraged us to pursue our dreams. It didn’t matter if you wanted to be a teacher, a doctor or an astronaut—just keep at it, we were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Work & Career Tagged With: busy, career, FOMO, working moms

Starting A Direct Sales or MLM Business? Here’s What You Need To Know…

September 14, 2017 by Scarlett Ballantyne 4 Comments

Unless you have been off of social media for the last year, you will have seen that direct sales or multi-level-marketing (MLM) businesses (selling a product or wares via person-to-person sales) are more prevalent in our feeds than ever. Many new moms or women with school-age children are choosing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Work & Career Tagged With: business, direct sales, mlm, peer to peer, selling

Dear Daughters – You Shouldn’t Care If I Work Or Not

August 31, 2017 by Heather Dixon Leave a Comment

Hey little gals, Did you know that ever since you were born, I’ve been devouring as many parenting articles as I can? I really believe that knowledge is power. It’s why I’m adamant about you practicing your reading every night. So since you were wee, I’ve been reading and reading. About sleep … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Work & Career Tagged With: career, daughters, mom, office, proud, work

Hey Working Moms, You Don’t Owe Anyone An Explanation

July 31, 2017 by Erin Pepler 16 Comments

When my credit card bill came in last month, I died a little inside. It was huge—way higher than usual—and I felt my stomach turn over slightly as I stared at the figure at the bottom of the page. Ugh, seriously? I hate bills and dealing with money and adult responsibility in general. The guttural … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Work & Career Tagged With: career, child care, expenses, explanation, financial, job, moms, money, working, working mom

Re-Entering The Workforce? Here’s What You Need To Know

May 5, 2017 by Sonya Leave a Comment

You've been waiting years for this moment: the kids are all old enough to be in school and you've decided to re-join the workforce. Or maybe you're considering a change in career. A lot of things have changed over the last few years when it comes to the workforce and looking or a job. First … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, Work & Career Tagged With: Kathleen Kahlon, LinkedIn, social networking, working moms

Cheers To The Good Moms For Sometimes Being Bad

August 19, 2016 by Erin Silver Leave a Comment

When I arrived in Halifax two weeks ago, I wasn't sure I'd survive. How was I supposed to focus on writing my book and earning my degree when my kids were 800 miles away? I'd miss them too much. Cry for them. I'd crumble when they cried for me. Was I a good mom for leaving, or was I bad? I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Work & Career Tagged With: away, Bad Moms, boys, degree, Studying, writing

How To Successfully Return To A Professional Career

February 3, 2016 by Sonya Leave a Comment

Anyone can tell you that taking a break from the workforce isn’t an easy decision to make. For moms in particular, we have to take into consideration how it will impact our families on many different levels. What’s equally hard is when we feel it’s time to return to the work force. I recently read … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, Work & Career Tagged With: bay street, going back to work, re-joining the work force, women in business, women in capital markets, working in business

Canadians In Power Take Action To Provide Work-Life Balance

January 12, 2016 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Work-life balance in this day and age seems as attainable as owning a rainbow coloured unicorn. It’s something people high up in organizations seem to give some lip service too, but in practice? It seems like it hardly ever plays out the way it’s promised to, or at least desired to. It certainly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, Work & Career Tagged With: balancing family and career, balancing family and work, balancing work and life, canadian work-life balance, catherine mckenna, work-life balance

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