This month, we’re featuring an entrepreneurial mom duo Cat and Nat, the creators of Social Common. Occupation: Entrepreneurs, moms Hometown: Toronto Current Town: Toronto, but considering Hawaii at the moment! Social media savvy is a great way to describe the entrepreneurial duo, Cat and … [Read more...]
Felicity Huffman Gets Real About Being A Working Mom
The struggle of balancing work and family is something all working mom know too well. And Hollywood moms are no different. Felicity Huffman recently spoke about her own struggles with juggling a career and motherhood, and she didn’t mince her words. “First, I have to recognize how lucky I am … [Read more...]
Canadians In Power Take Action To Provide Work-Life Balance
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...]
Eight Cinematic Working Moms Hollywood Got Right
Being a working mom, was there ever a harder job? We are told day in and day out that we can’t have it all, that we can’t do it all and that if we try, there’s hope for happiness in our future. To that we say, bye Felicia. Really, we’re juggling work, kids, dinner, laundry and about a million … [Read more...]
Is Kaley Cuoco Not A Feminist, Or Is She A Victim Of Context?
To end 2014 off on a high note, Redbook released some of its cover interview with Big Bang Theory star, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting. Cuoco-Sweeting, 29, had some choice comments about feminism and the internet responded with its usual vitriol. The magazine asked the 8 Simple Rules alum point blank … [Read more...]
Parenting Advice From An Unexpected Source: Kim Kardashian
It is not often that we feel like we can relate to celebrities and it is even more rare to feel like you can related to Kim Kardashian. She recently spoke with Romy and the Bunnies about the joys (and struggles) of being a working mom. And while she may have a staff of nannies, chefs and maids to … [Read more...]
Women Would Be Happier If
Women would be happier if _____. Fill in the blank! But not too creative with your answers because everyone knows women only want to stay home and raise children because working makes them super unhappy. This morning as I was sipping the latte I bought with an adult colleague, I happened … [Read more...]
Work. Life. Imbalance.
Work. Bills. Groceries. Dinner. Bathtime. Staying up too late, and getting up too early, and meeting every end but never making any end meet. At work, the two projects I was hired to manage are winding down, and the late stages are where the execution takes place, and the demands of actually … [Read more...]
it is all up to me
Whenever I spend a chunk of time with my mom she says to me one of two thingsyou are working too hardor How is business? How are you managing financially? They are completely opposite. It kind of cracks me up.I can't always tell which one is coming but it is always one or the other. That … [Read more...]
reward (and punishment)
Do you do this too?You play this game with yourself- if I do this I get that.Lately I have started getting up an hour earlier because my younger daughter is trying rowing out. I vaguely recall saying that was a great idea.So my day starts at 5.There are breakfasts and lunches ( yes they could make … [Read more...]