I think the reason the stay at home mom label bothers me has nothing to do with staying at home or being a mom. It’s just an outdated term, and frankly, “working mom” is too. Who refers to “working dads” anyway? We are all working, always. And those of us who are parents are all parenting, always.
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Yes, you are totally unprepared for parenthood. Have your kids anyway.
I have been blogging for the past year about being a mompreneur, lawyer-style. Solo lawpreneur with a touch of mom, if you will. For all of… Read more “Yes, you are totally unprepared for parenthood. Have your kids anyway.”
Mompreneur Confession: I’m Haunted By My Parents’ Business Failures
People always seem surprised to learn that I grew up without money, or at least without much of it. I don’t know for certain if this… Read more “Mompreneur Confession: I’m Haunted By My Parents’ Business Failures”
Mompreneur Asks: Do I Need an Office for My Solo Law Practice to Be Taken Seriously?
Happy New Year! I am not into resolutions, but I’m setting some personal and professional goals for myself in 2014. One of those goals is to further… Read more “Mompreneur Asks: Do I Need an Office for My Solo Law Practice to Be Taken Seriously?”
Learn From Your Children, and Take Risks In Your Career and Your Life
Happy Black Friday! Instead of shopping today, I took care of some business and then hit the park with the kids and my husband, hoping that running… Read more “Learn From Your Children, and Take Risks In Your Career and Your Life”
Reboot Your Career (and Your Family) with Entrepreneurship
I’m finally taking Katie’s advice and reading Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg. More accurately, I downloaded the audio version so I can listen to it in the… Read more “Reboot Your Career (and Your Family) with Entrepreneurship”
Five for Friday: Disjointed Thoughts On My Week in Parenting, Work and Life in General
“Five for Friday” isn’t necessarily a regular thing on this blog, with me or anyone else. It’s really my way of telling you that I don’t have… Read more “Five for Friday: Disjointed Thoughts On My Week in Parenting, Work and Life in General”
The Risks and Rewards of Parenting
I read somewhere recently that most of us make decisions based on emotion, despite how we may try to convince ourselves of the inherent logic of our… Read more “The Risks and Rewards of Parenting”
It’s the Most Important Job I’ll Ever Do. But I’m the Judge of That – Not You.
Things have been crazy busy with me. Between scoping out potential office space for my practice, keeping up with client phone calls and emails, trying to remember… Read more “It’s the Most Important Job I’ll Ever Do. But I’m the Judge of That – Not You.”
Start Small, Stay Small? Solopreneur Moms and the Benefits of a Home Law Office
So I’m about two months into the solo law practice, work-at-home mom gig. I have some billable work as well as a couple upcoming seminars (one of… Read more “Start Small, Stay Small? Solopreneur Moms and the Benefits of a Home Law Office”