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When You're Offered a Segment on National TV... and Turn It Down

Rachel Sarah

Recently, when The Mike and Juliet Show (Fox TV) asked me to fly to New York City to appear as an expert for "a segment on single moms," I silently screamed, "Yes!"I knew exactly what...

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Productivity: It's Ultimately About Getting a Life

Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro

Are you working your life away? Yes, you, the one working six days a week, 12 hours a day. Oh, so you "rest" on the seventh day? Hey, even God rested on the seventh day. You, however, put in...

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When You're Offered a Segment on National TV... and Turn It Down

Written by Rachel Sarah | Balancing Act | 7th May | 1 comment
Recently, when The Mike and Juliet Show (Fox TV) asked me to fly to New York City to appear as an expert for "a segment on single moms," I silently screamed, "Yes!"I knew exactly what I'd wear....
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Don't Forget to Get Your ZZZZs!

Written by Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro | Balancing Act | 6th May | 0 comments
You might be surprised to learn that there's a simple treatment that boosts energy levels, improves memory, increases your ability to concentrate, strengthens your immune system, and decreases your risk of death...
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Savvy Strategies for Working Moms

Written by sandra beck | Balancing Act | 5th May | 1 comment
Balancing work and family is one of the biggest challenges that I face on a regular basis. Considering what I read on the internet and see on the television, I think most women fall into this category.I was thinking...
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A Profile of an Inspirational Working Mother: Margot Van Riper

Written by Patricia Volonakis Davis | Balancing Act | 4th May | 0 comments
Being a working mother is one of most challenging choices a woman can make. And every once in a while, when the myriad of responsibilities we’re juggling over our heads comes crashing down, we become disheartened....
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Negotiating Work-Family Balance with Our Partners

Written by Maree Harris | Balancing Act | 1st May | 0 comments
I recently conducted a workshop for women on networking. One of the exercises we did involved evaluating our existing networking as to whether they met our goals. A number of the women had attended a particular...
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Single Mom Resisting the Recession

Written by Rachel Sarah | Balancing Act | 24th Apr | 2 comments
Not long into single motherhood, I moved back to California to be closer to my family. I'd left home a decade earlier, at age 18, and never looked back -- until then. In New York, I was a researcher at Time Inc.'s...
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True Confessions of a Millennium Mom -- Part 3

Written by Millennium Mom | Balancing Act | 23rd Apr | 1 comment
I am an only child. The sibling experience was somewhat lost on me, because of this. I did have an imaginary sister, but I was able to successfully settle about 95 percent of our arguments without involving my...
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The Baby Bump on My Forehead

Written by CJ, Have a little faith | Balancing Act | 22nd Apr | 5 comments
I've always thought it strange as my husband and I kiss goodbye in the morning, both on the way to our career jobs – he, in typical business attire, me in my safety-pinned, hand-me-down maternity clothes –...
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Shopping Secrets of a Work at Home Mom

Written by Christine Jones | Balancing Act | 21st Apr | 0 comments
If you work from home, especially if you have kids, you know just how hectic life can be. You have to find the time to take care of your business, feed the kids, bathe the kids, do homework, laundry, housecleaning,...
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Working Moms: How Do You Manage Housework?

Written by Melanie (Modern Mami) | Balancing Act | 21st Apr | 10 comments
As a full-time working mom, it’s very hard for me to keep up with the household duties. I’ve written before about the expectations - false no doubt - that I’ve set for myself. Elizabeth over at Career...
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