July | Working (on) Motherhood

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I'm Leah, and in a lucky twist of fate, I've landed my three dream jobs: book editor, writer, and mother. Since having my son in December 2008, my work-life has been in constant flux - full-time? part-time? freelance? working at home or in the office? It depends on the day and which way the wind is blowing - and figuring out how to keep it all going is a constant challenge. Heck, I'm still getting used to the idea of being someone's mom.

Check out my profile on Work It, Mom! and my personal blog, A Girl and a Boy.

The time my office caught on fire because I was on maternity leave

Posted by Leah K on 6th July 2012

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It seems like every woman who has ever been pregnant can recall a handful of crazy dreams about all things impending motherhood. They’ve dreamt about giving birth to toddler-sized babies who come out fully dressed and speaking in sentences, they’ve dreamt about nursing kittens, they’ve dreamt about giving birth while co-piloting in a twin-engine plane with Hugh Jackman. (Okay, I made that last one up, but it’s probably happened to someone.) I’m sure I’ve had some crazy pregnancy dreams along the way, but I can’t remember anything specific. What have I been dreaming about, though? Work. Yay.
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