I was born and raised in France, came to the US almost 20 years ago. Now an American Citizen.
I am a marketing manager for a software company. Being a Mom has been the greatest experience of my entire life!
My interests:
Gardening, reading, Eckhart Tolle, crochet, movies, painting (amateur!), french literature
Sit outside on my deck with a good book or magazine and listen to the birds singing.
Best advice I've gotten:
Be present anywhere you are. Don't try to be be omnipresent: you will fail. Be 100% present at work, be 100% present at home as a mom. Don't try to compromise and do half and half, you'll feel guilty and fail.
An adjective to describe me:
passionate
My favorite book:
Les Fleurs du Mal, Paul Baudelaire
My favorite movie:
Manon des Sources/Jean de Florette
Family
Number of children:
2
Age of children:
2 AND 3
Relationship status:
Married
Parenting advice I follow:
BE PRESENT.
When they talk to you, listen and don't think about anything else. Don't think about your grocery list or your blackberry or your Email.
Just be there, be present and listen. that's the best gift you can give them.
Parenting advice I ignore:
"Clean up your plate" I don't believe in forcing children to eat. Let their natural instinct take over.Kids will eat what they need when hungry. We are a nation of overweight people, doesn't it tell you something?
Favorite activity with my kids:
go in our backyard, have a picnic and look for bugs.Play with the sprinkler, paint outside.
Work
Work status:
Work full-time
Industry:
Sales & Marketing
Position:
MANAGER, DIRECT MARKETING OPERATIONS
Employer:
PRIMAVERA SYSTEMS
Hours worked per week:
40+
How much I like my job:
I love it!
Job stress level:
Pretty stressful
Best thing about my job:
Flexibility makes it easier to balance my life between work, kids and personal life.
Worst thing about my job:
extremely fast paced environment, conflicting priorities, can be quite demanding and stressful
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My Life To-Do List
Goals I am working on:
Be more spiritual, hence why I read Eckhart Tolle's book: A new Earth.
Losing 100 lbs to be healthier and see my children grow up
Projects I am working on:
Salesforce.com marketing implementation at work.
our 2007 Picture book
Father's day ideas anyone?
HI Diane,
I have a 3 year old and a 2 year old and guess what: no time for new friends! My husband and I keep thinking how nice it would be to meet a...
Welcome
FrenchMama,
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sounds
like
you
must
have
your
hands
full
with
a
2
year
old
AND
a
3
year
old.
I'm
sure
that
you
would
fit
right
in
at
our
toddler
talk
group:)
http://www.workitmom.com/group_toddlertalk
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