Job Working Moms
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Juggling a job and work outside the home with parenting is no easy task for moms. Here are tips for keeping sanity and balance as a mom working at a job outside the home. Job Working Moms editor: Diana Simms |
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My company has been hit by the current recession, just as I imagine yours has been. What this means for me personally is a 20% pay cut and 50% less resources (coworkers) to get my job done. My dilemma? I need to try and stick it out at my job because it provides me enough flexibility to juggle my family, too.
So if you're at a job and feeling the hit of the recession with no good way out - what can you do to pinch pennies?
I worked full-time in a business-casual corporate environment during my second pregnancy. In fact, I worked right up until the day before I went into labor. Those last months were pretty uncomfortable; luckily, I had a few tools up my sleeve to help stretch my wardobe those last few months and also keep myself comfortable.
Returning to work while you have an infant/toddler baby is most often described by mom's as stressful, difficult, emotional and exhausting. How could it not be? Suddenly you're facing new challenges, having new experiences, taking on new responsibilities (above the already staggering ones you maintain as a parent). Returning to the work force is the time when you begin to formally assert your independence from the family unit, dole our responsibilities and give up some (but not all) of your control. Sound scary? It doesn't have to be. When you are prepared it can be exhilarating and exciting. Follow my plan for returning to work and you will slide back into the workforce with confidence and grace.
Thanksgiving Day is a day for spending time with family, eating great food, laughing, playing games, watching football and relaxing. Wait... relaxing, you ask?! Yes, relaxing. I know, I know, you're wondering how you're supposed to relax when you are baking and cooking all day. Don't forget setting the table, making sure everyone has drinks and keeping people out of the food until it's ready.
Traveling for work can be an exciting and stressful time both at home and at the office. Preparing to be away from the office (or whatever your workplace) can be time consuming all by itself. Let alone when you add in the mix of your family and personal life that has to be altered as well.
When it comes to leaving your family for a few days, you want to be sure to plan for it ahead of time. Especially if this is your first time away for an extended period of time. There are plenty of tasks you'll need to complete for work before, during and after the trip. But what about the steps that need to be taken at home?
What does my child do during the day? How did she sleep? Did she eat a lot? How was her mood? Is she going to be wide awake, or dead tired tonight?
As a full-time, working parent, and Type-A mom, I'm sure these questions have crossed your mind. Whether you take your child to daycare, have in-house childcare, or whatever the situation, you want to know what your child does while you're away all day. It is beneficial for both you and your providor, and will help to ensure that everyone is on the same page when it comes to the health and development of your child.
I am "Wonder Woman"... all things to all people. I should be able to be super-mom at home, right? Keep the house clean, make sure my daughter is fed and clean, shop, do chores and generally keep the family happy. And what about work? No problem, right? Attend meetings, manage development projects, work on SEO projects, scope projects, make sure developers, Project Managers and everyone else in between is happy. Shouldn't be too difficult, right?
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