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Helping Kids Be Comfortable When Traveling for Business: 5 Tips for Working Moms

January 14, 2015 By Melanie Edwards Leave a Comment

Helping Kids Be Comfortable When Traveling for Business: 5 Tips for Working Moms

I never thought I would travel much for business; my travel desires only included personal or family vacations. When seeking employment after graduating college and in the early years of my marriage, I distinctly remember avoiding job openings that listed travel was required. However, once I began my blogging and social media career, it was […]

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Kristi Yamaguchi on Being a Working Mom

February 17, 2010 By Melanie Edwards 5 Comments

Kristi Yamaguchi, US Olympic gold medalist, is featured in the February/March issue of Working Mother magazine. In her interview with Working Mother, Kristi Yamaguchi speaks on success, balancing her high-profile career and home, motherhood, and the lessons she’s learned. I thought it would be interesting to see how a celebrity mom handles work-life balance, especially […]

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Working Mami Resources

March 13, 2009 By Melanie Edwards 4 Comments

You’ve heard me say it before. A working mom needs all the help she can get. We need help with planning dinner, cleaning the house, work life balance, and time for ourselves. So, I’m always on the lookout for new resources and sites that offer some tips. I use delicious to keep track of all […]

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Mother of Two: Guest Post by Susan Payton

March 3, 2009 By Melanie Edwards 1 Comment

I am the mother of two. They live in the same house but aren’t very close. They’re jealous of one another though. They vie for my attention. I only feed and bathe one of them. Let me explain. I have one son, Max, who’s 4. I also have my company, Egg Marketing & Public Relations, […]

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Is there such a thing as a Working Dad?

January 13, 2009 By Melanie Edwards 16 Comments

SAHM – Stay at home mom. WAHM – Work at home mom. WOHM – Work outside the home mom. There are many labels out there to classify just what type of mami you are. I am what you would consider a WOHM, since I work full-time outside the home. I’m also commonly referred to as […]

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Filed Under: Working Mothers Tagged With: miss britt, Sahm, Wahm, wohm, work it mom, working dad, working mother, Working Mothers

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