mothering

It’s Always About What You Do With It

Are you hearing all the stories pouring in of Ash Cloud dilemmas?  Precious inventory sitting in airplane hangars, key team members stranded all over Europe and the USA.  The vast, almost incalculable cost.  School children far from loved ones.  Horrific crowds and monumental price gouging for alternative transport.  Those with the Atlantic Ocean between there […]

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In This Together

Ten years ago on the cliffs of Sydney Harbour on a glorious afternoon, my beloved and I exchanged rings, with eternity stretched out in front of us and the world’s most beautiful city behind.  He is my greatest advocate, cheerleader and fan.  And sometimes my biggest obstacle, only because he wants more of my time […]

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Work Life Stories: Preparing the Minds of the Children (Part 2)

“We sacked the city of Rome, what did you do today?” First day of school, Sept 2009  Emily Orton’s thoughts on teaching, mothering and the world we are preparing our children for continue.  For part one, go here. “Mothers work wonders once they are convinced that wonders are demanded of them.” Charlotte Mason 18th century […]

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Thinking About Mothers and Work and Media

“I often wonder if it matters what kind of mother you are as far as the media is concerned. When I was a WOHM (work out of home mother), just a vacuum of nothingness. When I was a SAHM (stay at home mother), what was written was belittling, whiny, or just plain vicious. Now I […]

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Work Life Stories: Flex in High Finance? An Unusual On-Ramp Tale

The big bad world of Wall St high finance is not the most conducive to mothering and flexible work options.  Here’s a unique story of just what is possible when you dare to ask.  After her MBA, Sariah Toronto spent several years with Citibank and then moved on to another major financial institution for 18 […]

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Work Life Stories: When the Dream Turns 180º

Working from home is not as easy as it sounds.  It is one thing when you’re self-employed and an entirely different proposition when you’re with a company that works hard and plays hard – with long hours, expecting face time and trying to create a culture as well as run a profitable business. Lindsay Hepworth […]

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Work Life Stories: The Mother of Invention

Meet Design Mom, Gabrielle Blair, mother of five, with her sixth child on the way.   She is Co-founder of www.kirtsy.com, “Digg for Chicks” says Mashable, and her Design Mom blog has been named a “Top Motherhood Blog” by the Wall Street Journal. Gabrielle has mothered full-time, run various businesses, worked full time, worked part-time.  Warm, […]

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Work Life Stories: Books and Babies

The first in my series of work life stories is representative of a relatively new piece of the economic puzzle – mothers who work from home, often at night or in the early mornings and make a decent financial contribution in the process.  It’s a hybrid approach – entrepreneurial, but with low costs of entry […]

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The “Happy” Mirage

Emily Orton is a teacher and mother of five children living in Manhattan.  She home-schools her eldest four and cares for special needs baby “Mermaid”. She also happens to be a talented writer and life observer. With the recent discussions on the happiness of women and the many theories as to why the data is or […]

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Finding the Joy in Mothering

I feel honored to have been asked to join the Blessed Nest writing team at www.blessednestperch.com.  These innovative women provide beautifully designed and visually appealing products to support babies and mothers.  And whilst you’re there, I hope you enjoy my first post for them on “Finding the Joy in Mothering.”  Whether you are a parent […]

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