You Can Find Your Purpose Right Where You Are
“How do I even begin to find my purpose?” "I don’t know what my purpose is." “I don’t even have time to sit somewhere for a minute, never mind think about finding my purpose.” Whenever I start talking about purpose with a fellow working mom or working woman, I get...
The Unfair Share: What unpaid labor is really costing us as working women and moms
"Let’s get the day started!” When you hear this phrase, you may picture someone at their desk, holding their cup of coffee, seemingly pumped at the prospect of a productive day ahead. Right? Well, not exactly for everyone, and certainly not for working moms… By the...
10 Work and Life Lessons in 10 Years as A Working Mom
2020 doesn’t just mark the start of a new year, but that of a decade. That’s 10 whole years of life, work and everything in between. Whether you’re eagerly looking to step into this new decade, or are nostalgically reminiscing over the highs and lows of the past few...
Ask a CPA: 3 Best Accounting Tips You Can Use During the Holidays
‘Tis the season to be merry and jolly….and also to be under serious financial pressure in general, especially as a working woman and working mom in particular. In between holiday shopping and other financial obligations of all kinds, it can be easy to overlook our...
Dual Career Families: What to do when both partners have demanding careers
While ambition may be viewed a tad negatively for women, it’s largely considered a positive trait in men. After all, the breadwinner’s role is one that has been considered male for ages, and with it the embodiment of ambition and the pursuit of...
10 Favorite Books on the Importance of Self-Love
Like many of you, books are both my escape and a great source of learning. On my personal journey of self-love, they've been, and still are, some of my favorite go-to's. As a matter of fact, the sheer fact of burying my head in a book for those rare moments of quiet,...
Dear husbands, we don’t need your help. We need your buy-in.
Every time I mention Dear Husband is the one who does most of the cooking in our household, I, and pretty much everyone else around, cannot help but notice all the ensuing oohs and aahs. “How lucky I must be!” “What a rare stroke of good marital fortune I must have...
Being a woman of faith at work: how to faithfully thrive in the workplace
Being a woman of faith at work can come with its sets of blessings, but also its fair share of challenges. If you’re one, you may already know this, and know it all too well. Many workplaces are not observant of faith-related practices, and may also be unfortunately...
4 Belief Systems that Keep You Trapped At Work and in Life
As working women, the challenges facing us at work and in life are numerous. While many of these challenges come from external circumstances, some of them are very much internal. As a matter of fact, some of the most powerful obstacles that keep us trapped at work and...
I got passed over for the promotion: What to do when you lose at work
As I listened to my fellow Bible school teacher recount how she got passed over for a promotion that was rightfully due her, I couldn't help but recall my own feelings and profound sense of despair at experiencing the same thing years before. The shock and hurt on her...
