Soon, I'll head out for my second work trip of the year. While I enjoy these solo trips to new cities, a part of me is always a little worried that I didn’t prepare my family enough for my...
I am so proud to be able to say I am an official MotherCoder alumni. I can officially code! Not an elaborate new app like Uber or a full featured web platform like Facebook. It’ll be a long time...
I remember facing the decision to return to work after having my son. I weighed all the options and, in the end, chose to stay home. The close attachment I was building with my son won. I became a...
Getting started on the search for a nanny or a family with whom you'll share a nanny is no small feat. Once you get past that hurdle (here's what you need to know), you're faced with screening prospective candidates...
When I was thirteen weeks pregnant with my first child, I put my fetus's "name" on the waitlists of four daycare centers near our home. I recently received a call from one of them telling me that they had...
Getting bites on your nanny search is exciting. You've gotten past the daunting task of getting started, and you're one step closer to finalizing your childcare plans for your return to work. Before you can reach the finish line,...
As I sit my hotel room in Washington D.C., checking emails and texting my husband in between appointments, I think about how much I have come to enjoy work travel, especially as a parent. Mind you, weeks of prep...
Dear San Francisco,
I’m celebrating 21 years of living here this year. It’s the longest I’ve lived anywhere. Guam was dethroned nine years ago in 2011; I had lived there for ten years. Most people don’t even know where Guam...
My family recently moved into a new home (yes, during a pandemic and no, I don’t recommend that). I finally have an office. No more setting up - and taking down - at the dining room table or in...
As working mom, I am always looking for time to do things I postpone in favor of bigger priorities: time for a bikini wax, time to visit the Whole Foods now that Amazon has taken over, time to run...
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Blood Donors Needed to Save Lives and Honor Moms
Every year, about 219,000 units of blood and platelets are needed to help patients experiencing women’s health issues including about 1 of every 83...
