Something on your mind? Chat about it here. If only I hadn’t bought this in black last year… Rash guards are something I didn’t discover until I was a mom. I forget how, exactly — but at some point I discovered they were a lot easier to manage than coating my pale, pale boy with…
Some of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently… Today has some ideas for flattering “fourth trimester” workwear. NPR visits a Vermont kindergarten class that goes outside for “Forest Mondays.” In New York magazine, a reporter writes an essay about changing her mind about having kids. NPR reports on the benefits…
I keep seeing this kind of shoe around — with flowy pants, with ankle pants, with skinny jeans — and I like that this one comes from a comfort brand, doesn’t have a huge platform, and comes in a zillion widths and three colors. It’s $89 at Zappos. Bella-Vita Leona Slingback (L-2)
I continue to be obsessed with Alexis Bittar, and I like this blingy bracelet just in over at Last Call. It seems like the bracelet doesn’t have the pull-factor of earrings (which I will describe as “that fear that your kid will playfully yank your earrings out of your head”), it doesn’t have the sometimes-they-fit-sometimes-they…
How connected SHOULD you be on your maternity leave, and how should you keep in touch with your office? How available should your employer EXPECT you to be? If there’s a mismatch in expectations, what does it mean for your career prospects? Maternity Leave and Staying Connected to the Office This may be a case where understanding and managing expectations is…
