News Roundup

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Some of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently…

• Buzzfeed offers tips to make it easier to pack your kid’s school lunches. (And yes, one of the tips is “Have your kids pack their own lunches.”)
• At certain times of the day after a night of little sleep, you’ll be more alert than others; Lifehacker tells you how to take advantage of them.
• Catherine MacLean writes at GoGirl Finance about why she was excited to return to work after maternity leave.
• Glennon Doyle Melton of Momastery takes a look at her kitchen in a new, grateful way.
• Rage Against the Minivan blogger Kristen Howerton explains in the Huffington Post why she doesn’t always give her kids 100% of her attention — and why that’s a good thing.

Make sure to check out the news update over at Corporette!

On Corporette Recently…

• Kat picked some favorite pieces from Ann Taylor’s fall collection.
• We talked about gray hair and the to-cover-or-not-to-cover question.
• For the Hunt, Kat rounded up some purple pumps in response to a reader question.
• The blogger behind Stuff Jewish Girls Like guest posted on giving yourself a break when you’ve got a crazy work schedule — squeezing in a workout may just not happen.

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