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Mommy Mondays: Get a Job…?

June 10, 2013

It’s amazing how the most innocent questions can sometimes generative the most thought. It happened this morning. My son and I had a lovely 15-minute conversation that started with a single question: Momma, how can I make money so that I can buy things? My first instinct (which I think is a rather natural one) […]

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Mommy Mondays: The Art of Being Present

April 15, 2013

I found myself at the park with my children yesterday. It was one of those perfect spring days, my favorite jeans, t-shirt, and sandal weather. And on this perfect spring day at the park with my two perfect children . . . I found myself completely preoccupied with thoughts of work. I first associated this with […]

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Mommy Mondays: The Benefit of Out-of-Town Travel

April 2, 2013

I am in major preparations mode. Stocking up on food, cleaning the laundry, getting ahead on homework and school projects—I’m getting physically, mentally, and emotionally ready for a couple of out-of-town work trips this month. I’m excited about it, though—I love to travel! Have since I was a kid. I love the routine of getting […]

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Mommy Mondays: The Dark Side of Being a Working, PhD-seeking Mommy

March 19, 2013

One of the top questions I get is “how do I do it all?” I can see how, from an outside perspective, it seems like I do “do it all.” A job I love, working on a PhD, a great family, a blogging career. It may even seem like I do it easily. I feel […]

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Mommy Mondays: The Art of Letting Go

February 4, 2013

I spent 5 hours of a beautiful Saturday the other week putting away our holiday decorations. Trees, tree ornaments, wreaths, garland, household knick-nacks . . . all are organized and tucked away in the attic in their appropriate red containers ready to emerge again on the Friday following Thanksgiving to make out house pretty and […]

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Mommy Mondays: 5 Creative Childcare Solutions

December 10, 2012

A fellow music therapist—and brand-new mommy—is growing a practice while growing a family. She recently posted a question on Facebook asking for ideas on working out a childcare schedule that is flexible enough to support a crazy and ever-changing private practice schedule. Here are some of my thoughts… First, infant childcare is difficult to coordinate […]

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Mommy Mondays: The Secret Weapon that Makes My Life Work

September 10, 2012

You want to know my primary secret weapon? The one big thing that allows me to be a working mommy? My husband. He rocks. Seriously—one of the biggest reasons why I can do what I do is that I have a husband who is supportive of my dream and who is involved with the kids. […]

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Mommy Mondays: The Best Lunch Ever

August 27, 2012

We have successfully navigated our first week with everyone back in school. Yippee! And I learned something pretty early on in the week, something that surprised me, something I wasn’t quite expecting. I hardly get to see my daughter. I see her for about 30 minutes in the morning, but it’s not quality time, it’s […]

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Mommy Mondays: What “Having It All” Means to Me

August 20, 2012

I saw the magazine cover on the stands in the Asheville airport. There was a picture of a woman in a skirt holding a suitcase. Inside the suitcase was a baby with cute brown curls. The headline read “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All.” I groaned. The “debate” about working v. stay-at-home mothers and […]

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