i wanna be a rockstar when i grow up

By Adriel on March 30, 2011 | 8 comments

“When you were a little girl, what did you want to be when you grew up?” This is one of my favorite questions to ask people when I first meet them. As fun and whimsical as it is as an icebreaker, it can also tell you so much about a person. Because as children, [...]

quality time or quantity time – which is more important?

By Adriel on November 10, 2010 | 12 comments

Some people say that it’s not about how much time you spend with your kids, it’s about the quality of time you spend with them. I say that’s rubbish. Kids need time with their parents. They need to know that their parents are present in their lives. They need to know their parents are [...]

who wants to hear from a hunky aussie bloke? (a "daddy chats" vlog)

By Adriel on September 26, 2010 | 13 comments

{This is the final post of the Moms Who Work series.}Have you met this man yet? The one with the cute Australian accent?

He is my husband… my hunk-o-spunk.He is the man I adore more than any other man on earth. He looked like this (bright-eyed and suntanned) when we took our trip to Spain [...]

what we wish others knew about being a hard-working mom

By Adriel on September 25, 2010 | 3 comments

{This post is part of the Moms Who Work series.} Have you ever been misunderstood?  I know, I know… loaded question. Let me make that question more specific… Have you ever been misunderstood in your role or decision to work full-time away from home? Or be a stay-at-home mom? Or any other scenario [...]

8 tips for running a business as a work-at-home mom

By Adriel on September 16, 2010 | 9 comments

By Amanda Stock, author of AmandaStock.com and Baby Bump Diaries

{This post is part of the Moms Who Work series.}

Working at home and owning my own business. Oh, I pictured it as lovely also – a warm cup of coffee, pajamas, the birds chirping, beautiful rays of sunshine cascading over my clean desk, and [...]

 
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