istockphoto.com My daughter recently asked me what I saw myself doing when I retire. ”Retire?” I said. ”I have no plans to retire. I want to work until I die.” And I mean it. I’m not trying to re-enter the…
Read more ›
Blog Archives
Doing What You Love
When You Don’t Get the Job
istockphotos.com Not that I know 100% for sure yet, but I’m pretty darn sure I did not get the job I interviewed for last week. I was supposed to hear back at the beginning of this week. Here we are…
Read more ›
Tagged with: comeback mom, interview, re-enter the workforce, reenter the work force, relaunch, return to work, stay-at-home mom
Posted in My Story
Posted in My Story
The Return to Work Opportunity
Comeback Moms Returning to work after a break to raise children could be seen not as a daunting challenge, but as an opportunity. A chance to figure out what you really want to do. Huh. Never really thought of it…
Read more ›
Tagged with: BlogTalkRadio, comeback mom, Mary Kaye, relaunch, return to work, stay-at-home mom
Posted in Helpful Resources, Uncategorized
Posted in Helpful Resources, Uncategorized
10 Strategies for Reentering the Workforce
Mary Ghilani A must-read book for anyone contemplating a return to the work force. It is full of practical, nuts-and-bolts advice from Mary Ghilani‘s 18 years of experience as a career coach and, for the past seven years, as the…
Read more ›
Part-Time Trade-Offs
iStockphoto.com For a stay-at-home mom contemplating a return to the work force, part-time work sounds ideal. It’s a chance to get back out there, mingle with adults, earn some money, and still be there for the kids. But there are…
Read more ›
Tagged with: BlogTalkRadio, Ellen Grealish, FlexForce Professionals, flexible job, Gwenn Rosener, part-time job, re-enter the work force, recruiting, reenter the workforce, return to the workforce, return to work, Sheila Murphy, staffing, stay-at-home mom
Posted in Helpful Resources, Part-time vs. Full-time
Posted in Helpful Resources, Part-time vs. Full-time
Mommy Guilt & Stress When Re-entering the Work Force
by Peta-de-Aztlan The Good Mother: ”She remembers to serve fruit at breakfast, is always cheerful and never yells, manages not to project her…
Read more ›
Tagged with: Ayelet Waldmann, Bad Mother, BlogTalkRadio, career break, Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Colleen Smith, full-time mom, Good Mother, Insight Coaching and Counseling, mommy guilt, perfect mother, re-enter the work force, re-enter the workforce, relaunch, return to work, stay-at-home mom, The Women's Center
Posted in Helpful Resources, The Head Games, Volunteering
Posted in Helpful Resources, The Head Games, Volunteering
Stay-at-Home Mom Experience
Has raising kids given me any experience I can use when I return to work? You betcha! Some of the experience I’ve gained I’m not sure I would have gotten any other way. I’ve always been a multitasker, but now…
Read more ›
Feeling Confined as a Stay-at-Home Mom
Abbey Lincoln, the singer, song writer, actress, and civil rights activist, died over the weekend. I didn’t know much about her. But after listening yesterday to Michel Martin’s show “Tell Me More,” I wish I had. Martin interviewed Maggie Brown, a…
Read more ›
Tagged with: Abbey Lincoln, Caged Bird, Maggie Brown, Michel Martin, stay-at-home mom, Tell Me More
Posted in The Head Games
Posted in The Head Games