Why I Put My Daughter in Daycare… Even Though I Work From Home
By Dara Mathis When I tell people that I work from home, they usually congratulate me on my good fortune. I agree with them; since my employer made me a 100% telecommuter nearly two years ago, I’ve had nothing but... Continue Reading
Does Planning for Stay-At-Home Motherhood Begin… In College?
I recently read the book, 7 Myths of Working Mothers by Suzanne Venker, and I thought it was a thought-provoking read. She contends that most careers are just not accommodating to mothers who really want to spend time with their children.... Continue Reading
8 Tips for Starting a Home-Based Business
Before I got into blogging, I had a habit of trying different business ideas. The thrill of earning extra cash prompted me to try some pretty random things; selling vintage items on Ebay, cleaning houses, glittering cards for a stationery... Continue Reading
10 Interesting and Meaningful Work-From-Home Jobs for Moms
When I wrote “I’m a Jamaican Housewife“, I was protesting the disregard today’s society seems to have for the role of the homemaker. Yet, even before I detailed all the work that managing a home and family entails, I referenced... Continue Reading
I Missed My Baby’s First Steps Because I Was Working
I used to think that mothers who stayed home with their children were doing themselves and their kids a disservice. A liberated and educated woman belongs in the workforce, I thought. Why graduate, get a job, and then stay home... Continue Reading
True Life: I’m a Breadwinner Wife; 6 Ways That I Cope
Breadwinner wives. We’re an interesting bunch. Increasingly common, but surprisingly absent in media representations of the modern woman. Sometimes we are praised, other times we are chided. Like the time I went out to dinner with my best friend and... Continue Reading
I Took a 40% Pay Cut to Be a Better Mother
by Alicia Barnes of liciabobesha.com I always assumed I’d work and have babies. I mean I went to college after all. Then my life looked like this: 6:45 wake, dress everyone 7:15 leave for childcare/work 8:00 start work day 5:15 pick... Continue Reading
I’m a Working Mom, But I Would Rather Stay at Home: 5 Ways That I Cope
By Sundi Ever since I was a young girl, I knew that I would be a stay at home mom. I decided it when I was four years old, and I would get tearful every time I saw my mother leave... Continue Reading
The Fantasy vs The Reality of Being a Work-From Home Mother
I have shared before that in late 2009 I made a calculated decision to walk away from my job as a newspaper reporter to focus on my website, Black Girl with Long Hair, full time. Back then I entertained fantasies... Continue Reading
To My Daughter: 3 Reasons Not to Leave the Workforce
By Rene Syler of Good Enough Mother I read something the other day that stopped me in my tracks. It was a piece in The New York Times Magazine about college-educated women who, a decade ago, “opted out” of their high-powered jobs... Continue Reading
7 Places to Find a Work-from-Home Job
By Tara Jefferson of The Young Mommy Life I’ve written about my life as a work-at-home mom and I just want to say – I hope I didn’t scare you off. Yes, it takes a lot more organization and patience... Continue Reading
MommyHacker: Working from Home with a Baby
Noah and I taking a break from work to do some selfies… In October 2009 I quit my beloved but dead-end job as a newspaper reporter (because of this basically) to focus on what was then a fledgling natural hair... Continue Reading
