Archive for the Working Mothers

Years ago I used to host a Girlfriend Gala every December.  It was a very fun event that I looked forward to each year because of all the smart women in one place at the same time, letting their hair down and inspiring each other.

The following guest post was written by Julie Frans, Co-owner of Dining Details, the featured gourmet caterer for the upcoming January 21st event, The 4th Annual Making The Most of Your Personal Strategy New Year Kickoff.  Julie also owns Chickpeas, which provides nutritious school lunches for growing children.  You can follow Julie on Twitter.

Julie is a member of Six Figure Moms Club.  I’m proud to know her and to have the opportunity to learn from her as another working mother following her dreams and working through the challenges every day.  Thank you Julie for sharing this wonderful post with us.  May you find everything you always wanted…that’s not already right in front of you.

Psssst….!!! It’s my birthday the week of  November 1st.

So What? Right?

Well the week is so full of great things that you just have to know about them!  I’m one of those people who believes that you should always celebrate your birthday and that if you want to have a good party…throw one for yourself.  However, this year, three great folks are having terrific events during my birthday week.  And you know what?  They really have almost nothing to do with me and absolutely everything to do with you guys.  Both of the following events are so good that you won’t want to miss them!

Because many of you working mothers have asked me about my love of social media,  I wanted to send out a quick post about Blog World & New Media Expo.

Some of you might remember that last year I attended Blog World Expo.  If you are at all interested in learning about how social media strategy can help your businesses at warp speed, then this is the conference for you.  It is the essence of drinking from the firehose.

Today I was driving down to Encinitas, Ca for a speaking engagement when I looked over at the Beach and realized how lucky I really am.  It had to be one of the most beautiful days I’ve seen at the beach in a long while.  I don’t live by the ocean, but I do see the beach at least once each week.

I presented to the Encinitas Coastal Rotary Club on social media for my company Square Martini Media.  (Thanks to Katherine Wichmann Zacharias for the invitation)!  Afterward, I was answering questions with a few folks but my mind was wandering as I gazed over their shoulders out the window into the ocean.  I had one thing on my mind-DOLPHINS.

Who is the most important person for you to have a steamy hot affair with on Valentines Day? Just for fun, let your mind wander for a few minutes….ah, Brad Pitt? One of the many 007’s? Your husband? The guy next door?  If you need some help, see my facebook page.  I’ve posted a little Valentine for you.  Actually, a video Valentine of the Top 30 Sexiest Men Alive!  But you might want to save that for last so you’ll read the rest of the post.  However, the most important person for you to have a hot steamy affair with is YOU!

Check out this Yahoo article, 7 Ways to Make Extra Money.  All 7 ways are great and they include things like Build a Brand, Start a Blog (you know I love that ONE! Launch a Website, etc  But the one I want to call your attention to is…Design T-Shirts!  The paragraph on Design T-Shirts features my friend and working mother of three!, Jen Goode, who pays her mortgage by selling T-shirts on CafePress.

I was pondering writing a post about whether or not I’m a Mommy Blogger this morning. Funny, I hadn’t started writing and then I came across this article at Mashable The Top 10 Misconceptions About Mommy Bloggers by Jessica Smith @JessicaKnows on Twitter.

People always ask me this question when I go to Social Media events.  I don’t think I’m a Mommy Blogger but maybe I’m wrong.  I’m not sure what the definition really is.  In actuality it doesn’t really matter.  I’m not a person who likes to put people into boxes or to be classified myself (unless that it, is you want to call me things like Successful, Six Figure Mom, Millionaire, Independent, Entrepreneur, Working Mother

Again today, I am amazed at what you can reach if you just grasp for it. I don’t know why this continues to amaze me, since I continue to see it working in action, but I am still in awe of Law of Attraction.  I had my calender blocked yesterday to work on the January Six Figure Moms Club event.  My plan was to announce the upcoming “3rd Annual Making the Most of Your Personal Strategy New Year Kickoff”.  It’s scheduled for January 22 at a private residence in Fairbanks Ranch, Ca.

Happy New Year Working Mothers!

You’ve officially made it through another year without popping, killing anyone, passing out or throwing in the towel.  How’s that for starting off negative?  I say those things because I know that you’ve all had days where you felt those emotions.  How do I know?  Because you’ve told me over the past three years. A working mother’s biggest enemy is often herself and the high expectations she holds herself to.  I’d like to suggest that you try to leave some of those expectations behind as we close the doors to 2008.  In my next post, I’ll be writing about one of my New Year’s traditions.  It’s a process I created about eight years ago which helps me close the year and refocus my thoughts on moving forward with a new set of plans for the new year.