http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com Just another WordPress site Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:13:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/lifestyle-list-25-ways-to-win-as-a-working-mom/ http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/lifestyle-list-25-ways-to-win-as-a-working-mom/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:01:57 +0000 Samantha Ettus http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/?p=1177 Lifestyle List: 25 Ways to Win as a Working Mom All great trips require preparation. Your adventure as a working mom is no different. You can be the best parent in fewer hours per week; it isn’t about how many hours you spend at home, it is about how you use them. Here goes: 1. Be unapologetic about your lifestyle. Making excuses for working is like wearing a short skirt and constantly pulling on it. 2. Have a school network – two moms you can count on in each child’s grade. If you help them when you can, it will be easier to ask for help when you need it. 3. Spend a night out each week – a date night or an evening with friends. This is your fuel; don’t let your tank run dry.]]> http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/lifestyle-list-25-ways-to-win-as-a-working-mom/feed/ 0 http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/the-8-essential-gifts-to-give-your-child/ http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/the-8-essential-gifts-to-give-your-child/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:36:46 +0000 Samantha Ettus http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/?p=1139 The 8 Essential Gifts to Give Your Child An increasing number of studies show that intensive parenting is bad for mothers and bad for children, yielding a generation of kids who lack the wings to fly. Why then do American families still have June Cleaver on a pedestal? Let’s put an end to face time parenting and instead focus on how to be the best parent possible when we are with our children. Regardless of your constraints – financial, time, or logistical - here are 8 gifts to give your children now: 1. The Gift of Empathy We all want our children to grow up with the ability to have close relationships and empathy is at the cornerstone. With that in mind, let’s not be the parent who addresses their crying child with exasperation and says, “You’re fine!” Instead, think back to the last time you felt sad or angry and shared your feelings.]]> http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/the-8-essential-gifts-to-give-your-child/feed/ 0 http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/road-trip-from-hell/ http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/road-trip-from-hell/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:38:34 +0000 Samantha Ettus http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/?p=1127 ]]> http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/road-trip-from-hell/feed/ 0 http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/8-ways-to-add-spark-and-sex-to-your-marriage-after-kids/ http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/8-ways-to-add-spark-and-sex-to-your-marriage-after-kids/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:15:12 +0000 Samantha Ettus http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/?p=1121 8 Ways to Add Spark (and Sex!) to Your Marriage After Kids February is the month for romance and the ideal excuse to turn the spotlight on your marriage. Once you implement these 8 steps, your intimacy will be the envy of the playground! 1. Synchronize Your Schedules Sure it’s tempting to send email late into the night while he falls asleep in front of the TV, but if this sounds familiar, you need to change this pattern. If you crawl into bed at the same time as your spouse each night, sex is an option. If you don’t, it is completely off the table. Your goal is warm bodies cuddling every night. 2. Make Your Husband Your Gay Best Friend In the best marriages, spouses are best friends. ]]> http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/8-ways-to-add-spark-and-sex-to-your-marriage-after-kids/feed/ 0 http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/7-tricks-to-transform-your-picky-eater/ http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/7-tricks-to-transform-your-picky-eater/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:48:25 +0000 Samantha Ettus http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/?p=1114 7 Tricks to Transform Your Picky Eater Do you have a picky eater and spend hours agonizing about how to steer her away from the chicken nuggets and pasta diet? At my wit’s end with one of my own, I asked Cooking Channel host and The Next Food Network Star winner Melissa d’Arabian for some help. Here, in her own words, are Melissa’s favorite tricks: 1. Let your kids pick the produce I turn grocery shopping into a bit of an outing and the kids all know that they are in charge of picking produce. I hand them the plastic bag and say “Ok, Margaux, you are in charge of picking the best two fennel bulbs you can find!” Amazingly, the kids never tire of “being in charge of picking.” Now, you might expect me to tell you that Margaux...]]> http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/7-tricks-to-transform-your-picky-eater/feed/ 0 http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/one-pitch-at-a-time-gold-medalist-jennie-finchs-life-as-a-working-mom/ http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/one-pitch-at-a-time-gold-medalist-jennie-finchs-life-as-a-working-mom/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:52:39 +0000 Samantha Ettus http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/?p=1104 One Pitch at a Time: Gold Medalist Jennie Finch’s Life as a Working Mom Olympic gold medalist Jennie Finch is a former pro softball player, a Hershey’s Good Life Guru and a married mom of two sons, Ace and Diesel, with a baby girl on the way. I chatted with Jennie about her life as a working mom; marriage, travel, fitness and those sleepless nights. When you first became a mom, you took your newborn son on an 18 day Beijing tour with you. How did it work? JF: My husband (Former Major League Baseball player Casey Daigle) played baseball and I played softball. Baseball is more hectic so my son came with me. He had a passport and went to China and Japan. It worked out so great because he ended up getting 14 of my teammates as aunts to him. It wasn’t all easy, though. ]]> http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/one-pitch-at-a-time-gold-medalist-jennie-finchs-life-as-a-working-mom/feed/ 0 http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/celebrating-a-birthday-sparks-a-new-tradition/ http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/celebrating-a-birthday-sparks-a-new-tradition/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:40:01 +0000 Samantha Ettus http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/?p=1099 Katie Rosman made each of her kids a photo book for Hannukah, I loved the idea. And when I heard that she had compiled her son Ari’s funny text messages, I was inspired. She had created something personal that her children can keep forever. With this in mind, I decided to start a tradition right here, right now – to write a poem for my children’s birthdays, starting with my oldest, Ella, who is 7 today. I want her to look back and see who she was at age seven and then every year after.]]> http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/celebrating-a-birthday-sparks-a-new-tradition/feed/ 0 http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/9-mistakes-for-working-moms-to-avoid-at-the-office/ http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/9-mistakes-for-working-moms-to-avoid-at-the-office/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:22:54 +0000 Samantha Ettus http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/?p=1094 http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/9-mistakes-for-working-moms-to-avoid-at-the-office/feed/ 0 http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/5-fixes-for-your-unrealistic-new-years-resolutions/ http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/5-fixes-for-your-unrealistic-new-years-resolutions/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:25:21 +0000 Samantha Ettus http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/?p=1069 5 Fixes for Your Unrealistic New Year's Resolutions Chances are you have never accomplished your New Year’s resolutions. By June, 54% of people have abandoned theirs and by the end of year, just forget about it. So instead of pie-in-the-sky resolutions that require unrealistic leaps, focus on small lifestyle changes with achievable and permanent results. Here are the top five New Year’s Resolutions and how to replace them: 1. Lose Weight The number one New Year’s resolution is losing weight yet 95% of dieters regain the weight they lose. So why torture yourself? As a would-be dieter, if you make small lifestyle changes instead of dramatic deprivations, you will achieve greater success.]]> http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/5-fixes-for-your-unrealistic-new-years-resolutions/feed/ 0 http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/6-gifts-to-give-yourself-this-holiday-season/ http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/6-gifts-to-give-yourself-this-holiday-season/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:37:44 +0000 Samantha Ettus http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/?p=1052 6 Gifts to Give Yourself This Holiday Season ‘Tis the season to be merry, so scratch the diet, the guilt, and the stress. Instead, indulge, reach out, and have fun. 1. Five Pounds Give yourself a break on those extra pounds and let yourself enjoy good food and drink over the holidays. This is no time for dieting; just as you don’t expect to get a lot of sunlight in December, you should not expect to shed weight either. You will have fun and be more fun if you indulge a bit. Nobody wants to eat the holiday cookie or drink the eggnog without company. 2. Online Shopping From this moment forward do the rest of your shopping online. From the big box stores to the mom and pops, they are all at your fingertips, so make your life easier by buying from home.]]> http://www.workingmomslifestyle.com/6-gifts-to-give-yourself-this-holiday-season/feed/ 0