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Sometimes I Miss the Rat Race….

Interviewing Jesse Jackson

Life as a young news reporter was exciting and downright insane in times. Pictured here interviewing Rev. Jesse Jackson.

I’m pretty sure I do not miss the stress and anxiety of being a young reporter, laying awake at night and wondering if I got a fact wrong that would be discovered in tomorrow’s newspaper.

And I don’t miss the commute to any job, the train delays or the traffic jams.

Five years ago, almost to the day, I went on paid leave from my job at a nonprofit because I got pregnant. It felt like the right time to transition my life into something slower, saner, and to mentally prepare for motherhood. So I jumped off the hamster wheel and out of the rat race (it’s the same thing really, hamsters and rats. I had a hamster once, and it’s really just a domesticated rat without the tail…)

Five years and two kids later, I’m still at home. [Read more…]

BestestMommyBoss Tiara Caldwell, Doula and Lactation Consultant

Tiara Caldwell

Tiara Caldwell is a mom of three and a licensed practical nurse. In 2015, she started Crowned and Cradled, a business offering pre-and-post natal birthing and lactation services.

Tiara Caldwell, 30

Hometown: Upper Marlboro, MD

Business: Crowned and Cradled 

Website: crownedandcradled.com

Tiara Caldwell knows how it feels when a birthing plan goes wrong.

During the delivery of her twins, she was told her son was breeched and she needed an emergency C-Section. “With the twins, I had a traumatic birth experience, the care I received was less than favorable and I feel it was because I was perceived as a young black woman who didn’t know her options,” Tiara said.

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7 Essential Oils for the Working Mom

This post contains affiliate links and links to Young Living’s essential oil products. If you click on the link and purchase an oil, I make a commission based on the retail value of the product. 

Relaxing Lavender

Lavender essential oil is part of my family’s nighttime routine.

Let’s face it, if you’re a MOM, you’re working.

Whether you leave the house to go to work, roll over to a laptop, or spend the day refereeing toddlers, cleaning house, planning meals, and reheating coffee. Mama’s be working!

And frankly, when you’re on the clock around the clock, it’s difficult to find downtime, a moment to ground yourself, relax and regain your balance–before it’s time to tackle the next task. [Read more…]