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5 Lifestyle Changes I Made to Transition from a SAHM to Working Mom

5 Lifestyle Changes I Made to Transition from a SAHM to Working Mom

Much has been said about the understated struggle of a SAHM as well as a working mom’s juggle of the sometimes-conflicting responsibilities. Many women in the first year of their baby’s life make the transition to go from one role to the other, or vice versa. But not much has been said about this unique […]

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How I Get My One-year-old to Read On Her Own

How I Get My One-year-old to Read On Her Own

Last week (just a few days shy of turning 1 year), Baby S picked her book from the shelf, toddled toward me and sat down in my lap so I could read the book she just picked out. As she did this, I think I heard angels singing. It felt like this is the reason […]

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A New Season In Life (Update After a 7 Month Hiatus)

A New Season In Life (Update After a 7 Month Hiatus)

  It’s been 7 months since I last opened my WordPress editor. Let’s just let that sink in a little bit…… Before this hiatus, I blogged almost non-stop for 4 years. What a strange seven months it’s been, with me not having produced a single article. Today, it’s with a heavy heart that I share […]

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A Special Blessing – The Mother-Daughter Relationship

A Special Blessing – The Mother-Daughter Relationship

This article was sponsored by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), Springfield, MA 01111-0001. www.massmutual.com All opinions are mine. Influencer is a funny title. I have been one in the last few years. Then, I became a mom. This is when realized all moms are influencers because that is the direct relationship we have with […]

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A Letter to Sophia // Mommy's Hopes and Promises

A Letter to Sophia // Mommy's Hopes and Promises

Dear Sophia, I just put you down for the third nap today. Watching your sleeping face brings mommy so much joy. It’s the kind of joy that makes mommy wonder what I ever did to deserve you in my life. The last 3 months of daddy and mommy’s life have been a whirlwind, but undoubtedly the […]

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Our Birth Story // Why We Decided to Hire A Doula

Our Birth Story // Why We Decided to Hire A Doula

It’s a kind of love I never knew was possible. How could I though? I simply wasn’t capable. I wasn’t capable until Sophia was born about 8 weeks ago…     As expected, new parent life hasn’t been all peaches and cream, and those of you who are veteran parents are probably nodding your head […]

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How to Create Chic Maternity Outfits Using Non-Maternity Clothing

How to Create Chic Maternity Outfits Using Non-Maternity Clothing

As a fashion-conscious pregnant woman with a very limited shopping budget, creating cute, affordable, and sensible maternity outfits has been one of my biggest challenges during this 9-month journey. If you’re lucky, it’s not something you have to think about until you’re well into your second trimester. But if you’re like me, when pants/any clothing […]

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Weight Control During Pregnancy || Talking Body Image, Weight Gain, and Pregnancy Workout

Weight Control During Pregnancy || Talking Body Image, Weight Gain, and Pregnancy Workout

Accepting The Changes Happening To Your Body I have a confession to make. I hated my pregnant body in the first 3 months. No, I mean, I really hated it. “How could you not love your pregnant body, you are creating another human being inside you, a life!” I get it. The glory of pregnancy, […]

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Why Corporate America Is The Best Place to Start Your Career As A New Graduate

Climbing the ladder, Corporate Life, Office Style June 16, 2018 Leave a Comment

Why Corporate America Is The Best Place to Start Your Career As A New Graduate

June is graduation season. As new graduates toss their caps in the air, they are also dreaming of their future, creating new paths, and dipping their toes in fields that may or may not turn out to be their life-long careers. To many, starting out their career with a big name – getting the shiny

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Filed Under: Climbing the ladder, Corporate Life, Office Style Tagged With: Corporate America, corporate style, London Times Melissa Dress, Maggy London, New Graduates, Youung professionals

6 Things No One Told Me About Being Pregnant

Health Life, Pregnancy June 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

6 Things No One Told Me About Being Pregnant

  As we go through life, we cross important milestones that mark different stages of life. Puberty, going to college, falling in love, working your first job, getting married, raising kids, and getting old… are all important phases that we encounter. We often hear about what it’s like to be

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Filed Under: Health Life, Pregnancy Tagged With: pregnancy, things no one tells you about being pregnant

7 Things I Gave Up For The Full-Time Blogging Life

Debt-free Life, Life as a blogger, Personal Finance May 4, 2018 Leave a Comment

7 Things I Gave Up For The Full-Time Blogging Life

Since leaving my corporate job in February to focus on my blog, I’ve been congratulated many times and told that I am brave. Many more times, people are simply curious about “how I did it”. The short answer is that I prepared, planned, and sacrificed in order to make it happen. I suppose to those

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Filed Under: Debt-free Life, Life as a blogger, Personal Finance Tagged With: a bloggers life, freelance life, personal finance

6 Myths about Career Coaching & 5 Signs You Need One [Part 2]

Career, Career design April 12, 2018 Leave a Comment

6 Myths about Career Coaching & 5 Signs You Need One [Part 2]

[ 6 Common Myths about Career Coaching ] Earlier this week, we talked about what career coaching is, and busted some of the most common myths associated with career coaching. If you know about career coaching but are not sure about it 100%, this post is for you. If you think you know career

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Filed Under: Career, Career design Tagged With: career coach, career coaching, do i need a career coach, Shinebright, what is career coaching, why hire a career coach

6 Myths about Career Coaching & 5 Signs You Need One [Part 1]

Career, Career design, Job search April 9, 2018 Leave a Comment

6 Myths about Career Coaching & 5 Signs You Need One [Part 1]

If you are an ambitious career woman like myself, or ever googled words like “how to be successful in one’s career” you’ve probably heard of the term Career Coach. Have you ever wondered how exactly does a career coach help everyday people like you and me?  We all have a vague sense that we can use

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The Freelancing Life as a Full Time Blogger & My First Weekend Getaway

Life as a blogger, Travel March 29, 2018 Leave a Comment

The Freelancing Life as a Full Time Blogger & My First Weekend Getaway

Where do I begin? After 8 years of working as a Corporate America employee, I recently transitioned out of the only world I knew. I am working for myself, officially! It’s been almost two months and I sometimes still have to pinch myself that I am actually living that full-time blogger life! So far,

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