Tag: working mom

I have two jobs. One job requires 24-7 dedication. So when I’m not physically doing this work, I’m on-call, and I am certainly always...

Being a mom was always on my list of what I wanted to be when I grew up. Because I became a mom slightly...

As a working mom, I wake up each day and think, "Oh, I just want to stay home with her today." I'm very lucky...

Last week marked the first of a spring filled with work-related travel. My destinations include Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Diego, and…get jealous…Indianapolis. Each destination...

This post has two parts to it. First part, I thought I’d give you a little update on Henrik. He turned the big six...

For some reason, I always knew I would try to breastfeed when I had a baby. Like, since I was a kid I knew...

Hi, I’m Mel and I’m not really an Iowa Citian. Why am I writing for the Iowa City Moms Blog, you ask? Well, I...

11 weeks and three days ago I unexpectedly went into labor. (I say unexpectedly because it was four weeks before my due date. Yes,...

It’s my lunch hour and I’m sitting at my computer, mindlessly perusing Facebook. Photo after photo, and status update after status update are all...