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Balance

On January 21, 2014 · 25 Comments · In working mom

I’ve been struggling lately with balance.

I feel like I am juggling a bunch of different jobs, and not really doing any one of them particularly well. If I was in a position where I could focus solely on any one of them, I could do better. I could be better. Right?

It’s hard to […]

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The Devyn Bag: A Review

On November 20, 2013 · 1 Comment · In breastfeeding, product reviews, working mom

I’ve never pretended to like pumping. It’s a pain in the ass, but it’s one that so many working mothers put up with in order to continue to feed their babies breast milk—and I’m just one of them.

When I was pregnant with Vivienne, I was ALREADY dreading the process of pumping. I hadn’t forgotten […]

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The First Day

On October 28, 2013 · 4 Comments · In vivienne, working mom

It felt much like a first day of school.

You don’t know that feeling yet, but some day, after a summer vacation that seems to have gone by all too quickly, you’ll go to bed at night with butterflies in your stomach that mark the anticipation of what the next day will bring. A new […]

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Friday Round-Up

On October 25, 2013 · 4 Comments · In nora, vivienne, working mom

* Today is my last day of maternity leave. I thought this would be a lot easier this time—since I’ve been through it before—but it’s really not all that much easier. I guess we’ll see what happens on Monday, but my motherly anxiety is through the roof right now. I don’t know if there will […]

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Hygeia EnJoye Breast Pump Review

On September 9, 2013 · 27 Comments · In baby gear, breastfeeding, product reviews, working mom

The day before I gave birth to my little Vivienne, I wrote a post in celebration of World Breastfeeding Week. In it, I mentioned how I sort of “started over” with my research of breast pumps for my second baby. Admittedly, I didn’t do a lot of research before buying my first breast pump, […]

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