A Secret to Success as a Working Mom: Turn Burn Out Into Bliss and Embrace Joy

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Last weekend my youngest was committed to going to the "Water Steps" a man-made water fall in Pittsburgh by the rivers. (Fun Fact: Three rivers converge in Pittsburgh--The Ohio River, The Monongahela River, and the Allegheny River.)  He kept asking. I knew he was serious when he said, "If you won't take me, I'll ask  daddy!" Given that it was highly unlikely that would happen on an unscheduled day, I relented. So, we went. It wasn’t planned in the way most things in my life are. No calendar block. No checklist. No “productive” purpose attached. And, so in some respects it was uncomfortable. And yet, it seemed necessary. It was the idea of my 8-year-old—offered with the kind of urgency only children possess when something is profoundly important to them.
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Reading on the Run: Articles of Interest to Working Moms (Working Mom Guilt) (#TGIF)

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Successful working women keep track of important matters in the news. However, we are not one-dimensional. Some of us also want to keep up with celebrity gossip and fashion news too. Even in the era of the Internet and 24 hour news shows and E!, it can be challenging to keep up with everything.

Fortunately for you, I make it my job to keep up on articles of interest to working moms and when I find notable ones, I share them with you. Below are two articles that discuss a topic that all working moms can relate to, “working mom guilt”. 
All working moms have felt guilty at one time or another. The guilt stems from the intense pressure that is on us and our burning desire to do it all well.  
As a mom and an attorney (and a blogger and a speaker and a law school professor and a wife and...) I'm a bit of an overachiever, which means that I am pulled in many directions.  Doing my work and putting food on the table is a struggle. Don't even ask me about the large dust bunnies that are often on my floors... Now that I have two kids the stakes are even higher.  I also attended Catholic school as a kid. So, feeling guilty comes really easily to me.  While I have tips about how to do it all without losing your mind, for now, enjoy the two articles below that discuss the topic.
Enjoy the weekend!

Articles of Interest to Working Moms



Working Mom Uma Thurman no Longer Feels Guilty,

“When I was younger and became a mother, I didn't think I could do anything else and I was completely overwhelmed.”

http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/people/2014/04/18/uma-thurman-no-longer-feels-guilty/7858197/ 

The Guilt of a Working Mom 

As a working mom, there are tough days where we struggle with the balance of wondering if we spend too much time at work and not enough time at home... http://explorernews.com/northwest_chatter/article_e4af5b3c-db22-11e3-9080-001a4bcf887a.html
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