One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Make Family Events More Enjoyable With Friends

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Better Together: Why Inviting Another Family Makes Activities More Fun #FamilyFun Sometimes family activities can feel like another item on the to-do list. However, doing those activities with another family makes them more fun! Whether it’s a trip to an amusement park , a visit to the local pool , or trip to a pumpkin patch , including another family can multiply the fun in amazing ways. One of my favorite moms to collaborate with is my friend, Ayana Ledford who's pictured above with her daughter Sahar. We have done all of the things listed as seemingly random examples above and here is how including her and her daughter (and sometimes her son too) has made the events more fun. On the date above, Ayana almost left the venue because parking was a nightmare. That said, she hung in there and we would up having a great time!
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Embarrassing Working Mom Moments: (A Trip to the Liquor Store)

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As a working mom I try to maximize all of my time and maximize my dollars.  There always seems to be something to do and not enough time to do it.  For that reason, I try to fit errands into my day so that they don’t pile up.

With Labor Day coming up I am planning to have enough food, snacks, and spirits on hand to entertain anybody who stops by.  I recently found two $5.00 off coupons for “Skinny Girl Sangria” in my purse that expire on August 31st so I made a mental note to pick some up.  I got out of a meeting a little early so I decided to stop by the Wine and Spirits store that’s across the street from my office on the way back from the meeting.  I thought I could get what I needed, save money and save on having to run to the store at a less opportune time.   


Apparently the Wine and Spirits store opens at 10:00 AM.  When I got to the store at 9:55 AM I pulled the door  and it was locked.  Because I was caught up in “Chaton’s World” I had missed the signs on the doors.  I had also missed the rather anxious young woman standing on the other side of the door.  She promptly told me, “They’ll be opening in about a minute.”  Something in her voice suggested that she had been waiting for a while and was not buying it for the weekend or an upcoming party.  She seemed in a hurry like she needed to drink whatever she was buying soon after purchasing it.

I decided to leave and quickly return to my office lest somebody think that I was also anxious to make a purchase and planned to slip a little something into my green tea.  I just hope I don’t let these coupons expire!

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