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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Working Mom Tip: Take Time For Yourself #BadMoms

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Moms having fun
I have written a lot about how working moms should enjoy their families and their weekends. However, it is also important for working moms to take time for themselves. Last week, I was fortunate enough to have a night out with some other hard working moms. We went to see a complimentary screening of the movie, “Bad Moms”!


We totally embraced the theme. We began the evening with cocktails and ended it with conversation in the parking lot—parking lot pimpin’. It was like college!

It was quite a treat. Mila Kunis is a comedic talent. Christina Applegate and Jada Pinkett did a great job too.

A group of Bad Moms at the movies!
In addition to the acting, the story was very relatable. They portrayed moms struggling with their mommy journey. Seeing other moms struggle—even on screen moms—was humbling. The portrayal of the working mom resonated with me.

As Mila Kunis says at the end of the movie, "We are all bad moms!" Hearing someone say it out loud made me feel better!

It showed how working moms struggle with the guilt of coming up short at home and at work. It did a great job of portraying the struggle—our struggle. The struggle where we try to do too much and come up short. The struggle where we are often late in our pursuit of trying to make everybody happy. The internal struggle we experience…

Seeing the movie with seven of my mommy friends and blog followers made it even better!


I actually managed to go out on Friday night too. These breaks from my mommy duties refresh me and make me better for my family!

I hope you get to take some time for yourself soon! And check out the movie!

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