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Question for blog readers

by Katrina on October 19, 2010

I have a burning question that I hope you will answer: What would you like to see on this blog? A brief history I started Working Moms Break in March 2010 to make sense of a major crisis in my own life, and in the lives of many of the women I know. I’m so […]

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CA Voter Guide is here!

by Katrina on October 12, 2010

This one is for the California readers. (For you non-Californians*, please see the bottom of this post for an overly simplistic and very opinionated overview about our wacky election process.) Confused by the latest crop of statewide initiatives on the ballot? No problem. The Women’s Foundation of California has just released their voter guide. You […]

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Minivan rap

by Katrina on August 20, 2010

I drive a minivan. There. I’ve said it. Maybe you think that’s not cool. I’ll try not to hold that against you. I happen to think that SUVs, which are less fuel-efficient than my minivan, aren’t cool. I hope we can still be friends. Toyota has come out with this video (“Swagger Wagon”), proving that […]

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Unplugging this week

by Katrina on June 29, 2010

I’m taking this week off to be with the family. Looking forward to birds, trees, mountains, uncomfortable sleeping conditions, starry nights, and no cell phone reception. If you’re looking for inspiration to unplug for a few days (or longer!), check out these New York Times stories: “Hooked on Gadgets and Paying a Mental Price” (6/6/10) […]

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Working mom video game

by Katrina on June 27, 2010

A blog reader sent me a link to this short video. (Thank you, Donna!) I won’t try to describe it–it speaks for itself. Girls suck at video games / Les filles sont nulles aux jeux vidéo from Stéphanie Mercier on Vimeo.

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Herd feelings

by Katrina on May 24, 2010

People keep telling me how brave I am to write about my nervous breakdown on this blog. I don’t feel brave. Actually I’m quite sensitive and I worry about what other people think. It helps that more than 100 women and men, parents and non-parents, have sent emails or written comments on the blog about […]

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Mama’s on a brand new blog platform!

by Katrina on May 19, 2010

Things are looking a little different around here. That’s because I recently switched blog platforms! I won’t bore you with stories of how I’ve been twisting myself in knots trying to understand technology that simply makes no sense to me. Or how I’ve been dreaming about search engine optimization. Or that my new obsession is […]

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I’ll be on KUSF 90.3 FM at 7:30 pm tonight!

by Katrina on April 19, 2010

Last week I was interviewed by the dynamic duo at Lady Brain, the “most candid advice show on San Francisco radio.” We talked about–what else?–the perils of working and raising young children.

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Rebecca’s Spring Break (Part II.)

by Katrina on April 16, 2010

“So we’re getting ready to go. I sit down with Ella to brush her hair, and that’s when I see two nits.”

“That’s too much!” I said. “The cough with the peeing. The foot surgery. The whale watching fiasco. And then lice?…It’s unreal…Can you turn your head a little?”

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