We will now be sharing our insight and laughter with the Pink Magazine community.

Take a look at our first post below: Is This Really My Life?

Have you ever wondered who stole your wildly cool, sane and laugh-a-minute life and left you with the crazy, unbalanced and decidedly not-so-cool life of a frazzled working mom in its place?

Yea, we have too.

Pretty much every day, actually.

But….the good news is we (and by we, we mean all of us working moms) are pretty good at getting the real lesson out of even the most unproductive, disorganized, previously-unimaginable, “Calgon-take-me-away” kind of days.

Here are some recent examples of some “Is-This-Really-My-Life” moments we’ve had and the accompanying lesson we will always carry from said moments:

1. Just because you consider yourself accomplished, talented and rational, doesn’t mean you are, should be or have to be the world’s most flawless hostess.

Lesson Learned: Let go of your Norman Rockwell/Martha Stewart vision of the perfect, isn’t-she-a-wonderful-hostess event. People won’t love you more if you serve and host them after a long day or week at work. Make the preparations – and your life — easy so you can enjoy the guests – and the ride.

2. When your child tells you he/she is going to throw-up right now, he/she means it.

Lesson Learned: A throw-up warning (or anything remotely resembling one) is not the time for your “boy who cried wolf” skepticism. Listen to him/her and act accordingly: Immediately scoop up kid and run to bathroom, or at the very least, off of the carpeting, off of the bed…and if need be, definitely out of the car!

3.You know how before you pounded the pavement in search of your first job, you thought you were the greatest thing (maybe even better) since shoulder pads and control-top pantyhose?

Lesson Learned: People in glass houses, walking a mile in someone’s shoes, judge not – you know the drill. Rejection stinks and so do overblown egos. Healthy self-confidence is good. Positive thinking is good, too. Unrealistic childhood fantasies – not so much.

4. You’re prepped and ready to go for that important deal-maker conference call – and then your child’s school calls to say your adorable child has lice…and that you absolutely, positively have to pick up “the infected carrier” immediately.

Lesson Learned: Life is good at throwing curveballs and even the best of us have to catch them and run. Unless your child is in danger of hurting him/herself (or anyone else), you can still make that call. Hide out somewhere in your home, putting plenty of distance and drywall between you and your pint-sized loved one who insists on screaming “Mom” every five seconds. Call made. Deal done. Good job!

What about you? What was your worst “Is-This-Really-My-Life” moment and what lesson did you take away from it?

Filed under: Allison Nazarian, Debbe Taylor, working mom pr