work-life balance
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I was Type-A…until I had kids
by Sarah on Monday, November 12th, 2012 | 10 comments
If you had asked me when I was twenty what I would be doing at forty, the answer would have been definitive: killing it at work. When I was in my twenties I imagined my forty year-old self doing big, important things, ideally on a global scale. Instead I work in a sun-filled office just off ... [read more] -
Monday’s Double Shot: Meet Michelle Slatalla – Working Mom Getting It Done!
by Alicia on Monday, April 26th, 2010 | 1 comment
Meet Michelle Slatalla. I first heard of Michelle when I read her recent article in Real Simple Magazine called “10 Secrets Of An Unflappable Mom.” I knew right then she was a “Buttoned Up Girl” and reached out to her for an interview. Michelle is a working mom. She writes a ... [read more] -
Wednesday’s Dose of Sunshine: Fighting the Spring Itch.
by Anna on Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 | No Comments
Picture this: It is a beautiful Thursday afternoon. You are sitting in lecture looking out the windows watching other students picnicking and frolicking in the beautiful sunshine. Your heart leaps and suddenly you are in a pickle: to go to your next class, or not to go…... [read more] -
Thursday’s Carrot: Seven Years Gone
by Hollie on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 | 1 comment
"...This was a decade filled with opportunity. The internet transformed our lives forever. Opportunities were created (and many were taken advantage of). And, like every decade, just about everyone missed it. Just about everyone hunkered down and did their job or did what they were told or did what they thought they were supposed to, ... [read more] -
Book Excerpt: You’re a Mommy Now
by Sarah on Monday, October 5th, 2009 | 2 comments
An excerpt from the book, Happy At Work, Happy At Home, by Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio “ALICIA’S GUIDE TO HIRING AND KEEPING GREAT NANNIES” Alicia Rockmore, the founder of Buttoned Up! (www.getbuttonedup.com), calls herself an organizational maniac and she seamlessly juggles a fast- paced career and full home life. Prior to co- founding Buttoned Up, Inc., ... [read more]

















