Over the past several weeks, I was often brought back in time to twenty years ago when juggling family responsibilities, work & press requests were my daily reality. We didn't have cows, and our dogs were much smaller and shed a lot less. Our house was a fraction of its size today, and Chuck and I were changing diapers and trying to sleep through the night, not figure out how to get a tire changed in Evanston or help college daughters navigate unvaccinated roommates' overnight guests. While my life has changed dramatically, and the before and after pictures are a vivid illustration of that passage of time, and the media business has been completely transformed, I discovered that my interest in being chronicled by the media remains the same: at best, ambivalent. Photo by Cindy Schultz for The New York Times However, new outlets allow me to frame my own message. So I am sharing the speech as prepared for delivery (I can't ever give it word-for-word, but I hued pretty clo...
Lifestyle blog for Moms who juggle. Former Governor Jane Swift, the first woman in history to give birth (to twins) while in office and her mom friends share stories, advice and more than a little snark. We have been there and done that and some of our advice might help the next wave of women leaders and moms as they embark on their journey. And we aim to make it all a little more fun.