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November 13, 2012
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If you’re like me, you’ve at times felt guilty for stepping off the conventional fast-paced career path so you could devote a larger portion of your time being the primary caregiver for your children. After all, our mothers and grandmothers fought tirelessly to break the barriers and create a world where girls could go to college, grad school – become partners in top law firms, tenured professors at top universities, CEO’s of major corporations. And now we’re celebrating a record... View Article
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October 17, 2012
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If we’re connected on Facebook, you may have seen my post last week (click here to connect if we’re not yet!). I wrote: At the time I wrote it, I was subconsciously giving myself permission to do just that. Here’s why. Right now I am sitting at my kitchen table writing on my desktop computer. (It didn’t seem worth the hassle of putting it back in my office after picking it up from the Genius Bar since we’re packing up... View Article
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October 8, 2012
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Sometimes the force that causes us to START – or in my case, to FINISH – comes from a place we’d least expect. I’ve been in the web redesign process for months now. It started in the new year, when I began conceptualizing the general direction I wanted to go with my new site. Then I gained a lot more clarity over the Summer when I took Marie Forleo’s magnificent B School program. Finally after months of dragging my heels... View Article
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September 24, 2012
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I am honored to have been invited to contribute to the “Awesome Tips for New Moms Series” over at Purple Leaves, Red Cherries: Revealing Motherhood, with my guest post, “5 Ways to Rediscover YOU While Surrounded by Diapers, Milk, and a Sea of Fatigue.” Purple Leaves, Red Cherries is a stunning book by Tania Elfersy and Andrea Katzman, and illustrated by Nomi Melul Ohad. It is a poignantly written and beautifully illustrated gift for mothers around the world. I’ve never seen anything... View Article
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September 6, 2012
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With the kids back in school, the holidays coming up, and Summer already behind us, there’s a lot of stuff you’d like to accomplish this Fall. The to-do list keeps getting longer, and it feels like the days just get shorter and shorter. And in fact, they do, right? And let’s be honest. Some of the to-do’s have been on your list for quite some time now. Maybe even for years. Hoping to finally finish up that first-year baby book?... View Article
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August 17, 2012
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To all the boys I love and have loved before. Thank you. Thank you for the memories, the fun, the love. Thank you for sharing a piece of your life with me. But this one’s for the girls. My team. Stacy Francis, for structuring your financial advising business to be fee-only so we don’t have to feel like we’re constantly being sold to when it comes to where to put our savings. And for creating Savvy Ladies – one of... View Article
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August 9, 2012
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Last week I received an email from a new friend – someone who subscribes to my newsletter – asking a very good question. I thought I would answer it in this week’s post as it pertains to many of us. She said, “Hi Stacy, I’ve been a stay-at-home mom for 3 years now. I kinda back-doored into it after an 8-year career in marketing, but now I’m ready to go back to work. I don’t want to go back into... View Article
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August 2, 2012
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You think you want it. I mean, you’re pretty sure you do. At least everyone else thinks you want it. Actually, they kinda take it for granted that you want it. They assume someone in your situation would want it. All objective signs say now is the time for you to go ahead and get it/do it/start it. At least start working toward it. Realistically, you know full well it could take a while, so if you want it anytime... View Article