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Life in the Mommy Lane by Riche Holmes Grant — Mommy Life Tips + Tricks

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Smart + Stylish Mom Spotlight: How to Manage Multiple Careers 2

Today’s smart + stylish mom is Kerri Yoder Hubbard, a 39-year old non-profit executive by day and actress/writer/producer/social entrepreneur all the time. She lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband, Bryan, son Blake (17 months) and stepson Kyle (20 years old).Kerri is a graduate of Yale (BA in Economics) and the London School of Economics (MA in Health Policy, Planning & Financing). Most recently, she’s worked in major gift fundraising for the sciences & entrepreneurship/non-profit development at UCLA. She’s currently transitioning to hospital philanthropy/nonprofit development for Providence Health & Services to raise money...
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Smart + Stylish Mom Spotlight: Managing Motherhood and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 1

Today’s smart + stylish spotlight is on Kristen Archer, a 29-year old publicist and owner of Precisely PR & Events who lives in Washington, DC with her husband, Ted, and daughter, Paris Franchesca (9 months).I’ve actually known Kristen since she was about 12 years old. She and my sister, Jade, were best friends in middle school and Kristen has remained a part of our family since then. But it wasn’t until Kristen and I both became moms nearly two decades later that I really got to know her. Now, she’s one of my best mommy...
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Smart + Stylish Mom Spotlight: How to Plan Exciting Mommy & Me Adventures 0

Today’s smart + stylish spotlight is on cultural enthusiast, Anjali Da Victoria Lobo, who's a 39-year old Policy Analyst and Strategic Campaigner for Labor Unions living in Washington, DC with her husband, Arv Moorthy, and son, Elan (22 months). I met Anjali last summer, when we were part of the same play group. We bonded over homemade baby food and honest conversations about the beautiful (and crazy!) art of motherhood. Yes, it’s definitely an art, and although everyone’s canvas is different, it’s amazing how much we all have in common at the core. Anjali’s calming...
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I owe everything I am to my mom and here's why... 2

My mother never accepted mediocrity in our household and I can't tell you how grateful I am that she never budged...ever.  I'm only the mom I am today to Riley because my mom was who she was to my sister and me.                                           [Mom and me circa 1977 & Riley and me in 2013]At one point in high school, I was obsessed with the soap opera, "All My Children."  When mom discovered this, she made a...
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Smart + Stylish Mom Spotlight: Pursuing Your Passions in the Midst of Motherhood 0

Today’s smart + stylish mom spotlight is on Phnesha Marchette, a 37-year old Southern California lawyer-turned-artist, who’s mom to daughters, Gabby (6) and Gigi (4). I met Phnesha in high school, when we were one grade apart in the Science & Tech magnet program at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Prince George’s County, MD. There, it was a given that everyone in our program was smart (one of the co-founders of Google is an alum), but not everyone was smart…AND…cool…AND…gorgeous…AND artistically inclined. Well, not everyone except Phnesha Marchette. Phnesha was the kind of girl who...
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