Boy, I sure picked a dicey subject to tackle for my last post, huh? I loved the conversation that surrounded my thoughts that being a stay at home mom can be bad for your health. I still stand by this theory, but you’ll notice I changed “is” to “can be”. Those that responded made me realize that what I was doing was listing my fears of what could go wrong with this profession. (Y’all also reminded me that this is a profession. I’d take a stay at home mom to be my project manager any day! Talk about being able to juggle many spinning plates at one time!)

I mentioned on Facebook that I think a similar article could be written for being a working mom. No option is perfect. As many said, each woman needs to find the balance that works best for herself and her family. What that means for me so far, I don’t know. I do know that I don’t want to go back to a corporate office job where I have to sit in a cubicle all day, kid or not. But someday, financial reasons may require that that’s what I do for my family. Being a mom has its highs and lows. Financial responsibility is one of them.

Speaking of financial responsibility… and things ladies love…

It’s Contest Time!!!

Last Thursday’s post was my 300th post here on the blog which I think makes it time for a contest. Given the topic of the post, I think a $30 Target gift card would be totally appropriate. I know the folks that read this blog go there once or twice a week (or day, whatever… 🙂 ).

To enter the contest, you have two options:

1. Leave a comment on this post listing what’s your favorite thing to buy at Target. As for me, I can’t get enough of the Simply Balanced Fruit Strips and the JR Watkins hand lotions and cleaning supplies. I purchase at least one of each every time I go.

2. Subscribe to the blog to receive the posts right in your inbox. (***This option will put your name in the bucket twice and I have another prize coming out to all subscribers later this month. Don’t miss out!) If you’re already a subscriber, leave your comment and I’ll enter you for three changes to win.

The contest will close at 5 pm Central on Friday, April 11th. I’ll be doing this the old-fashioned way, picking a name (or email as the case may be) out of a hat. Afterwards, I will ask the winner for an address. Yah, mail! Who doesn’t like getting not-a-bill mail?!

Good luck!