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Laura Lowell is the executive editor and author of "42 Rules for Working Moms." She has gathered practical advice and information from working moms all over the world to share with others. She lives and works in Silicon Valley with her husband and two girls. http://www.42rules.com/working_moms/index
Articles by this Author
Rule 37: Children Should Be Loved, Not Managed -Article
- Published 08/25/2008
- Parenting
Kyra Posma is a 37-year-old wife and mother, married 10 years She and her husband have two sons ages four and six
Rule 38: Play the Question Game -Article
- Published 08/25/2008
- Parenting
Nancy Erba is a single working mother with two beautiful smart children and an extremely supportive family She is a vice president at a major storage company in Silicon Valley
Rule 39: It’s OK to Lie (Sometimes) -Article
- Published 08/25/2008
- Family Concern
Michelle Lamar is a mother, wife, marketing geek and author Michelle writes a parenting blog called “White Trash Mom” and wrote the book “White Trash Mom Handbook” (August 2008)
Rule 41: Stay at Home Dads -Article
- Published 08/25/2008
- Family Concern
Jamie Hayden is a professional copywriter and the working wife of a stay-at-home dad (SAHD) She's currently working on a book about the rewards of this unique lifestyle
Rule 34: Observe the Peace -Article
- Published 08/23/2008
- Self Help
Melanie Bertrand is a single mom working full time as a research assistant in a molecular genetics/microbial evolution lab Her two-year-old son spends week days in daycare and plays all weekend with Mommy
Rule 35: Don’t Buy the Wipe Warmer -Article
- Published 08/23/2008
- Advice
Liz Gumbinner is the co-founder and editor of CoolMomPickscom, the popular shopping and review website for parents of young children
Rule 36: Be Flexible -Article
- Published 08/23/2008
- Advice
Tenny Frost is Executive Director of Alumni Relations at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley Tenny lives in Albany, California, and is married with two children
Rule 32: Live One Life -Article
- Published 08/23/2008
- Self Help
Christine Kittinger loves boys Will and Joey, and husband Steve - a fantastic dad who can fix anything She is Vice President of a human resources consulting firm, Assets Unlimited
Rule 33: Education is a Life-Long Journey -Article
- Published 08/23/2008
- Education
Katherine Watt is VP of Human Resources for a global hi-tech company in Silicon Valley and the proud mother of two beautiful and smart young women
At 18, I was off to college; choosing San Diego State because it was the farthest I could get from home and still be in California (and it had a beach)
Rule 27: Cut Out the Curfew -Article
- Published 08/21/2008
- Women Interest
Shawna Todd is the happily married mother of two children who has learned to fill her plate daily and eat through it by 11 pm
Rule 28: Dare to Compare -Article
- Published 08/21/2008
- Women Interest
Tia Yates is a Legal Assistant in house for Washington Mutual Bank, the loving wife to William and a grateful Mom to four active boys ages 2-14
Comparison is comfortable
Rule 29: Don’t Let Yourself Go -Article
- Published 08/21/2008
- Women Interest
Tina DeMattia, is 36 years old and has one child She just earned her Marriage and Family Therapy license after completing 3000 hours of internship and two written licensing exams
Rule 30: Put on Your Oxygen Mask First -Article
- Published 08/21/2008
- Women Interest
Victoria Ryan knows that the most valuable contribution she has made to the US
Rule 31: Volunteer Your Way -Article
- Published 08/21/2008
- Women Interest
Jan McDaniel has spent the last 25 years working in various senior management positions at some of the world’s largest High Technology companies She did this while raising two daughters
Rule 24: Plan a Power Lunch -Article
- Published 08/21/2008
- Women Interest
Christina Johnson Polk is mom to Max, two, and wife to Kevin She lives in Lafayette, CA, and works full time as a Construction Manager
Rule 25: B Sur Ur Kds No U Hav a Lif -Article
- Published 08/20/2008
- Women Interest
(Translation: Be Sure Your Kids Know You Have a Life)
Molly Wendland juggles work and family in Kansas City with her two teenage daughters and her Big Strong Man (a
Rule 26: Focus -Article
- Published 08/20/2008
- Women Interest
Shea Fialdini lives in Seattle with her husband and three children She works as the Grants Manager for the Global Health Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Rule 22: Separate the “Anxiety” From “Separation Anxiety” -Article
- Published 08/20/2008
- Advice
Jennifer Blaney is the General Manager for ITEX Corporation, based in Bellevue, Washington She has a B
Rule 23: Have Sex -Article
- Published 08/20/2008
- Women Interest
Holly Garcia, mother of four, has been happily married for 22 years to her high school sweetheart She works full time in high-tech
Rule 21: Mind Their Manners -Article
- Published 08/15/2008
- Family Concern
Hollee J Chadwick, a former newspaper editor, works from home as a journalist, humor columnist, and book editor
Rule 19: Do Fun Stuff -Article
- Published 08/15/2008
- Advice
Lisa Plummer is a single mother of four children and one grandchild She has degrees in Theology and Christina Leadership and is working on a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy
Rule 18: Read and Be Read To -Article
- Published 08/15/2008
- Self Help
Laura Hidalgo is a working mother and wife living in Northern California She loves to dance and never finishes her daily “to-do” list
Rule 17: Make it Good Enough -Article
- Published 08/14/2008
- Advice
Joan Bounacos has been married to George for over fifteen years Together they are raising three sons and so far have lived to tell the tale
Rule 20: Take Time For Now -Article
- Published 08/13/2008
- Self Help
Carolyn Pleasance is a 38-year-old first-time mom with a two year old, two part time jobs and the best husband she could ever ask for They have two cars, one cat, and a house that looks like the Little Tykes factory
Rule 14: Lose the Guilt -Article
- Published 08/11/2008
- Self Help
Pamela Jimenez Castellanos lives in San Jose, California, with her husband, David and sons Benjamin, 2 ½ and Tayln, 1 Since 1995, she has worked in Human Resources at High Tech companies

































