Here are some of my favorite links this week from around the web:

We Are The Hungry Women of Internet Marketing

Barbecue Cupcakes

Getting Ready to Go Back to School

Caution:  You May Pee Your Pants

How to Have a Successful Cross Blog Conversation

When I first became a working mom, I will admit, I felt a little alone and isolated.  The mom groups in my area catered to the stay-at-home mom and I just didn’t feel like I had many resources that I could relate to.

After doing some searching online, I discovered that there are a lot of working moms out there just like me looking for the same things.  One great site I found was Work It Moms.  From the site:

“It’s not easy to juggle family and career while maintaining your own sanity. We created Work It, Mom! because we believe that having a community where working moms can share their experiences, advice, and support can make that daily juggle a bit more manageable.”

Head on over to Work It Mom today and check it out!

The school year is about to begin Monday for my oldest.  She will be in Pre-K.  There is something about the start of each school year that is sort of like a new beginning to me.  I have always found it exciting even when I wasn’t in school and before my daughter attended school.

That being said, I am on a quest to become more organized and “clutter free”.  I am going to share with you my journey from start to finish.  I will share with you my before pictures and the tools I use to get organized.  I am going to work on time management, myself, and my home.

Stick around, you won’t want to miss it!!

Name: Lorna Sawyer

Occupation: Case worker

Describe Your Occupation:
Working to help families become self sufficient.

Tell us about yourself:
Mom of a 6.5 girl and a 2.5 boy, wife to a 40+ man, and daughter of Christ!

Love to scrapbook, rubber stamp and quilt but haven’t figured out how to organize and find the time to do that in over 2 years.

Working on engaging my children in cooking and baking so we can spend more time together.

Tell us what a typical day is like for you: Up at 5 getting myself ready before the kids are up at 6. Breakfast, daycare, work, dinner, homework, bathtime, bedtime….oooooh look it’s time to do it again!

What are some of your challenges?
Finding time ME time without the guilt.

How do find balance in your life?
Am I supposed to have balance.

What do you do to take time for yourself?
I try to get a pedi once a month. Looking at starting bible study at church in the fall.

Do you have any advice for other working moms?
Figure out how to loose the guilt…after 6.5 years I am almost there.

Do you have a favorite tool or resource that you use to help stay organized?
Day timer and sticky notes.

Where Can We Find You Online?
No where yet but I am thinking I might start a blog.

Are you a working mom? Do you want to be featured here at Not Just 9 to 5. Please fill out the questionnaire found here. Please also email me at laura AT notjust9to5 DOT com with any images you would like used. Interviews are featured on Thursdays.

We are going on one last weekend getaway with the kids.  Don’t worry though, I have posts lined up for you every day!

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