CEO of the home

26th April 2007

posted in Work-Life Balance, Working Moms |

Care to know how I got to the top of my post at my house? Here’s an excerpt from my online column running today:

I never thought I’d have the chance to be the head honcho so soon.

I’m still young in my career — and in age. It is only of late that I achieved middle management at work.

However, since I had my son last year, it seems I’ve taken on a new leadership role. I’m CEO of my house. This isn’t something I bargained for when I had my son. My domestic life had previously been very equitable. My husband and I divvied up duties such as grocery shopping, picking up the dry cleaning and cleaning up the house.

Then we had a child.

Ever since, I’ve been thrown into a leadership position I’m just not all that familiar with. When it comes to my son, I’m in charge. Whatever I say goes. I’m the chief, the woman at the helm. No one disagrees with my decisions — or if they do, they don’t dare say anything.

Click here to read the rest!

Also, it’s Take Your Child to Work Day and here are some interesting tips. If you’ve got the little one with you today, enjoy! I’ve got seven more years until I can put junior to work.

Tags: Take Your Child To Work Day, working mom, CEO

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1 On April 26th, 2007, JIll Asher said:

OK, I can’t believe I did not know it was take your daughter to work day!

2 On April 26th, 2007, Debbie said:

I wish I had known it was take your daughter to work day…I totally would have brought my little girl with me! Oh well, maybe next year!

3 On April 26th, 2007, Marcie said:

I think I became CEO of our marriage early on when I took over the bill-paying. These days, with our daughters eight and ten, I think of myself more as a captain or a coach (but hey, I’m a sports fan.)

Last week, my husband talked the girls OUT of buying me a birthday card that had pictures of a cartoon mom ironing, vacuuming and doing laundry. He told them “uh… that’s not really Mommy.” I was touched that he told them that, not only because I’m a slob, but because my current version of mommyhood is more about strategizing, setting goals, collaborating, delegating and other management stuff I used to do for money!

4 On April 27th, 2007, sugarmama said: