Gwen Stefani Quotes

As a working mum, it's really hard to find time in the day to just relax and take a break. I am constantly on the go.

I think, as a working mother, what is more challenging for me is that I get to balance both work and home and prioritise my kid's life.

Working mothers' laughter comes hardest when our double life is revealed for what it is: a juggling act in which the balls can drop at any time, invariably on our own head.

It's really hard to balance work and being a mother.

Of course having a baby derails the writing process for some time. And I will be the first to say that I have essentially no social life, because there's just nothing left after being a mom, professor, and writer. I used to be big into rock climbing. No more. A lot falls by the wayside.

I'm like any working mom.

I honestly wondered how on earth I would manage to combine work and motherhood.

What is free time? I'm a single mother. My free moments are filled with loving my little girl.

I feel like I'm one of the many working mothers. And I only have one child. I know working mums who have three or four. It's definitely a challenge but it's a wonderful challenge to be able to do both.

As any female executive with a family knows, you're making mental lists all through the night. You're often not sure you've managed to sleep at all.

It definitely puts a strain on family life - I miss them like mad. Being a working mother I've been juggling house and career from day one. I want to hold out for telly for the second half of the year.

I think the main thing that I've learned while working on 'Let's Stay Together' is how to balance mommyhood and working.

I feel such a sense of empowerment being a mom. But I do wonder: How do they/we do it all?

I spend as much time with my kids as any mom who stays home. I only work during the hours they're at school, but there is always the sense of trying to catch up with all their stuff and not only organize my work life but also their school lives.

I don't see how a woman in documentary photography could have children. I think it's a very difficult thing to do to raise a family, and I have enormous respect for people who do it. I'd hate to do something like that and not be good at it.

I work too much to be an appropriate parent. I feel like a bad mom to my dog some days because I'm just not here enough. I just feel like I would do a bad job if I took the time to literally give birth to a kid right now and try and juggle everything I'm doing.

Being a working mom is not easy. You have to be willing to screw up at every level.

Being a mother is more exhausting than working, and sometimes I push myself too hard and burn myself out. I can appreciate how exhausting it must be for women who have to do everything themselves all the time.

For me, juggling mommyhood and work is a challenge, but each day I learn little tricks to make it all come together.

I'm one of those actresses that really enjoys staying home with my children. To be told you've got to get to work, it is just unbelievable what it does to you.

Mothers are the heart of any household. I try to spend as much time with my children as I possibly can while also fulfilling my professional duties. It is tricky, but I think I manage it.

When I first had a child, I really had a hard time trying to figure out how it was all going to fit together. Because I felt like, when I was with him, I wanted to be writing and I should be writing. And when I was writing, I felt like I should be with him, and wanted to be with him. So I was unhappy a lot.

I've learned that every working mom is a superwoman.

As a mom, you're so panicked and starved for time, you just need help.

People always ask is it hard being an entrepreneur and a mum, and the answer is 'yes.'