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Hi! I’m Whitnee the founder of Rose Gold Mama. Just like you I’ve got a lot going on. I’m a blogger, candle maker, breadwinning wife, mama to a young son, technology director (yes, I work in corporate), avid traveler, daughter, sister and friend. I’ve got a lot of interests too. I love to make cocktails, cook, hike, watch movies and create.
This site is dedicated to helping working moms thrive in life by providing practical and relevant advice in: goal setting, time management, self care and career.
My mission here at RGM is to help you take care of you and live a life you love filled with bliss and happiness.
2024-03-27 11:10
Hey, mama. Have you ever faced a mountain of tasks that just must be conquered today, but found yourself desperately wanting to do anything but tackle them?
It feels like no matter how ha… Read More
2024-03-13 10:58
Hey, mama. Have you ever had a hard time with delegation?
Delegation can feel like an uphill battle. Sometimes you delegate tasks only to find the results weren’t what you&rsq&hell…Read More
2024-02-28 12:32
Do you ever worry you’re being passed over for a promotion?
If thoughts like “Where is my career going?” or “Why am I not being considered for advancement?”… Read More
2024-02-13 12:13
Are you having a hard time being more productive at work?
Do you feel like you’re working but not really accomplishing the important things you need to do? Have you ever worked late… Read More
2024-02-01 13:11
Are your goals getting harder to achieve?
Do you wake up each day and feel like your willpower is waning? Is it getting a little more difficult to take the actions that you need to… Read More
2024-01-24 08:19
Are you struggling to get things done? Are you constantly procrastinating? Do you find yourself avoiding doing things even when those things are to your benefit? Are you making your situatio… Read More
2024-01-19 12:45
Do you ever feel like you’re losing yourself? Have you ever looked in the mirror and said, “Who is this woman?” It’s like recognizing yourself, but seeing you’r… Read More
2024-01-16 11:56
Do you feel stuck in your career or feel like your personal goals just aren’t moving forward fast enough?
I wanted to share with you how you can advance in your personal life… Read More
2024-01-08 22:16
Are you spending ridiculous hours at work? Or even when you have the benefit of a “short day” you feel like you can barely get through it? Do you ever cry before you log in… Read More
2024-01-04 09:46
Do you feel stuck in your career or feel stuck with your life goals?
Maybe you are taking all the right steps to achieve what it is that you want, but it just feels like it’s… Read More
2023-12-21 22:03
If you’re leading a team and you feel like you’re not doing enough to help the team move forward and advance, you can look into motherhood for some lessons.
Sometimes, to help… Read More
2023-12-18 10:02
Have you ever talked yourself out of something good?
Have you ever had the chance to take an amazing vacation with your friends but kept telling yourself why you weren’t ready… Read More
2023-12-07 12:19
Do you ever feel like work is eating into your personal life way too much?
Do you ever feel like that long work to-do list is filled with tasks that are not leveraging your skills a… Read More
2023-11-30 12:22
Do you ever feel like when you’re at work, you’re thinking about home? And you get stressed because when you’re in front of your kids, playing with them, you’ve got w… Read More
2023-11-21 14:17
Do you feel like you need to be Wonder Woman all the time?
If you feel like you are doing it all and doing it almost perfectly most of the time, but you also feel like your career just is… Read More
2023-10-13 12:22
Do you feel like you’re not as happy as you can be?
We get caught in the whirlwind of the working mom’s daily juggle and push aside our own happiness, and before we know it, w… Read More
2023-10-05 13:13
Do you ever find yourself in a rut, wondering if you’re somehow losing touch with your intellect?
Seriously, there was a time when I felt like I was getting dumber.
Like I stoppe… Read More
2023-09-29 16:57
Do you ever find yourself not making the most of your day? Do you feel like you’re not living up to your full potential – not showing up and delivering the way that you can?
I… Read More
2023-09-22 21:15
Your days are a whirlwind, mama. I see you juggling work, family, and a million other things.
I see those endless to-do lists. I know they are a mile long. As you diligently attend to the… Read More
2023-09-15 16:45
You are a fierce, fabulous boss mama. I know that you know you are.
Your ambition and determination are remarkable. And I’m here to make sure you have all the tools you need to live… Read More
2023-07-13 09:25
You’re superheroes, juggling countless responsibilities both at home and in the workplace. But when it comes to your career, how can you supercharge it and take it to the next level?&n&hell…Read More
2023-06-14 15:28
Being a working mom is no easy feat. Juggling your responsibilities in the workplace and the demands of managing a household and raising children can often feel overwhelming.
So let… Read More
2023-06-08 16:53
You don’t have to do this alone.
One thing you can do to stay on top of your responsibilities while staying sane is to look for support.
I know asking for help isn’t easy f… Read More
2023-05-30 21:33
How do you even start focusing on yourself – on your mental health – when you’re being pulled in every direction all day, every day?
There is one essential skill you nee… Read More
2023-05-19 14:53
As a working mom, I understand that thriving in both your career and motherhood is difficult.
From meeting deadlines to attending school functions and juggling household chores, it… Read More
2023-05-17 21:45
As working moms, it’s difficult to insert time for hobbies, self-care activities, or even a therapy session in our already-filled calendar.
But as working moms, our mental hea… Read More
2023-05-11 10:33
It is Mental Health Awareness Month, and I wanted to share something that I do to help manage my stress each day.
As a working mom, I know you know the feeling of being overwhelmed and st… Read More
2023-05-03 21:24
Is your to-do list a mile long?
Do you have everyone coming at you from all sides? Your kids, your partner, your boss, your colleagues – everybody needs something from you and somet… Read More
2023-05-03 16:00
You have a lot on your plate. How do I know? Because I do too.
I’m a working mom. I have a 5-year-old and a soon-to-be 3-year-old. And I run an entire organization at my job.
I g… Read More
2023-03-23 21:25
Do you feel like you are constantly playing catch-up? Like your to-do list just fills itself up every day.
It’s one of the most common struggles of a working mom and the antidote to… Read More
2023-03-16 12:18
Achieving your goals isn’t a straight path. There will be bumps on the road, hurdles you have to get over, and detours that could get you off track.
What will help you keep going ev… Read More
2023-03-10 11:43
Do you feel like you’re constantly pulled in a million different directions?
It’s inevitable as a working mom. Our responsibilities at work and at home can stretch us to… Read More
2023-03-02 13:28
January is usually goal season, but for working moms, any season can be goal season.
Our priorities shift and our ambitions could change anytime, so I want to talk to you about achieving… Read More
2023-02-27 13:15
Your goals are there to motivate you to move and give you direction. We talk about goal setting a lot, but we’ve never talked about whether we’re making the wrong goals.
Is th… Read More
2023-02-22 16:19
When the holiday highs have settled down, how are you feeling?
After goal-setting, are you in a place right now where you feel like your motivation is waning? Are you still committe… Read More
2023-02-07 11:15
You’ve probably written down your goals for this year, or maybe you’ve been pushing back goal setting.
Wherever you are in your goal-setting progress, do this one thing first… Read More
2022-12-12 12:38
“I don’t know if I’m ready for this.”
“I don’t know what kind of employee I’m going to be.”
“I don’t know if I’m going… Read More
2022-11-29 09:19
Even the best leaders still feel self-doubt. I also feel like an impostor sometimes, and that’s when I fake it ‘til I make it.
Hear me out, I know you’ve heard it before… Read More
2022-11-08 12:11
Burnout seems more common now than ever before. And yet, it’s so hard to handle it because it’s all-encompassing. It affects our mind, body, and spirit. How do you fight an enemy… Read More
2022-10-18 11:28
One surefire way to snuff out your passion and purpose is when your day turns into wash-rinse-repeat – the same thing every day.
It’s when you wake up in the morning, you get… Read More
2022-10-13 21:35
We need to talk more about coping with burnout.
Because whether you’re at the edge of burnout or already experiencing it, it can feel overwhelming, like you don’t have the tim… Read More
2022-10-10 11:47
It’s still kind of hot, but we’re dipping our toes into fall.
With the changing of seasons, work starts getting busy. You might be thinking about the end of the fiscal year wh… Read More
2022-10-03 09:00
School has started for most families. I know for some moms, that’s a relief, especially if your kids were home with you the whole summer.
For some of us, it can be overwhelming. Her… Read More
2022-08-26 12:28
We are in the thick of summer and it’s hot.
Being so physically uncomfortable makes me irritable and makes me mentally not quite right.
When I feel like this, it’s re… Read More
2022-06-02 12:37
We’re five months into the year.
It’s spring, and with spring comes renewal, refresh, and thinking about our goals again.
It can feel empowering to see your progress for th… Read More
2022-05-31 13:40
I am a happy person. That is true, but I haven’t always been this happy.
I want to share with you something very real for me.
I remember when I was just walking throu… Read More
2022-05-30 17:35
Do you ever find yourself just going through the motions? Like we’re living each day on autopilot mode?
You’re sitting in a meeting going, “Why am I even here?”… Read More
2022-05-13 18:43
We have to be courageous so that we can be clear on what it is we want for ourselves.
As women, we are brought up to think about perfection in a certain way.
From the time… Read More
2022-05-13 18:31
“Whitnee, how do you do it all?”
This is the question I get asked most.
And sometimes I laugh when people ask me this because I’m not doing it all. I’m just doi… Read More
2022-05-09 18:24
I want to give you a little trick to get to where you want to be more quickly
How do you get what you want in life and achieve your goals faster?
The secret is to focus on and ge… Read More
2022-04-28 18:41
Delegation can be tricky. Before we can actually hand off tasks, we need to get over some beliefs that block us from considering delegation as a tool for thriving as a working mom.
Here a… Read More
2022-04-22 17:17
Delegation isn’t easy, but it is a hurdle we have to jump over to embrace ease and more time on the other side.
Not only is it possible, but it’s necessary to thrive as a work… Read More
2022-03-21 11:39
Have you found yourself choosing work over self-care for the hundredth time this week?
When you have extra time for yourself, do you end up catching up on work and chores.
This happens… Read More
2022-03-11 12:10
I once felt so disconnected from what makes me happy.
Do you ever feel stuck when it comes to doing something nice for yourself? Finding time for self-care is another issue, but what if y… Read More
2022-03-07 13:16
If you go through each day on autopilot, just checking the boxes on your to-do list one at a time, you’re not showing up as your best.
I want to share with you the first thing you h… Read More
2022-02-24 12:53
When I was in my 20s, I had an “All or Nothing” mentality.
It served me for a while, and it got me to where I’m at in life. But what I realized is that ‘all or not… Read More
2022-02-17 18:15
I’m sure you’ve felt that January rush when you set goals, plan out how to achieve them with your motivation through the roof.
But, have you ever set a goal and got bored of i… Read More
2022-02-17 17:50
Whether you’ve already got your goals set and written down or you’re still in the process of setting new goals, I want to make sure you didn’t miss this one big thing &ndas&hell…Read More
2022-02-04 22:01
Who knows what the rest of this year is going to bring to us?
I hope the future brings all of the joy and wonderfulness that we all deserve after the last couple of years. But just in cas… Read More
2022-01-31 20:37
We only get a few days of Paid Time Off (PTO) in a year. Here’s how to make the most out of your vacation days.
Have you ever gone on PTO but spent the whole time working? I used to… Read More
2021-12-31 16:54
Boundaries are not just physical. We also need to maintain intellectual boundaries at work.
If I did everything that everyone wanted from me, I would find myself on the floor in the middl… Read More
2021-12-24 17:12
Setting boundaries with family and at work is easier said than done. So I created a framework that helps me maintain them.
As moms, everything comes at us from all angles. We are in deman… Read More
2021-12-20 17:08
I don’t normally talk a lot about how to spend money wisely, but this is more about joy and how spending can impact our joy.
I know that when you’re more joyful, your fa… Read More
2021-12-16 10:49
Each year, we go through annual performance reviews.
We prepare by looking at all the great things that we’ve done and note examples of situations so that we can share them wi… Read More
2021-12-08 17:11
Mornings were one of the most stressful times in my house. I needed to find ways to beat the chaotic morning rush.
“Hurry up! Get out the door. Let’s get everybody in the car!… Read More
2021-11-30 16:22
There are times in a mom’s life when everything just seems to pile up.
Kids aren’t sleeping. The toddler gets up in the middle of the night, always wanting to get in bed with… Read More
2021-11-25 17:47
I know what it’s like to feel stuck in your career, to feel your trajectory just kind of putter out, and to feel like you have no control no matter what you do. It does not feel good t… Read More
2021-10-31 06:58
Being a mom means taking on many different roles. How can you easily and seamlessly go from work mode to family mode? From family mode to work mode, from work mode to be-with-my-girls mode… Read More
2021-10-24 16:00
Being present is hard.
If, like me, you have a job, a husband, little kids, a life outside work, passions, and other obligations.
When you have all those things, your mind… Read More
2021-09-30 14:27
I’ve been thinking a lot about guilt because I experienced so much of it.
I experience guilt as a mom, as a daughter, as a friend, and at work… Guilt can come anytime a… Read More
2021-09-29 18:51
Have you ever felt stuck?
Have you ever felt like where you’re at is just no good, but you don’t know what to do next? You don’t know how to get out of it. You mig… Read More
2021-09-06 13:08
I’m going to make a bold statement… that I know something you want out of work and I’m not talking about a paycheck. Whether you love what you do or are just collecting pa… Read More
2021-08-30 08:22
Let’s talk about work travel.
Traveling for work can be exhilarating. It can also be depleting. It’s a lot to leave your family.
While it can be super exciting to go… Read More
2021-08-19 12:24
Not only do we mamas have a to-do list a mile long, but we also have multiple lists – lists for work, kids, house, personal goals, food, and on and on.
Having a lot of l… Read More
2021-08-06 11:20
Believe it or not, I’ve been passed over for a promotion several times and it does not feel good.
But for me, it’s always a sign that there must be something that I can do bet… Read More
2021-07-29 15:31
I have not always been this happy. I have not always been such a joyful person, and I know some of you might be surprised.
I wasn’t. I had to learn how to keep my glass full, and I… Read More
2021-07-22 23:53
Let’s talk about being positive. You know that I believe when moms have more joy, the world has more joy – our families, our communities, our places of work, everyone experiences… Read More
2021-07-16 11:46
When you delegate, you help others thrive too.
How?
There are so many things we want in life. We want our children to thrive. We want to advance our careers. We want to enjoy our work… Read More
2021-07-09 19:18
Have you ever felt like an impostor, like you don’t belong?
You get into a room, sit down at a table, look around and go, “Oh, am I supposed to be here?”
I have had t… Read More
2021-07-02 17:57
Once, I bought my boss lunch as a career move.
You might be thinking, “Whitnee, why would you do that?”
Here’s the thing: every move you make at work can push your ca… Read More
2021-06-25 12:06
Do you ever go to bed not feeling great? I’m talking about not feeling good mentally, feeling dissatisfied and unhappy about your day.
It’s been a long and challenging year. A… Read More
2021-06-17 13:37
It’s easy to feel like your career is not in your hands, that no matter how much time and effort you put into each day, you are not in the driver’s seat. But can you do something… Read More
2021-06-10 13:30
Let’s talk about delegation.
It’s hard, but if you want to thrive in life, if you want to do all the things that you want to do, you will need to get some help and support, bo… Read More
2021-06-03 13:15
I had a boss, who used to say to me, “The big decisions about you are not made when you’re in the room. You are never in the room where big decisions are being made about your ca… Read More
2021-05-27 11:59
Self-promotion is a sticky subject, especially for us women.
We were taught to be humble and to be likable. I would get nervous when I self-promoted because I didn’t want to c… Read More
2021-05-21 09:53
Look, delegating is challenging, but it doesn’t have to be.
There’s one big mistake that most of us make when delegating that makes it seem like it’ll never work f… Read More
2021-05-07 08:22
With deadlines to meet, kids to feed, and a house to keep clean, life can be hard (and often exhausting) for us working moms.
In that exhaustion, we can lose ourselves. We can start to fe… Read More
2021-04-30 08:12
We have our own life goals and plans to advance our careers, but it’s difficult to find time to take action.
It’s not a secret that we have a lot going on as working moms. Eve… Read More
2021-04-29 10:00
Let’s be honest, mama. Sometimes things don’t go according to plan. In fact, sometimes, our plans get completely blown up. A pandemic happens. We lose our jobs. We lose a per… Read More
2021-04-23 17:09
Life throws us curveballs, especially for working moms, wearing many hats and juggling many responsibilities.
Things can come out from nowhere. There could be an emergency at work, at hom… Read More
2021-04-22 10:00
When I was little, there was something that my grandma, GG, used to always tell me. She used to say, “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” Meaning if you don’t have a… Read More
2021-04-15 10:00
Planning is essentially thinking about and preparing for how you’re going to achieve your goals. Broken down, that’s – preparing, thinking about the tasks, writing them… Read More
2021-04-01 10:00
Clarity is key to living a life you love. Being a mom often means struggling to stay connected to yourself and clear on what matters to you. And to be sure, don’t feel bad if y… Read More
2021-02-25 11:00
Mama, it’s February, and I want to talk about love. The self-love that we have for ourselves as mamas is so essential. It’s vital that we love ourselves because when we do, w… Read More
2021-02-19 11:00
People are humans, and humans have feelings. When we are at work, we want to feel passionate about the job we are doing, understood, respected, and appreciated. Appreciation is a crucial… Read More
2021-02-04 11:00
Humans Of The Office
Your boss, your CEO, your peer, the platform engineer, and the sales analyst all have something in common. They are people. No matter who you work with, the… Read More
2021-01-28 11:00
A Secret Tip To Achieve Your Goals Successfully is simply to believe you can!
Goal planning is not easy. There is a lot involved in figuring out what you can achieve. The most common… Read More
2021-01-14 11:00
Running out of motivation? Not quite feeling up to the challenge of your goal or resolution? I know how to keep you jazzed about your goals and ready to take action. Doing on… Read More
2021-01-07 11:00
OMG, it is 2021! I can’t believe it! Does it feel different for you? It doesn’t feel much different for me yet except that I’m getting back into work-mode. That crazy t… Read More
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