1．ALL IN A DAY'S WORK 2
The Interview 2
Ask and You Shall Receive 6
Love and War 10
The Commanding Secretary 15
Getting Away 17
Career Day 20
The Birthday Tiara 24
Not Just Another Rat 28
Trooper 31
The Lady Behind the Slinky 34
A Speedy Job 39
The Real Lesson 41
The Red Purse 44
2．BALANCING WORK AND FAMILY 50
Getting My Priorities Straight 50
Just a Few More Minutes 54
A Working Mother's Prayer 58
This Is the Best Day of My Life 60
Two of a Kind 62
What Goes Around,Comes Around 64
Notes Left by Two Working Parents 68
A Child's Playground 72
Safe 78
Household Chores 80
The Girl Inside the Woman 84
First in Her Heart 89
A Hug for Your Thoughts 93
Trouble Brewing 95
Mom's Special Day 96
Kiss 99
My Two-Piece Suit 100
Vacuum Cleaner Marks—Tracks to a Mother's Heart 104
Picture-Perfect Bologna 108
Ceiling Fans 110
The Best Days of Our Lives 113
3．TEAMWORK 118
Strangers No More 118
Leaving My Ego at the Door 122
The Back Corner Booth 126
The Best Sales Bonus 129
A"Dish"with Integrity 131
The Monday Good-News Lunch Club 136
More Time for Mom(to Be) 139
The Gift of Understanding 141
4．SPEClAL MOMENTS 145
Little Amigo 145
The Hammock 147
Mommy Needs a Raise! 150
Respect and Pride 152
A First 154
Any Regrets? 159
Performance Under the Stars 162
5．OVERCOMING OBSTACLES 166
Mrs.Warren's Class 166
The Other Side of the Glass Ceiling 170
Standing Firm 176
She Believed in Herself—Not the Experts 180
The Damn Cape 184
Running for Office,Running for Life 191
I've Gotta Be Me 195
The Red Bandana 198
6．A MOTHER'S WORK 205
Letters from My Daughter 205
Pennies and Prayers 212
Night Shift 215
Embracing the Mommy Track 217
I'd Masquerade as a Mom if I Could Sew the Costume 221
Coming to Mom's Rescue 224
The Scooby Doo Band-Aid 226
7．MAKING A DIFFERENCE 230
Precious Cargo 230
The Odd-Shaped Vegetable 234
What Do you Want to Do with the Rest of Your Life? 238
One Hour a Week 241
To Return Tomorrow 244
A Mother's Choice 247
A Cift from the Woman in White 250
Old Deadeye Bean 254
A New Perspective on Land Mines 257
A Cat,Six Kittens and a Wheelchair 260
Princess of the City 264
United We Stand 267
Never Too Late 270
8．LIVING YOUR DREAM 276
Against All Odds 276
The Power of Perseverance 288
She Gave New Shape to the Shoe Business—Then She Added the Soul 292
From Under the Boot Heel 298
Life—It's All Good 301
Discovery Toys 304
Tuning In 307
Take Two Lemons and Make Lemonade 312
Not So Dumb 316
No Spring Chicken 319
A Long Hot Summer 323
First-Year Working Woman 326
A Memoir of a Friend 331
The Creation of a Caring Corporation 338
A License to Follow One's Dream 342