in 2008 i was fired from nordstrom along with at least 6 other employees...i spent all of 2009 appealing my case to get my unemployment benifits, working small jobs that i found, taking my son to long beach community college preschool and taking care of my husband on disability...

i started interviewing mothers in my circle of family, friends and others on the success of raising their children and the response was always the same...'our lawfirm was in the same building as the childrens great childcare' or 'my husband who works at a hospital drops my son of at the childcare on site' or those mothers who had extended familiy near took care of the children...

by february 2010 a female law librarian empowered me by complementing me on great parenting, she met my 4 year old and reminded my that he will only be 4 once and educated me on how systematic the appeal process is at the superior court level...she felt like it would be better time spent if i exposed my case differenly...i mentioned creating a non-profit that would advocate mering career women with motherhood with minimal compromised...

october 2010 i volunteered all three days at the womens conference in long beach which incorporated 14,000 female attendees who were empowered by host by maria shriver her guests that included michelle obama, sandra day o'conner, jane fonda, jane goodall, opra winfrey, billy jean king and mary j. blige...this excelerating moment has moved me in the path of my conviction "childcare in the workplace"...i was interviewed by the signalhill paper in long beach about my reasons for volunteering...explaining that i want to be an "architect of change" a phrase used consistently at the womens conference