Meg Sacks
Meg is a working mom of four and an avid community volunteer. She has worked in corporate communications and media relations for more than 18 years, for a Fortune 500 company as well as a non-profit. She took some time off to enjoy life as a stay at home mom after the birth of her first child in 2008. Her sweet, introverted daughter, was excited to welcome her baby brother in 2013, and then boy/girl twins joined the family in 2016. Meg finds being an “office mama” a constant balancing act and never-ending challenge but enjoys the opportunities it offers her for personal growth. A Virginia girl at heart, she loves Florida’s warm weather, the great quality of life Jacksonville offers her family.
Motherhood’s Ongoing Struggle: My Torn Heart
There are so many hard things about being a mama. Night feedings. Tantrums. Teething. Potty training. Lack of sleep. Lack of "me" time. Lack of couple time. So much giving, over and over and...
A Reprieve for the Guilty Working Moms
“You didn’t come, Mom,” she wailed. “You were the ONLY MOM who wasn’t there!”
I had no idea what my 6-year-old was talking about when I picked her up that day from school, but her...
Jacksonville Day Trip: Blue Spring State Park
Blue Spring State Park — just about an hour and half from Jacksonville, about 15 minutes off I-4 West — is a great day trip for kids of different ages.
The Main Attraction: Manatees!
The main...
10 Things About Twin Toddlers
Now that I have finally (!) emerged from the fog of twin newborns, we're into the next stage of babyhood — toddlers! I'd be lying if I said this was any easier than newborn twins, but...
How Many Kids Doesn’t Matter — It’s All Hard!
If you had told my younger self I'd one day have four children, I would have laughed at you. No way, I would have said. That's just insane and also impossible. One of my mama friends...
Moms Doing More in the 904: Jennifer Chapman, Public Affairs at Mayo Clinic
If you haven’t already met Jennifer Chapman in person, you’ve probably seen her name. Maybe you’ve worked with her on a board at Leadership Jacksonville, sat with her on a committee for the Junior...
A Working Mom’s Gift at the End of Every Day
You know how this goes: You park, check your email and texts one last time, respond to something that's happened in the 15 minutes since you left your desk, and calendar something else. Then...
You’ll Get Through This, I Promise (You Just Might Need to Color Your Hair)
Target checkout lady, looking at my cart full of baby food and smiling cheerfully: “Must be Feed the Baby Day!”
Me, with just my daughter (one of four kids) in tow: “No, I have twins....
My Kids Always Forgive Me, So Why Can’t I Forgive Myself?
I'm the pick-up parent, the one who does the afternoon shift. I get to work early, when it's still dark some mornings, so that I can leave in time to get them before extended...
I’m a Better Mom Because I Work
During most of the time I’ve had children, I have worked in an office. Depending on our lives through the years, sometimes this even has been necessary for our family, and I was really...
A Little Secret for Working Moms
Working moms have two jobs — the one that pays them, and the one they love more than life. And there are so many times these two jobs are at odds with each other,...
This I Know: You’re Going to Miss This
The Kind Old Lady in the Target check out aisle always turns around when she hears their noise and smiles at you. She speaks briefly to your kids, tells you that your children are...