So if my daughter has a game at 6 pm and my son has a game at 9 pm and each of them have to be there an hour early and it’s too far to go home in between games, what time do we need to leave and how many cars are we taking? GET. [Read More]
Quirks at Work
I wish that writing this blog (or really writing in general) made me one million dollars a year. Cue Dr. Evil, ala Austin Powers: via GIPHY Alas, writing does not pay the bills and I must work for a living. I’ve shared the glamour of my working gig before, but it’s time for an update [Read More]
To the Anxious Working Mom Going Back To Work
Dear Anxious Working Mom Going Back To Work, I wish I could give you the gift of hindsight and the peace it brings, but I can’t. Yet I will tell you what I wish I had known 10 years ago when I went back to work after having my baby. Daycare isn’t so bad after [Read More]
10 Jobs I Could Never Do
Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. As the seconds went by, I witnessed the most patient woman on earth do her job. Saint? you ask. Teacher? you wonder. Nurse? you query. No. She was the person behind the prize counter at the arcade. Yes, this most patient of souls was waiting on a child clutching his precious [Read More]
Dear Anxious Working Mom
Here’s how it begins: Dear Anxious Working Mom Going Back to Work, I wish I could give you the gift of hindsight and the peace it brings, but I can’t. Yet I will tell you what I wish I had known 10 years ago when I went back to work after having my baby… It’s the [Read More]
Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall
It’s that time of year again, when summer turns to fall. As I look back with fondness on this past summer, I can say with confidence that I did it all. Camping? In a comfortable cabin of course. Biking? With the kids to Dairy Queen no less! Swimming? Lots and lots of swimming. Family vacation? [Read More]
The Glamour of Being a Working Mom
Working moms around the world breathed a sigh of relief this past spring. That’s because researchers from the Harvard Business School published an article that found positive effects of growing up with a working mom for both boys and girls: “Women whose moms worked outside the home are more likely to have jobs themselves, are more [Read More]