Juggling all the wonderful parental duties with your professional goals and daily tasks can seem like mission impossible. This is especially true if you have little nestlings running around the house, and your office is only a door away (or not even that far) from the chaos. Having an organized home office is essential to […]
5 Ways to Thrive As Working Parents
In today’s economy many families with children have 2 working parents. This is becoming the new “normal.” Where in my family my dad was the sole wage earner while I was growing up, there is no way we – the family I’ve created with my husband – could live comfortably on only one income. “In […]
The World is Not Set Up For Two Working Parents
Sometimes I hate being a working mom. Other times I love getting out of the house and away from the kids. Most of the time I’m somewhere in between. One thing that frustrates me to no end is the way the world is only available to people Monday to Friday, 9 to 4. How are […]
5 Things To Do To Regain Your Sanity
Lately I’ve felt really stressed. The new school year started up, over the summer Emma was diagnosed as having a mild learning disability, and life has just been busy all around. When I took a step back I noticed that I stopped doing some things over the summer that had been a part of […]
My Day Off – Plans vs. Reality
If you’re a regular reader of mine you’ll know I only work (outside the home) 4 days a week. Wednesdays are “my day off.” I’m using quotes there because I don’t really feel like I use those days for “day off” things. I wanted to make a post sharing my day off activities because I’d […]