Archive for the ‘Family-Work Balance’ Category

Pick Your Battles

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

So, one week into this thing called graduate school and my house is already turned upside down. My natural ability to hyper-focus has been a Godsend as far as coursework is concerned, but seriously, I gotta remember to do laundry. Of course I knew something would have to give. It ...

What I Did This Summer

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

Life has had me hoppin' and it has been a long time since I've blogged (as opposed to microblogged -- I tweet & kite bite with a vengeance). Now that the Fall Quarter is here, the pace is really picking up, so I'll take a quick moment to bring everyone ...

Estate Planning for Parents

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Twitter mom, Alexis Martin Neely, gave sound advice for parents on this morning's Today Show. Her book Wear Clean Underwear helps busy parents tackle the tough job of estate planning. As a solo parent, I especially like the "Family ID Card" which, in case of an emergecny, alerts others to the ...

Refilling The Well With Mom Dates

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

This month's LargerFamilies.com's Post-Mother's Day Topic asks the question: How do you take care of yourself? "Of course, none of us went into this mom-of-a-big-brood thing with the expectation that it would come with oodles of free time. But as we all know, you have to refill the Mom well ...