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Career and Kids

Archive for October 2006

October 10th, 2006

Alternative Career Choices - Pooper Scooper

Tired of the rat race?  Tired of begging at your performance review and working during the weekends because another department did not finish their part of the project in time?
One option that people choose to escape the cubicle is to start their own franchise business.  But that can be very daunting.  Do you really want […]

By mike -- 2 comments

October 10th, 2006

Bring the ghouls and goblins to work

Halloween is quickly approaching.  Have you figured out what costumes your kids are going to use?
One of the tough things for kids to come to grasp with is that when mom and dad are at work, they are in a very specific place working with very specific people.  They hear the words, but never get […]

By mike -- 4 comments

October 10th, 2006

Time to update the work wardrobe

It is time for me to give in. The work pants that kind of fit me are old and the cuffs are tattered. The pants that I bought when I lost a little weight after that are nowhere near fitting now and won’t be unless I loose quite a few pounds. It […]

By mike -- 5 comments

October 10th, 2006

Hurricane Katrina Still Hurting Local Kids

The stress from Hurricane Katrina is causing a spike in the divorce rate in the area which is causing tormoil to the kids involved.  In addition to having their house, city, and life turned upside down by the disaster, they now have to deal with what happens if their parents get divorced.
The article brings up […]

By mike -- 0 comments

October 10th, 2006

Telling the kids about work

At dinner every night, the kids ask me what I did at work that day. They are only three, but when I tell them the details about work, they get bored and ask mom what she did, but most adults do that with me, too.  I have learned over the last few months that […]

By mike -- 2 comments

October 10th, 2006

Do not count on research when raising your kids

Yesterday, I introduced you to Inside Fatherhood and pointed out his article about a study indicating that kids need less scheduled play time.  It sounds like great advice, especially since parents always feel stressed trying to coordinate all the activities.
Just today I found another study arguing that kids involved in organized activities “benefit developmentally. They […]

By mike -- 0 comments

October 9th, 2006

Making a work schedule that works for your family

I like working early. I do not particularly enjoy waking up early, but I like beating the rush hour and I like getting home with extra time to spend with the family. Like most people I started off my career with a schedule where my work hours began somewhere between 8 and 9 […]

By mike -- 0 comments

October 9th, 2006

Two new b5media blogs of interest

There are two new blogs in the b5media family that might be of interest to anybody who found this site on purpose.
Steve at Inside Fatherhood is the anti-me.  He’s a stay at home dad (of 4 kids with another on the way).  Sometimes I’m very jealous of people like Steve when I am stuck on […]

By mike -- 1 comment

October 9th, 2006

Eating at work success starts at home the night before

I have a work problem.  Actually, more directly, I have a problem making good decisions sometimes.  And, once I start heading down a path it quickly becomes a habit that I have trouble breaking out of.  And, so now I have a work problem.
I eat very poorly.
But, I don’t think this is a problem that […]

By mike -- 0 comments

October 8th, 2006

10 Things You Should Know About Me

Thanks for stopping by my new blog and reading my first post.  I should probably tell you a little bit about myself.
I am:

The father of 3 1/2 year old boy/girl twins.
The husband to exactly one wife.
A computer programmer. The boring kind that works exactly 40 hours a week and has no chance of getting […]

By mike -- 6 comments