Career and Kids

December 28th, 2006

One last post before I go

I have decided to leave b5media to continue pursuing my own projects. After a few months of splitting content between this blog and my Be A Good Dad blog, I decided that I needed to stop one of them.
I would like to thank b5media for giving me the opportunity to try writing for a […]

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December 25th, 2006

Carnival of Family Life - Merry Christmas

Welcome to the December 25, 2006 edition of carnival of family life.

Stephanie presents Little Helpers in Action posted at Stop the Ride

Annie Dameron presents Christmas Traditions: From One Extreme to the Other posted at GNMParents
Lori Cooperstein presents The Night I Saw Santa - a Christmas Memory posted at Lori.
KellyFaith presents Honey, Is There Any Food […]

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December 22nd, 2006

If money were no option

I was talking to a friend of mine that is at a point of his life where he is changing careers in his young 30s and trying to figure out what he wants to do now.
He is in a situation where he will probably have a steady stream of income for the foreseeable future and […]

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December 20th, 2006

Carnival of Family Life - Christmas Edition

I am going to be hosting the Christmas Edition of the Carnival of Family Life. The theme this week will be “Your favorite Christmas day memories.”
If you have a post you would like to submit, please use the Submit an Article from over at Blog Carnival.
Also, if you have already entered a story and […]

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December 20th, 2006

Working from the bench

I am at work right now, but there is no work for me to do. No clients are paying me to do anything right now.
I know of one or two one day projects between now and the end of the year, but the rest of the time I will probably be on the bench. […]

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December 19th, 2006

Benefits of working at the office

The project that I was able to work on from home came to a sudden, unexpected end. I found out Friday that Friday was my last day and I would be working at a different client yesterday.
I already miss working from home, but there are some positives to being back at the office.
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December 18th, 2006

The cost of a good education

There was a post recently over on Island Life about whether or not you would be disappointed with paying a lot for your kid’s college and then have them not use that education to lock down a big job.
It is an interesting thing to think about and greatly influences how we as parents must manage […]

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December 17th, 2006

Perks of working at home

Working at home recently has really lowered my average stress level. I get to spend more time with my wife and kids. I have less commute and learned to drink black coffee instead of pop. Wonderful and great.
But, what kind of special stuff do I really get out of this deal on […]

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December 16th, 2006

Special time with my daughter

My working from home has created a really nice time alone with my daughter.
I finish work between 2:30 and 3pm every day. Our son does not get home from preschool until about 3:45pm and my wife gets home a few minutes later.
Since I have no commute right now, that gives me about an hour […]

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December 15th, 2006

Surviving a visit to Santa

Santa is more popular the Elvis, Joe from Blue’s Clues, and even, yes it is true, Elmo. Your kids will probably want to go see him. Here are some tips to make the trip a little less chaotic.

Go to the bathroom and change diapers before getting in line.
Bring snacks and a water bottle.
Go […]

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