As summer (or any holiday season, depending where you are) draws to a close, we might find that the kids are still looking for stuff to do, yet, our wallets may be a bit thinner after the holiday extravaganzas we’ve planned.
The Frugal Panda tells us of 101 Ways to Entertain Yourself and Your Family to […]
Dear The Media:
I agree that working parents have some challenges. All parents do.
Really, when you think about it, everyone has their own set of challenges, and, we all aspire to find like-minded people to discuss and commiserate about them.
However, I just want you to know that not everyone who works leaves their kids at […]
There’s an interesting article in the Times Online about full service nurseries (daycare) that offer other services for working parents, such as laundry and ironing.
Though I’d love to have a daycare that did all that, the thing that struck me the most was the idea that some of the nurseries (daycares) in the article have […]
Good news!
According to this article in O, The Oprah Magazine, the fuel of choice for many working parents, coffee, is possibly back on the “good for you” list.
I am a health role model.
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We’ve all read various and assorted workplace etiquette tips over the years.
We’ve also read that the office is a “new environment” with a younger generation of employees who do things differently
Penelope Trunk, author of Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success, proposes that a new set of etiquette rules is necessary for the new […]
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Since summer’s underway (eek! almost over, actually), I have kids at home, not necessarily alone, just home, and, they’ve got more time to call me at work.
I’m lucky that I have an office with a door, and, not too many people around. The ones that are around really don’t care if I make or […]
Most of the “return to work” articles refer to stay at home mothers, but, MSNBC has an article, Return to work is not easy for stay-at-home dads.
It explores the fact that, because of societal expecations, it may be harder for dads than moms returning to work:
Men have the added problem of trying to return to […]
I had the distinct pleasure of attending the BlogHer 07 Conference in Chicago this past weekend. It’s a blogging conference primarily for women, but, all are welcome to attend.
This was my first time this event, and, at a blogging conference, so, I didn’t know what to expect. I came away energized, and, with some […]
The Not worrying about summer childcare season Back to School season always involves hunting and gathering at the local Target or Wal-Mart.
It can really add up, but, some people can save a little money on Sales Tax Holidays in the United States.
Tax Girl lets us know about the where’s and whens of Sales Tax […]
Whether or not we want to admit it, one undeniable side effect of being a working parent is that we’ve all gone to work tired.
Very. Very. Tired.
Even if you have older kids, they have a knack of making you tired, yet, your employer still wants you to, you know, work.
I suspect very few of us […]
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