You know, Sunday night wouldn’t be so bad if Monday wasn’t the next day.
No matter how much I try to start preparing early for the upcoming week, it seems like there’s always something that keeps me up on Sunday night, anyway.
I think the work day ought to begin around noon on Monday, or, I […]
The Expecting Executive is a blog I’ve been enjoying recently.
Billed as a place “Where Women Talk about Motherhood, Eldercare and Careers and Managing Life’s Details”, it covers such topics as daycare, traveling with children, and going back to school.
Check it out!
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My mother in law was the original working parent.
A busy mother of 4 active boys (like there’s any other kind, no?), she (and my father in law) worked full time, and, even managed to cook a hot breakfast every morning, was involved with school, and, somewhere along the line, was even the president of the […]
Whoops, how in the world did I miss Working Parents Day on September 16th? Who knew?
In honor of the day, the Monster.com blog lists My Top 10 Wishes for Working Parents.
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The New York Times reports on a new twist on a time-use survey:
Instead of simply asking people what they had done over the course of their day, as pollsters have been doing since the 1960s, the researchers also asked how people felt during each activity. Were they happy? Interested? Tired? Stressed?
Interestingly, the researchers found that […]
Working Mother Magazine recently published the 2007 100 Best Companies.
It’s a popular list, but, lately, there’s been a big buzz surrounding it, and, working parents are wondering if these companies really are the “best”.
An article in Time Magazine questions how some of these employers received this honor, and, it boils down to it being in […]
I’m currently out of town for work.
Although I have to do it, and, some things are even enjoyable about it, it can be quite hectic to get everything ready to go.
Despite the fact that I know everything will be fine, I feel like I have to do certain things before I leave.
Actually, some of […]
Like it or leave it, cell phones are a way of life, and, often indispensable to working parents, unless of course, you intend to leave your kid at football practice all night.
But, technology changes, something shiny and new catches your eye, and, before you know it, you have quite the collection of unused cell phones […]
Do you want a little publicity from the entire Family and Relationships Channel on b5media?
During the month of October, we’ll be hosting our first ever Family and Relationships Channel Blogtoberfest.
We’re planning to run this event for approximately two weeks during the month of October (or until the prizes run out). And during that two weeks, […]
A while back, we talked about requesting time off for unspecified “things” when you are a parent, but, how much do you reveal when you are late to work?
Apparently, some excuses are seen as more legitimate than others when you get to your desk after the appointed hour.
According to the UK Times Online:
More than half […]
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