Career and Kids

October 25th, 2007

First Blogtoberfest Winner

And the winner from the first Blogtoberfest entry is:
Homemom3 Home Mom!
Homemom3’s name and comment number was selected using a handy dandy random number generator, and, she wins Your Baby Can Read, a 5 DVD and Word and Picture Card Set designed for children ages 3 months to 5 years. The multi-sensory language development system teaches […]

By elizabeth -- 1 comment

October 22nd, 2007

Hillary Clinton’s Agenda for Working Families

Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton recently spoke out on her Agenda for the Working Family.
Some of the highlights she proposes:
* Expand paid leave across the country through a new State Family Leave Innovation Fund;
* Extend the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to cover 13 million additional American […]

By elizabeth -- 6 comments

October 19th, 2007

Working parents and a “family coach”

Life coaching is all the rage these days, but, I had no idea there was such a thing as a “family coach”.
Once again, assuming it’s working parents can’t “get it together”, the Career Journal follows a working mother’s plea for family help from professionals:
“My house was falling apart,” says Ms. Ryan, Dallas, an accountant and […]

By elizabeth -- 16 comments

October 18th, 2007

Halloween costumes and the “Mommy Wars”

When I was growing up, my mother helped me get together a Halloween costume each year.
Usually, it was simply made of things we had around the house. It wasn’t any sort of statement, it was just a costume, and, probably more cost effective than the really cool “store bought” costumes that I discovered later.
So, […]

By elizabeth -- 30 comments

October 16th, 2007

Happy National Boss Day!

Today is National Boss Day!
No, not the day for the short bossy people at home who want dinner every night, it’s a day to honor those people who mentor us and sign our paychecks.
National Boss Day began in 1958 when Patricia Bays Haroski, then an employee at State Farm Insurance Company in Deerfield, Ill., registered […]

By elizabeth -- 3 comments

October 15th, 2007

Getting Control of Your Day

Web Worker Daily is one of my favorite sites, and, I don’t even work from home, well, for pay, anyway.
There’s a great article, How to Take Control of Your Day When You’re Overwhelmed that really spoke to me, offering tips about how to “get a grip” that can be applied to both work and home. […]

By elizabeth -- 20 comments

October 10th, 2007

b5media celebrates Spekked

b5media launched a new entertainment portal today, Spekked.com.
Spekked is an entertainment community for news, spoilers and in-depth episode discussions about all the major shows on television. From Heroes to Prison Break, Spekked brings together the latest and top news items from dozens of individual blog communities, giving you a glance at the latest television news […]

By elizabeth -- 0 comments

October 8th, 2007

Celebrate Blogtoberfest

The Family and Relationships Channel at b5media launched Blogtoberfest today!
Blogtoberfest will run through Friday, October 19th, 2007, and, it’s your chance to win some fabulous prizes, and, all you have to do is leave a comment!
Here’s how it works:
Each day randomly selected blogs will post as usual, the only difference is, they’ll post our beautiful […]

By elizabeth -- 6 comments

October 8th, 2007

Blogtoberfest prize lineup

Today is the beginning of Blogtoberfest!
Thanks to so many wonderful people and organizations, we’ve got an amazing list of prizes to award during the first ever Family and Relationships Channel Blogtoberfest!
Take a look at who’s participating and the prizes they’re contributing.

Gloves in a Bottle - Gloves in a Bottle is a shielding lotion that rapidly […]

By elizabeth -- 3 comments

October 8th, 2007

Volunteer coaching and your work schedule

As kids get older, there are more and more activities for them to do. Many kids play sports in either recreational leagues or at school, and, nearly all teams are made possible by volunteer coaches such as parents.
But, according to sports leagues, it’s getting harder and harder to get parents to volunteer, and, speculation is […]

By elizabeth -- 1 comment