December 31st, 2007
I ran across a site called Worklifebalance.com, and, a couple of things in the section called Work-Life Balance Defined - What it really means! caught my eye.
First, I have to note the fact that not only is he is a fountain diet soda drinker, the author likes certain places for their fountain diet sodas:
My caffeine […]
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December 31st, 2007
Are working parents too busy for bedtimes stories?
A study released by Reading Across the Nation shows that reading nightly to children from birth-to-5 only happens in 47.8 percent of America’s homes, and, some people wonder if working parents play a part in these numbers by being gone, or, by being too tired to read to […]
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December 31st, 2007
The end of the year is filled with serious, sincere and philosophical resolutions and vows to make things stronger, weigh less, smarter, more organized, etc.
This isn’t one of those posts.
I’m not always so good with the resolutions, but, I am all about wishing for stuff, so I present to you my not-so-serious 5 Working […]
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December 30th, 2007
I came upon this post from the fine folks at Unclutterer, and, I just thought I’d share it with you: Ending laundry chaos.
Getting a grip on the laundry was my only resolution last year, and, I’m doing a little better with it.
There are some good tips here, but, I’m still waiting for the one […]
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December 29th, 2007
Though it’s probably a sign that I read too much celebrity gossip, the whole thing about Jamie Lynn Spears being pregnant started me thinking about what it must be like to be so young and among other things, have to deal with the potential loss of a career due to having a child.
Though she obviously […]
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December 28th, 2007
January 1st marks a year since I started writing for Career and Kids. It’s been a good one, as I’ve “met” new friends and we’ve shared our thoughts about our work, kids and lives.
Here’s a look back at the most popular posts (or, at least the ones you responded to) of 2007:
January: Transitioning between […]
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December 27th, 2007
During the holidays, the hardest part about being married to a teacher, and, having young kids in school is that I’m the only one who has to get up and go anywhere during Christmas vacation.
I had to drag myself back to work this morning, but, I took my time getting ready, and, I stopped for […]
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December 25th, 2007
Merry Christmas from Career and Kids!
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December 24th, 2007
Lest you think I didn’t live through the basketball team spending the night, I did, but, it did involve me being up at 3:30 in the morning to try to get them to be quiet and settle down.
Good thing I took off from work, eh?
Anyway, for many people, the holidays are in full swing, but, […]
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December 19th, 2007
I was looking at my schedule for the rest of the week, and, I thought I’d have to go to work late on Friday.
Somewhere along the line, I agreed that my daughter could have the whole basketball team to spend the night tomorrow night.
However, reality slapped me in time, and, I realized that after […]
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