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Career and Kids

Archive for the ‘Holidays and Kids’ Category

December 27th, 2007

Back to work after the holiday

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 […]

By elizabeth -- 4 comments

November 26th, 2007

Monday again

A good Monday morning to you all! I intended to leave you good Thanksgiving wishes a few days ago, but, looks like I left a couple of posts in “draft” mode, sorry!
I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving or a lovely weekend, depending upon where you are.
It’s back to work after a long weekend. […]

By elizabeth -- 1 comment

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

September 28th, 2007

A belated Happy Working Parents Day!

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.
Tags: Career and Kids, Working-Parents-DayShare This

By elizabeth -- 0 comments

May 22nd, 2007

Keeping Kids Busy While You Work at Home

Summer’s almost here!
If you are a work at home parent, the excitement of several weeks off for the kids can also mean new challenges for you as you try to get your work done.
Wendy Piersall of eMoms at Home writes 94 Ways to Keep Kids Busy for the Work at Home Parent.
There’s ideas for kids […]

By elizabeth -- 1 comment

February 2nd, 2007

Taking kids out of school early for vacation

Sometimes, when one or both parents work, taking a vacation with the family can be a challenge.
School aged kids with busy schedules make vacation planning even harder, and, often it seems like you just have to get out of town or take time off whenever you can.
But, what if “whenever you can” coincides with a […]

By elizabeth -- 16 comments

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