Halloween marks the opening of the office Pot-Luck Lunch Season, which lasts roughly until the American Football Super Bowl in January.
Yes, every time you turn around, there’s a sign up sheet for a gathering in the conference room.
If you are unlucky enough to get to the sheet before “drinks” or “plates and napkins” are […]
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 […]
Today is Labor Day in the United States, a sort of “goodbye to summer” weekend while we remember the “working man”.
Relax, it’s just a saying. More of a “mankind” thing than “man”. If you have a problem with “mankind”, then I can’t help you.
Anyway, it’s traditionally filled with parties, cookouts, etc. “Active” relaxing, if […]
Is it just me, or, does the first couple of weeks of school (for those of you with school age kids) seem like a rehearsal?
We’re still in the land of random half days, parent nights, and, doctor appointments that wreak havoc with child care, and, my work schedule.
It’s like nothing really happens until “after Labor […]
I got all excited this morning because I figured I had hit the morning traffic at “just the right time”, and, as a bonus, I got a great parking space.
Then, it dawned on me that I had such a lovely commute because most everyone, including my entire family, is at home on this Good Friday […]
Santa is more popular the Elvis, Joe from Blue’s Clues, and even, yes it is true, Elmo. Your kids will probably want to go see him. Here are some tips to make the trip a little less chaotic.
Go to the bathroom and change diapers before getting in line.
Bring snacks and a water bottle.
Go […]
December is a rough month for working parents. Between colds and school holidays it feels like the kids are never at school. At work, the holidays are always hectic, too, with end of year and holiday activities.
And, of course at most places any sick days not used before the end of the year […]
We have started a tradition of using the time between dinner and bath to do a family activity together. Sometimes it is a game, sometimes it is a craft, sometimes it is doing a puppet play.
Now that Thanksgiving is finally past, we are getting in the mood for Christmas. Tonight we did a […]
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