My middle son, age 11 has a new friend.
He’s spending the night tonight and I don’t know the parents, so I called the mother yesterday to finalize our plans.
We chatted a moment about my son’s visit over there last week. She was explained to me that she works and that she takes care of her […]
One of the hardest things about being a working parent is keeping up with the household chores. I’ve been working for so long, I’ve learned there’s some things I can put up with, while other things must be attended to no matter what.
There’s lots of advice, I’ve even dispensed it here at Career and […]
My husband is scheduled to go out of town for 10 days.
He’s looking forward to the trip, but, it occurs during a busy time of the school year and there are quite a few things going on with the kids.
Now, I know by some standards ten days isn’t very long. I have the utmost respect […]
I’m forever talking about getting dinner on the table as it ranks right up there as a potential major stressor for working parents whose children insist upon eating every night.
Imagine my happiness as Sister Sassy regales us with an episode of Dinner Time and the Working Mom where she shares her meal ideas.
Go on […]
I’m sitting here trying to think of what to write before the power goes out again.
We’re “under the gun” (a very popular meteorologist phrase tonight) with tornadoes and severe weather.
We’ve got the kids in the den, and, the whole evening has been very unusual.
Then, it occurred to me that my current (live! from my […]
Currently wondering: why do I persist in staying up too late on Sunday night?
I make sure to get the kids to bed earlier (sometimes) on Sunday to start the week off right, I usually try to prepare lunches and books and things to be ready to go out the door and I make sure we […]
Mercury’s not even in retrograde, but, it seems like working parents around the Internet are stressed out lately.
Carmen, at Mom to the Screaming Masses is a working mother of 6, and, she’s having one of those moments where we realize that between work and home, we’re never going to “get it all done”.
I can so […]
I know I talk about organizing products and stuff a lot on here.
I tell you that it’s because organization is key to balancing career and kids, but, it’s really because I clearly have an organizational products problem.
The latest object of my organizational fantasies is Organize Magazine.
Oh, my goodness, this little gem came in the […]
Is a move in your future for 2008? The good folks at Buttoned Up have another great product to satisfy your craving for order.
The Buttoned Up Moving.kit will guide you in your move from start to finish.
It’s a really cool, sturdy binder with six sections that feature to-do lists, moving company information, estimate sheets, […]
Chances are, if you’re a New Year’s Resolution type of person, one of your resolutions involves organizing something.
Working parents might especially have plans to get everyone’s schedule in order and the important papers off the kitchen counter and where they’re supposed to be (wait, that might just be me).
So, when I was was offered a […]
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