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May 11th, 2008

Happy Mother’s Day!

A Happy Mother’s Day and best wishes to mothers who work here, there, home or office.
I hope you had a wonderful day and many more to come.
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April 30th, 2008

Working parents and life-threatening illness

There are so many iterations of a mother’s decision (or non-decision) to work or stay home, but very little about working or staying home when when you have a life-threatening illness.
Susan, of Toddler Planet, an Inflammatory Breast Cancer survivor, speaks to this twist on the working mother debate very eloquently:
They are doing a morbid kind […]

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April 23rd, 2008

Yet more giveaways from the b5media Lifestyles Channel

Earlier this week we posted a list of our first round of giveaways here on the b5media Lifestyles Channel.  Those giveaways aren’t even over and here comes wave Two!  How fun is that?
If you haven’t signed up for the first round, check out a complete list on our resident Pet Lover Blog and then the […]

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March 31st, 2008

Tax Procrastinator? Win one of 3 copies of Turbo Tax Deluxe!

It’s almost April (OK, it may be April where you are, but just work with me here) and you know what that means for those of us in the U.S.?
Tax time!
It also means throwing a kid birthday party for me, but I digress.
For more years than not, we put our taxes off until the last […]

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March 30th, 2008

Very telling and unhelpful all at once

I’m a little stymied about what to write today, so I asked my husband for some ideas.
Me: “Help me think of something to write about being a working parent or about work-life balance.”
Him: “OK, hmm…”
Me: “What kinds of things do dads talk about?”
Him: “Are you serious?”
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March 23rd, 2008

It’s Spring Break time for some

In an example of colossally poor planning, everyone in my family is on Spring Break this week except me.
Nearly all my work days are the same, there are very few times that there’s a day I absolutely can’t miss. However, this week is one of the times I can’t miss. And to top it […]

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March 14th, 2008

1943 Guide to Hiring Women

An excerpt from the July 1943 issue of Transportation Magazine. This was written for male supervisors of women in the work force during World War II:
1. Pick young married women. They usually have more of a sense of responsibility than their unmarried sisters, they’re less likely to be flirtatious, they need the work or they […]

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March 6th, 2008

St. Patrick’s Day Potluck Recipes

I wanna work where you guys are working. There seems to be a lot of parties there.
Judging by the search terms that lead people to this site, you guys dig potlucks recipes. Or, you just work someplace that has a bunch or parties, and, you’re expected to bring something, so you just tolerate them.
Either […]

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January 31st, 2008

Super Bowl Party recipes

I’m at work, and, I’m hungry, so food is on my mind.
According to the stats here, you really like ideas for potluck recipes.
Though I’ve never understood why it’s on a Sunday night, the Super Bowl, the biggest event in American Professional Football is this weekend.
I also consider it the official ending of Appetizer Season […]

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December 31st, 2007

Achievement and enjoyment in work-life balance

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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