Career and Kids

January 8th, 2007

Tips for the morning routine with kids

Oh, the morning routine. Those of you with school aged children, in particular, know exactly what I mean.
How to get everyone out the door when you you need to, with the things they need, and, preferably without the neighbors calling Child Protective Services. OK, I jest about that part. Mostly.
I’m not an expert, and, I […]

By elizabeth -- 5 comments

January 3rd, 2007

Thoughts on a day off

Well, isn’t that ironic?
I took the day off from career (actually, from kids, too, since they went back to school yesterday) in order to do several things that really needed doing.
One of the main things I was planning to do was to get settled into this blog. You see where that got me yesterday, don’t […]

By elizabeth -- 5 comments

December 18th, 2006

The cost of a good education

There was a post recently over on Island Life about whether or not you would be disappointed with paying a lot for your kid’s college and then have them not use that education to lock down a big job.
It is an interesting thing to think about and greatly influences how we as parents must manage […]

By mike -- 1 comment

December 16th, 2006

Special time with my daughter

My working from home has created a really nice time alone with my daughter.
I finish work between 2:30 and 3pm every day. Our son does not get home from preschool until about 3:45pm and my wife gets home a few minutes later.
Since I have no commute right now, that gives me about an hour […]

By mike -- 0 comments

December 14th, 2006

Handling unplanned projects on the weekend

Most full time working parents try to spend more time with their kids on the weekend. What do you do when emergency projects come up? Find ways to include them.
This weekend the toilet broke. It was actually just a little reocurring leak that I got tired of fixing. So, I decided […]

By mike -- 1 comment

December 13th, 2006

Making Christmas important without the religion

Christmas is a religious holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus. It seems like there are two main things that get celebrated during Christmas. Jesus and Commercialism.
If your family is not particularly religious, can you enjoy Christmas without getting overly commercial.
It is easy to fall into the commercial trap, but it can be avoided.
Decorations

Homemade […]

By mike -- 0 comments

December 12th, 2006

Importance of job location

My main office is 22 miles from my house according to Mapquest. That would mean that in a normal week I drive at least 220 miles. I hardly ever have an assignment closer to my house than our main office is.
My car gets approximately 30 miles per gallon which would mean that I […]

By mike -- 6 comments

December 11th, 2006

Each parent has their own responsibilities

A few of my household responsibilities are taking out the trash and anything that involves fixing the computer and the vacuuming. If either of these chores need done during the day, the kids know that they should just wait until I get home and don’t even bother bugging mom about them.
My wife does almost […]

By mike -- 0 comments

December 8th, 2006

Making time for the mundane

Are you finding time to go to your kids plays at school? Have you been to each of their basketball games this year?
Good. That is a good start but not the only thing good parents need to do.
Despite working full time, you still need to make time for the mundane things. Pick […]

By mike -- 0 comments

December 8th, 2006

Christmas present idea for your kids

I got a laptop from work a while back. My kids think it is pretty cool and my daughter has even been asking for a toy laptop for Christmas.
This is a great thing for parents to remember. Something like that could be a great way to bond with my kids. We could […]

By mike -- 0 comments