Balancing work and home

Are You Too Busy for a Hobby?

January 2, 2013
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A few weeks ago I spotted my spinning wheel, all dusty and in a corner. I realized that it had probably been over 4 years since I really used it. It did sort of go downhill from there – I opened the craft closet to see bags of unspun wool, knitting needles that hadn’t been [...]

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Surviving the Mommy Guilt

September 10, 2012
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I’ve always wanted to have a fulfilling career but I knew I wanted the husband and children. Some people are just born to be mothers; I am one of those people. I should probably have more than the two I do but I will be grateful for my blessings.

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Today’s Stay-At-Home Mom

May 14, 2010

“I’m not being the Mom I want to be.” How many times have I said that or heard that since becoming a Mom? I often wonder how women used to do it. June Cleaver. Ms. Brady. Even some non-TV personalities of yesteryear who seemed to hold everything together, get dressed in something other than jeans, [...]

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Pulled In 10 Different Directions At Once?

March 5, 2010

Is the “urgent” taking over your life? I was just reading about the Tyranny of the Urgent, a great piece on the difference between the urgent and the important on Simplemom.com. I was reminded of an “ah-ha” moment I had in business school when I learned what the phrase management by exception meant. It means [...]

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High Powered Moms: From Workplace to Home

March 1, 2010

As a mom with advanced degrees (M.B.A. and M.F.A.), I like to joke with my own mom that I spent a hell of a lot of money on my brain just to be a stay at home mom. It’s always good for a laugh from her as she not only helped educate me along the [...]

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