Mama Bee: Getting Honest About Part-time Work
Thanks to The Mama Bee for her thoughtful blog post, Getting Honest About Part-time Work. Drawing on my USA Today column yesterday, TMB makes the …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Moms, part-time work is overrated
(From my USA Today column, 5/11/10) For Mother's Day this past weekend, families everywhere nabbed flowers and brunch reservations to celebrate. If you'd asked moms what …Read More
The Master Craftsman
A friend recently received his performance review. The verdict was that he was a master craftsman at the tasks associated with his job. The question …Read More
On Mother’s Day, learning to sit still in my own house
My husband and my split of childcare has evolved since we first became parents a little less than three Mother’s Days ago. We have eventually …Read More
Mind in the Making
(cross-posted at Gifted Exchange) Over the past few days I (and apparently a host of other folks) have been reading Ellen Galinsky's book, Mind in the …Read More
First Friday Book Synopsis and 168 Hours
Thanks to the folks over at First Friday Book Synopsis for sharing some questions from 168 Hours on how to find the right job! One of …Read More
Salary.com and the $117,867 mom
Every year around Mother's Day, Salary.com posts a calculation of what price a mom's services would command on the open market. This year, Salary.com values …Read More
How to volunteer
For the past several years, I’ve been serving as the president of the Young New Yorkers’ Chorus, a 50-60 voice mixed ensemble that specializes in …Read More
Navigating the Children’s Activity Gauntlet
I think it’s an open question whether younger kids or older kids require more juggling. My kids are quite young – almost 3, and 7 …Read More
Know what the next level looks like
There is a lot of randomness in the universe. Occasionally, people get ahead just by being in the right place at the right time. But in …Read More