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Thursday, December 10, 2009

  • Too busy for date night? Try a date day

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    By Lylah M. Alphonse, on Tue Sep 2, 2008 8:00am PDT

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    On a recent national holiday (not yesterday), as I was scrambling to figure out how I was going to juggle work and childcare, I realized that I didn't actually have to drive in to the office that day and, for some reason, my kids' daycare was actually open.


    My husband didn't have to drive in to the office, either. But he's so used to having to catch up on work from home, and I'm so used to having a big bunch of freelance irons in the fire, that it took us a while to see the potential in the situation: Work (optional) + daycare (open) = pre-paid childcare and time to ourselves. Alone.


    He did the math more quickly than I did; when he asked me if I wanted to go to the movies after I dropped the wee ones off, I almost told him that I had been planning to work from home that day and wouldn't have time. Sad, isn't it?


    When you and your partner are both working and juggling all the time, its easy to let your relationship simmer along on the back burner. Read More »

    Related: working mother, working mom, work life balance, work it mom, the 36 hour day, staying connected, relationships, lylah alphonse, date night, date day

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