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by Lisa Belkin, author of
Life's Work
My mother worked, and I turned out okay. In fact, my mother worked a lot. She was a teacher until I was born, then she…
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This is the last day of the month and a close to Pain Awareness Month. Not a big small business event? You'd be surprised. Read More »
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There's times when things seem to be working against us to get anything done and before you know it, it's 5 o clock and you look around and go, "What did I accomplish today?" I had one of those days today, where I had a full To Do list but I was so tired from the heat and working too late last night that I had to take a nap! Now it's almost time for my husband to get home and what have I accomplished? We all have those days, but what do you do to turn an unproductive day into a productive one? Read More »
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Today has been the longest mondays in my life. Nothing really happened today. I called my financial aid person today to clear up some stuff about my scholarship. It was pretty simple stuff. Just type in your information and your done. I haven't heard from my roommate yet. I wonder what… Read More »
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One of the questions I get
asked a lot as a mother of five kids, is "But how do you plan
to pay for their college?" The answer: I
don't. In some circles, this
admission is tantamount to saying you lock… Read More »
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by Leslie Morgan Steiner (Mommy Track'd - Two Cents on Working Motherhood)
Would your husband quit his job if you earned more? Would you if he did?
In a 2005 Career Builder survey of full-time working dads with children under 18, almost 50% answered yes.
This year, only 31% did.
Are dads less enthusiastic about staying home, because more men have tried it now, and know the drudgery involved? Or does today’s lower percentage reflect widespread financial insecurity? Perhaps both.
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There are many types of jobs to have. I have had jobs that never even raised my blood pressure and I have had jobs that I almost could not make it into the house from exhaustion. I never remember having a job that made my sex life dissappear. I love a hard working man, I hope my patience is as hard… Read More »
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It's so hard these days to survive as
an artist. I've got a lot of good work and looking for more
ideas on how to market them. I've created a Zazzle account
which I received good feedback about but alas, no sales. I'm
trying to come up with more polished designs and cartoons that… Read More »
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by Vicki Larson (Around the Watercooler - Mommy Track'd)
When my first-born started kindergarten, a moment that I met with a mix of joy and dread, I did what a lot of my former career women-turned-SAHM peers did — I volunteered at his school.
After all, a mind is a terrible thing to waste, even a tired mommy’s mind.
I took on a few jobs that weren’t terribly taxing — publicity, newsletter editor, field trip coordinator, art room helper; it was all the energy I had with an active 5-year-old and an infant at home. But I was in awe of the powerhouse women who volunteered for the big jobs, ones that required accounting and weekly meetings and intensive planning and fundraising. They were women who had no doubt been six-figure CEOs, stockbrokers and lawyers in their former lives, and who were now using all their business savvy to help their kids’ school — for free.
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