Category: work life balance
Turning a Business Trip into a Miniature Family Vacation
This working Mom had this monster business trip scheduled to Georgia for a few days. As soon as my husband caught wind of it, he had to come. Just minutes away from his favorite nieces, whose parents dared move them away from Florida recently! Well, I was soon working out the logistics, turning a flight [...]
Women Who Dare to Keep on Climbing
Wife, mother and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has a new book out (which I have not read) that discusses why women’s progress in achieving leadership roles has stalled. I know that 50% of college grads are women but only a minute number of top leadership roles are filled by women. Sheryl believes that women are [...]
SnapShots of Organic Gardening
Growing my own food. Related Posts:5 Pounds in 10 DaysBeef, Lentil, Plantain and Jasmine Rice MAGICChristmas BreakfastHelp 323 Farmers In KenyaMy Mini Organic Backyard Garden
Dreaming Small
I find it almost serendipitous that I stumbled upon this video from ExecuMama at a place in my life where I am doing exactly what she is recommending in this video. With a family and resulting myriad of responsibilities to attend to, I find that the best thing I can do to work toward my [...]
New Ideals of Fatherhood: Paternity Leave, Child Care & Work-Life Balance
The Life and Style section of the Wall Street Journal had that most intriguing and refreshing article on an issue that is very much ignored by US companies, paternity-leave. Something often dismissed and treated as a dirty expletive by work-life unbalanced fathers, mothers and employers alike. The aforementioned article questioned whether the current Swedish policy [...]
Yahoo CEO Announces Appointment, Pregnancy and Non-Exsistent Maternity Leave
Last week, Marissa Mayer announced her pregnancy shortly after the ex-Google Executive was appointed as the new CEO of the ailing Yahoo corporation. Included in this announcement, is a plan for a brief working maternity leave. Shortly after that, a mob of self righteous women across the world felt the need to chime in on [...]
Crap Just Got Real At Work
I’ve been blessed at work, in a relatively male dominated industry, I have always been able to find strong female mentors. Dynamic women who care about their career progression but are 100% dedicated to their marriage and children. Hard working women who manage their household, keep their husbands from loosing their minds and parent. I’ve [...]
