Someone has hit the fast-forward button on my days. I blinked and Brinley turned two. Then I blinked again and Avelyn started first grade. Then I blinked again and Karenna had her first day of Junior Kindergarten. And I blinked again and the summer was gone and fall has arrived and I am just feeling … [Read more...]
Holiday! Celebrate!
I am in the middle of two glorious weeks off of work. (My real estate career is thankfully one I share with a fantastic business partner so we get to trade off holiday time during the summer.) We're not going away during my time off, just sticking around town, hitting the beach, harvesting zucchinis … [Read more...]
They Call Me the Lone Wolf. On My Back There.
When I decided to go back to work this year and start a new career, I vowed to not let my marriage or my relationship with my kids suffer as a result. With a few exceptionally trying moments, I have held fast to that vow and together we have navigated this new path with fairly smooth results.That … [Read more...]
Plan B
I feel bad for loving it as much as I do: working outside the home, away from my children. I am so happy to come home at the end of the day, scoop them up in my arms and reconnect, but the time away is so good for me. But then I worry whether it's good for them. I don't want to be selfish; I … [Read more...]
O Nanny, Where Art Thou?
Wanted: Single female with portly build and jovial disposition to live in our basement. Must be good with kids, have excellent housekeeping skills and cooking abilities, a strong work ethic and the desire to live in Canada rent-free in return for watching three young children while their mother … [Read more...]
Wishes
I wish:I could stay home part time with my kids. I want to bake, garden, play play dough, sing, dance, read, write, hike, canoe.... things I did a lot more often with the girls when I was working half time.I had more time for work (I know, a contradiction) so I could plan the best, most … [Read more...]
Being Mindful
Being Mindful is hard.My very first post was basically about slowing down and appreciating your life because you never know when it will end. It's much easier to say that than to do it, especially when you are a busy working parent with a commute.My days are crazy. I honestly don't know … [Read more...]
Work Life Balance
At the office, I have photos of Pea on my desk, pictures on my desktop and little trinkets that remind me of her while I'm toiling away like a monkey at the metaphorical typewriter (sometimes not so metaphorical). But last Thursday, I had the real deal! A series of gaffes meant that Pea, … [Read more...]
A Review of Meg Wolitzer’s The Ten Year Nap
Four friends meet weekly at a NYC café to share the trials and joys of motherhood over coffee and bagels. Such is the premise for Meg Wolitzer's The Ten Year Nap. The story examines the lives and choices of several mothers, who have placed their careers on hold to stay home and … [Read more...]
Career and family: Struggling with the balance
"I can bring home the bacon. Fry it up in a pan. And never, ever let you forget you're a man." These are the infamous words of the Peggy Lee song from 1963, "I'm a woman." However, those of you who were kids in the 70's may remember it from the commercial for Enjoli perfume (see full ad … [Read more...]