Work-Life Balance
Struggling with balance? The right solution for you may be part-time, reduced hours, full-time, a job share, telecommuting, flextime, or some combination. Remember to tend your internal balance and home life. Some days you feel sane and in control, and others like a failure as a mom and worker. Join the club!
How can I make work travel less disruptive to my family? Work travel invariably means a different set of routines for your children. You can make work travel easier by leaving a framed photo of yourself and calling from the road. But if work travel is seriously impacting your home life, you might want to try something different.
American professionals spend up to 40 percent of the workday on email management and information storage, according to one study. That leaves little time to get the rest of your work done, much less to care for yourself or manage your family. Fortunately, you can dramatically reduce the time you spend on email management -- without becoming less effective at work -- by following some simple rules for efficient email management.
When my one-year old child is sleepy or hurt or hungry, he cries for the babysitter he loves. Does my child love the babysitter more than me? When working moms first turn over a child to another caregiver, we worry whether the babysitter will love our baby as much as we do. But when that bond forms securely, we worry he loves the babysitter more than his own mother. Sometimes it seems we can't win!
Answer to the question of how working moms can get organized. A working mom (and stepmom) who's pregnant writes in to ask for help getting organized. She has a needy husband and shared custody of two stepchildren and wants to get organized now, before the baby arrives.
When was the last time you took a work vacation?
Not only does your body crave the work-free time to reduce your stress level, your family deserves your focused attention. You can only provide that when you take a true work vacation. Find inspiration to live a more balanced and healthy life with these 5 reasons to take a work vacation.
Achieving work life balance is the ultimate question for working moms. Finding work life balance begins with learning to say no. It's not easy, but it's worth it to aim for work life balance.
Few working moms or dads have enough time off to attend all the teacher conferences, performances, athletic events, school parties, award ceremonies, and field trips, especially if they have more than one child. Here's an idea -- don't even try. Yes, you should go to events important to your child's academic future or personal goals, but there are four good reasons to skip your child's events.
There never seems to be enough time to take care of yourself and your needs. Your running shoes or novel or bath salts or strappy sandals just gather dust. But if you take an hour or two to yourself, for whatever nourishes you, the rest of the day (or week) will be easier and more fun. Ironically, by paying attention to your own needs, you’ll actually be better at meeting everyone else’s.
How do you know when your symptoms suggest you or your children should stay home from work or school? Even if you know its imperative you show up, even if you feel like you could drag yourself there despite feeling so lousy, you could be contagious and might pass on whatever ails you to coworkers or classmates.
