I couldn't sleep Monday night. Of course, it was one of those rare and celebrated occasions when both girls slept through the night in their own beds. I knew in the morning I was supposed to be hitting the Publish button and I started second guessing whether or not I should really go through with this. As Curious George caused mischief in the … Continue reading Thank you
I am finding myself having to make a conscious effort to slow down. One of the reasons I left my job was to find a more sustainable life at a more comfortable pace that would allow me to stop, look, breathe and experience, rather than, hurry, worry, rush, and obsess. A colleague of mine who … Continue reading Getting told by your toddler
Have you guys seen the Workologist column in the Sunday New York Times? I just spotted it for the first time last weekend. It's like a "Dear Abby" column offering "Friendly advice on any workplace conundrum, large or small." I read through a few like, Self-Promotion but With Self-Respect, Declining a Work Assignment, With Finesse, and Scrutinizing an Employee's Suspicious Sick … Continue reading The Workologist
I had already weighed out my worries and concerns. I debated and examined each issue to exhaustion and I made the decision with Jim that if working part-time wasn’t an option, I would quit. I knew this was the right decision. But that decision needed a strong defense against my raging self-doubt - that emotional resistance that would amplify its volume at 2:30 in the morning alongside my teething toddler.
“I beg you, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language... Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live … Continue reading Live everything
Things I've Googled comes from one of the standard questions Jim and I ask each other when we get home. Often, it's a good indicator of where our minds have wandered off to in the middle of the day and the topics usually make us laugh. So consider this part educational. Part oversharing. Part nonsense. Completely … Continue reading Things I’ve Googled
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