After a recent post titled “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” in the Atlantic, my Facebook newsfeed lit up with comments ranging from “head nodding” to “yes, yes, yes”. It reminded me of my decision to quit my job and stay home with my kids back in 2008. Before I had kids, I… [read more]
I Love My Job
November 17, 2011 by 6 Comments
When I was pregnant with my daughter, I knew my then-current job situation wouldn’t work for the long term. I frequently got home after 7pm, and left well before 7am. I was able to keep it up for a few years, but eventually decided to stay home with the kids. Blogging was the… [read more]
Finding the Perfect Balance
October 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I love traveling solo, I really do. And, while I do miss my kids immensely while I’m gone, I still like to travel occasionally for work. I love airplanes – hours of solo time just listening to music, reading, thinking. I love visiting new hotels, and new cities. So, when I… [read more]
This is What it’s All About
February 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I really enjoyed my the career I’d had for over ten years before quitting in 2008. I LOVED the job I held at that time. Sure, it had it’s frustrating moments, and certainly wasn’t perfect, but it was a great job for me. I had wonderful co-workers and supported an interested area… [read more]
Explaining the “Stay at Home” Part
November 26, 2010 by 1 Comment
This morning, while lying in bed cuddling my daughter, she started asking me how old she’ll be in each grade of school. We went through kindergarten to college, and then she asked, “Is that it?”. I explained that depending on what she wants to do, she may need to go to graduate school.… [read more]
What Is It That You do?
October 13, 2010 by 3 Comments
With my daughter starting kindergarten, I’ve met a whole new group of people. And, inevitably, when parents see a mom clutching an iPhone in one hand while racing to pick up and drop up (especially when that same mom was out of town for a few days and daddy and a babysitter had to… [read more]
Can Someone SHUT ME UP??
October 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment
I realized recently that while the tagline of my blog is “a career mom’s adventures in stay at home mommyhood”, lately, it’s more been “an unathletic mom’s attempt to run in endurance events because she likes the cute fitness clothes associated with such events”. So, here’s a post about that career thing again… On… [read more]
The Part-Time Dilemna
May 19, 2009 by 1 Comment
Almost a year ago, I finished packing up a few things, walked out of my cubicle, said goodbye to the few people who were in the corridor, took the elevator down to the lobby, walked out of the skycraper in the financial district of Boston, and left my career behind. This was after ten… [read more]
All About the Key
April 16, 2009 by 1 Comment
Over the last few years, I’ve often worn a key charm – on a necklace, on my bracelet, and on my purse. I’ve had some people ask if it was a Monopoly piece (no!). So, what’s the significance? At the beginning of my career, I made a bad choice when I picked a… [read more]
To Work or Not to Work
January 30, 2009 by 3 Comments
I’ve had a lot to think about lately. After quitting my full-time, outside the home job that I had for ten years (which I really liked, by the way) in July, I originally planned to stay at home for at least a year. I got severance for six months (I quit because the job moved… [read more]
Becoming a Stay at Home Mom
August 2, 2008 by Leave a Comment
After many years of working full time, outside of the home, I am now a full fledged stay at home mom. I’m still not sure how the adjustment will work for all of us, to be honest, but I did know that something had to give.I loved my job – it was in the field… [read more]
