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10 Work–Home–Life posts tagged work life balance.
As a lifelong lover of learning and teaching, I have always tossed around the idea of homeschooling my children… that is, until I was actually forced to homeschool my four-year-old during a pandemic. I know, I know… homeschooling…
This advice might run counter to everything you hear and think about remote work, but in my experience, there is no quicker road to burnout than constantly trying to work and parent simultaneously. Obviously, this advice changes…
When I was in graduate school, I had a good friend who religiously took Sundays off from schoolwork—not primarily for religious purposes, however; she simply carved out one day a week for herself, to put away her school books and…
Last night, my husband asked me if “it” was worth it, and by “it” he meant my job. He claimed that I work all the time, that I was missing out on my children’s young lives: “They’ll only be this age once. Won’t you be sad that…
As any remote worker or entrepreneur knows, working from home can be both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, your schedule might be more flexible, with opportunities to squeeze in chores or childcare responsibilities in…
One of the most common phrases I hear from well-intentioned working moms trying to empower other working moms is “You can have it all.” While this phrase is supposed to be encouraging, making women feel like they can be great…
My three-year-old started part-time preschool this year, and the constancy of illnesses has been far worse than I could have ever imagined. She’s probably had three colds and one fever-inducing respiratory virus in the past seven…
I work remotely for a publisher part-time, but I also have been teaching one or two courses at the university where I earned my PhD. I return to teaching in a couple weeks, and quite honestly, I’m kind of freaking out about it. I…
For better or for worse, many moms I know who work from home don’t take a true maternity leave. There are a number of reasons that they don’t: (1) they depend on the income; (2) they don’t want to lose clients by turning down…
Part of what I love about working from home is having the freedom and the flexibility to take a 30-minute break and use the time to exercise—something that is very important to me. But what I’ve really noticed lately is that…