Balance
How to Bring Work to Life: The Power of Words and Trees
When I wrote Bring Work to Life by Bringing Life to Work, I was living the dream. I was wife, mother, student, working professional, and participant in my community – all of that and more. It was a full life. It still is. But it didn’t lend itself to the limited containers of ‘work’ and […]
Stop Overparenting: How to Relax
We parents regularly agree and discuss ‘how fast the time goes’ and how fleeting our moments are with our children. But I was talking with a new dad recently and he said that sometimes he wishes the time would go a bit more quickly – during those sleepless nights or those clueless days of new […]
When it Pays to Lose: The Value of the Stretch
The indoor soccer session is complete and our team’s record is 0-8. The team lost every game, but it was a great season nonetheless. Actually, it was a fabulous season because of the stretch. Through a fluke in the rules, our boys were playing against men (think: facial hair, grown-up swagger, and serious girlfriends in […]
Well-Being in a Small World: 3 Degrees of Separation
This post appeared on the Mars Drinks Blog. PDF Version: Well-Being in a Small World_ 3 Degrees of Separation _ MARS DRINKS
The Presents We’ll Never Open
This is the book that my husband will not be getting or Christmas, as much as he enjoys a good Grisham novel. And these are the boots that I’ll never own, as much as I really, really like them. And we’ll never open these gifts around our tree. We decided to try something different this […]
How Collaboration Works: Leveraging the Power of a Common Goal
This post appeared on the Mars Drinks Blog. PDF Version: How Collaboration Works_ Leveraging the Power of a Common Goal _ MARS DRINKS
How to Spend Your Birthday for Work-Life (Hint: Fall in Love)
On a milestone birthday, Lisa Carraway had surgery that put her on her back—literally and figuratively. As if having surgery on her birthday wasn’t enough, she also required a long recovery and was off from work more than any other time in her working life. This was the proverbial wake up call for Lisa, leading […]
Parenting is Not a Competitive Sport: How Failing Can Build Community
When our daughter was born, it was a little shocking to me that we were able to drive home from the hospital with so little fanfare. Wasn’t there a parenting license we should have received first? Or some kind of evaluation that was required before we could be entrusted with her fragile life? When our […]
How to Maintain Work-Life Integration as a Solopreneur – Asked and Answered
This question was submitted as part of the Limeade Summer Reading Club where the group is reading Bring Work to Life! and virtually discussing work-life. Here’s the detail: As a solopreneur/entrepreneur, how do I maintain work-life integration? A lot of people launch their own business – whether on their own as a solopreneur or running a business […]
On Being Wonder Woman
My cousin and his wife have one of those families that is really, really cute. We keep up on Facebook, so I’m always in the know about their latest activities. They are engaging and funny and real and seemingly have the best little family life ever. Iain is entering preschool and loves the drums. Ava […]