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Our 21-month-old has had a cold since last Friday, and being so stopped up she has had a hard time sleeping. When she was in the thick of it with fevers, I willingly woke up with her and sat in the rocking chair for hours during the night. Snoozing, maybe dozing, but not good sleep. This was during…

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Do you think work-life juggle is easier when the kids are younger or school-age?

A SAHM friend of mine told me years ago (when my oldest was a newborn) that I shouldn't worry about putting him in daycare now. That when he'd really need me was after he started school. (Her kids are older than mine.) We are now four weeks into Kindergarten and I can emphatically say: She was right. I…

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Admitting it all

I am taking a deep breath and saying it: I'm having a hard time. Nothing dire, of course, nothing making me feel like I can't manage or need professional help. But I'm having a hard time with everything. My job, home life, friends, myself... and I feel sometimes like I can't talk about it because I'm…

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New, satisfying work!

Once again I'm checking in after a long hiatus from WIM, and I've missed it here! But I have good news -- I have completed one of the goals I put in my WIM profile long ago: I now have truly satisfying work. :) I took a new job 3 weeks ago. It's very different from what I was doing previously, and…

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Eek! Just sent my resume out into the world!

It has been more than 7 years since I applied for a job. I'm so lucky in that -- I have been with this company since I was in college as an intern. It has seen me through my wedding, the births of both my kids... the company even threw me a farewell party when I left them in 1999, only to welcome me…

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