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My Thoughts on the Work-Time Revolution

Posted 16th March 2010 by el-e-e, tagged balance, telecommuting, telecommute, work-life, flex

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NPR is doing a series this week about the time we spend working in America, and the attitudes that are (thankfully) starting to change. Many companies are adopting flextime and telecommuting policies, as we know, and one portion of the article talks about R.O.W.E., the newest and most extreme tool in…

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Sleep is for the Smart

Posted 13th November 2009 by el-e-e, tagged writing, sleep, mental energy

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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?

Posted 10th September 2009 by el-e-e, tagged juggle, work-life, balance, school

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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

Posted 26th August 2009 by el-e-e, tagged working full time, freelance, daily juggle

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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!

Posted 13th March 2009 by el-e-e

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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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