I finally had the chance to chat with a fellow preschool mom who I’ve been wanting to get to know better. We’ve talked about work a couple of times at pick-up and drop-off, and have been trying to have coffee for oh, about a year. Her work schedule makes mine look like, well, a part-timer [...]
Posts Tagged ‘marriage’
The theory of relativity, personified
Posted in Managing Expectations, tagged career planning, marriage, work/life on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Does my butt look good?
Posted in Direct Communication, tagged expectation setting, jeans, managing, marriage on March 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I was trying out a new pair of jeans by wearing them around the house the other day, and I asked Mr. Daddy if he thought I should keep them. He commented on the length and the color, but the crux of the question for jeans is all about one critical component: how my butt looks.
”They’re good,” he said, “better than some [...]
Facilitate your husband, or, how to have a conversation and not a fight
Posted in Direct Communication, tagged client management, marriage, meeting management, working moms on February 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
After the monkeys went to bed tonight my husband and I had an invigorating, um, discussion. I learned a few things.
One – not having a nanny is hard. Two careers, two kids, one dog and one preschool schedule, not to mention dinner, household repairs, laundry and a delightful 5:30 AM wake-up call this morning, leads to [...]
