(the following haiku must be spoken in your best wrestling announcer voice…) It’s a G word fight!! Guilt v. gratitude… cage match! The victor? Stay tuned… …………………………………………………. I work full-time and my husband stays at home with the kids (one in school full days, one in half days). He manages the household – laundry, cooking, [...]
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Oh, Great… New Guilt (flavored with Gratitude)
Posted by Family Haikus on April 28, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/oh-great-new-guilt-flavored-with-gratitude/
My 7 1/2 Minute Lesson
For how much longer will his little hand seek mine, earnestly, in love? ”””””””””””””””””””””’ At work today there was a celebration – a “thank you” for everyone for their hard work. One feature was free chair massages, and I happened into the room where they were set up just as a cancellation came in. Bonus! [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on February 14, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/my-7-12-minute-lesson/
Am I being replaced?
Sitting here jealous of homework and puppy walks. I don’t wanna work. ””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””” The change has been quite subtle… My daughter would run to Dad as much as me when she hurt herself and needed comfort. And then the kids would call me Dad (granted, they would call him Mom). But a few weeks ago [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on January 29, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/am-i-being-replaced/
Making Choices – My 5 Roles
Embrace the choices: They map your way forward and Soothe the looks backward. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I learned something a few years ago from an executive at my company that has helped me with my work/life balance. He (yes, it was a he) hypothesized that each of us can reasonably have 5 roles in life that we [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on January 22, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/making-choices-my-5-roles/
Have you seen mom? (or, how Bermuda saves my sanity)
Hey mom… Hey mom… Hey (…witness protection program…) mom… Hey mom… HEY MOM! ——————————————– The weekend didn’t start well. I believe my 5 year old said “mom” easily 30 times before breakfast was on the table Saturday. Even my hubby noticed: “Dude, give the woman a break,” he said. It was somewhat downhill from there. [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on January 9, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/have-you-seen-mom-or-how-bermuda-saves-my-sanity/
Being intentional… or why I threw out my crappy mattress pads
Devil mattress pad refusing to yield… brings me to my knees, weeping I am a working mom. I sort of no longer believe in work-life balance… instead, I’m all about being intentional about what I’m doing — being choiceful about what gets my attention, my money and my time. Across time, these choices make [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on December 19, 2011
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