It’s time to catch you up on what I’ve been doing since opting out, i.e., quitting my job, in May. I left a part-time job with great benefits and I shared the reasons why in this post. Am I on a summer break? A career break? Am I retired? Am I in period of reinvention? What am I doing now that school is back in session and our son is tackling another year of middle school academics. Getting our kids...
I’m away from home on another business trip this week, so it is a perfect opportunity to share some articles related to working moms and business travel. If you’ve read any of my other posts or my about me page, you know that I work part-time in my career. A reduced schedule has been an intentional choice of mine and one that is supported by my husband. I love working, and I also love being the parent who, for the...
Photo by Eder Pozo Pérez on Unsplash According to the US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website, the average school session in the United States is 6.6 hours per day. * Compare that to a 40-hour work week, commonly executed as five 8-hour days. Factor in a lunch break and some commuting time, you could easily be facing a 9-hour (or more) workday while your child is done after about seven hours. What’s a working parent...
