Comments on: Transitioning between work time and family time

By: Career and Kids Best of 2007

Career and Kids Best of 2007 — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:20:51 +0000

[...] Here’s a look back at the most popular posts (or, at least the ones you responded to) of 2007: January: Transitioning between work time and family time [...]

By: Career and Kids » How Not to Take Work Home With You

Career and Kids » How Not to Take Work Home With You — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:18:53 +0000

[...] In the spirit of our discussion of Do you take work home with you? ,and, Transitioning Between Work Time and Family Time, Jay, at Dumb Little Man offers tips for How to Leave Work at Work. [...]

By: Stacey

Stacey — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:27:01 +0000

This is the story of my life. I’m pretty good with planning meals ahead of time (I do Menu Plan Mondays hosted by Org Junkie) but changing out of my work clothes and not stopping for errands is tough. Tonight I gave my daughter a bath fully dressed, including my knee boots. Crazy!

By: Erica

Erica — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:24:50 +0000

Congratulations this post has been nominated for a Hot Stuff Award at GNMParents.

Voting is open until Thursday morning. Best of Luck.

By: Hot Stuff - Vote for Your Favourite | GNMParents

Hot Stuff - Vote for Your Favourite | GNMParents — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:21:30 +0000

[...] 50 ways to save money on your grocery bill by Thrifty Mommy has been nominated by Megin. I cut my grocery bill by around 20% (not to mention what I save in time) from doing it online and getting it delivered, and that is taking the delivery cost into consideration! Work/Life Balance Career and Kids has a great post on transitioning between work time and family time. [...]

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:50:29 +0000

Kids are very observant so I am not surprised that they notice our stress. I like your suggestions for winding down faster.

Here via the carnival of family life.

By: An Island Life » Carnival of Family Life #40

An Island Life » Carnival of Family Life #40 — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:24:54 +0000

[...] Elizabeth, the new administrator of Career and Kids, shares some surprising results from a survey asking kids “what would be their one wish if they could change how a father or mother’s work affected each child”. Find out the #1 answer in Transitioning between work time and family time. [...]

By: local girl

local girl — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:18:46 +0000

I think Children are a lot more aware of our feelings than we realize. I know I need to try and be more aware of that. Great post.

Thank you for sharing this with the Carnival of Family Life.

By: Holiday Grinch

Holiday Grinch — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:13:44 +0000

Early on I had day car/and then school near home (@14 miles from work) and was always running late and always stressed about traffic. Once, I drove all the way to work, reached into the back seat for my briefcase and found a sleeping toddler still in her car seat…whoops, forgot something!
By third grade, my daughter was at school and aftercare less than a mile from my office. It was the best. If she got sick, I could be right there, if it snowed, I could get there on time. But best of all was the time we spent together without other distractions. Of course, that was one kid, I might have a different perspective with three.

By: carolyn

carolyn — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:25:52 +0000

I agree about cooking ahead of time. I usually cook 2 or 3 entree items on the weekend, (like baked chickn, pork tenderloin, spaghette sauce)and then heat them up and add a veggie during the week. This has made a HUGE difference in our evenings. No more dinner stress. It is lovely. Of course, the boy child doesn’t eat most normal food, so he ends up making a pbj later, but I try. And the girl child eats anything and likes it. They sort of cancel each other out, I guess.