Looks like I’m not the only one with childcare on my mind.  A recent news article says, “Next to rent or mortgage payments, child care ranks as the second-highest expense in a household budget.”  The article goes on to offer suggestions on how to reduce the costs of childcare. 
Childcare is one reason I’m looking for ways to work at home, and we don’t even have kids yet!  I know I’m not alone.  Everyone parent I know is constantly looking for ways to keep their childcare costs in check.  One of my friends cut her schedule, another telecommuntes one day a …read more

I caught an interesting article the other day regarding a study from the University of Cambridge that said “most Britons believe that family life suffers if women work, prompting headlines about the death of ‘Supermum’.”
Ooooh… that word…. “supermom.”  It makes me cringe.  Because WHY does it always seem to be the women that deal with this issue?  You don’t hear of many dads that are called “superfathers.”  (And I know you’re out there guys so please do speak up – we need your opinions on this as well.) 
In the article, women chat about daycare, working, and how they made the …read more