Maxed Out & advice for creatives @ SXSW 2014
I haven’t had time to do much writing lately, but I am doing a whole lot of TALKING… Below is the presentation I gave at the South by SouthWest conference (SXSW) this morning. I share my “maxed out”...
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Mother’s Day Sale! $1 for ebook (+ TEDx)
$1 for the ebook For a limited time, my publisher is offering eight ebooks for moms (including Maxed Out) for $1 each. Buy one for yourself, and send another to a mother you love. Or buy a round of...
View ArticleMake Your Workplace About Results, Not Hours
I’ve written before about why I believe results-only work environments (ROWE) have the potential to transform the workplace for the better, not just for moms and dads, but for anyone who wants to be...
View ArticleTEDx Video: Changing the Conversation About Women and Work
The talk I gave at TEDx Monterey in April is now available online! “Maxed Out: Changing the Conversation About Women and Work.” If you like it, please share it.
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Making Work Work: Sliced Bread Design
About six years ago, while I was busy “maxing out” at my full-time job in San Francisco, a friend of mine started freelancing for a company that sounded like a working mom nirvana. It was a small web...
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My Boss
Like most people of my Generation (GenX), I’ve had a lot of different jobs. In high school I worked as a babysitter, a housecleaner, and a box office ticket taker for a local theater. In college I...
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Solicited Advice
You guys! I need your help. Can you answer one question to help to me prepare for a conference I’m speaking at next week? Here’s the question: What is the single best piece of advice you’ve received...
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My New Year’s Resolution
Every New Year’s Eve, after the kids go to bed, Brian and I read to each other from our journals. We’ve been doing this for 13 years. It’s a way of reflecting on the past year, and thinking about what...
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Book giveaway: “The Sweet Spot”
* We’re giving away 5 copies of Christine Carter’s new book, The Sweet Spot. * * Enter to win by leaving a comment at the end of this blog post. * When we don’t have the support we need from family,...
View ArticleFunny Feminists
Funny 2-min scene from Portlandia to get your Monday off to a good start. An all-male group sets out to “fix feminism.” (Hat/tip to my buddy, Sean.) * * * In other news… We have 5 winners for “The...
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Do you love your job?
It’s easy to find examples of what companies are doing wrong—micromanaging employees, burning out workers, stifling innovation, the list goes on . . . But now I’m looking for examples of what...
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Book Giveaway: “Wishful Thinking”
* We’re giving away 2 copies of Kamy Wicoff’s new book, “Wishful Thinking.” * * Enter to win by leaving a comment at the end of this blog post. * Six years ago, I left my full-time job because work...
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Exquisite Insanity: Moms Who Write
I spoke on a panel a few weeks ago at the Bay Area Book Festival. The panel was moderated by local literary icon, Michelle Tea. (If you need an escape, her latest book, “How to Grow Up” will make you...
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Work-life balance: Finding the Swede spot
A quiet revolution has been taking place in Sweden for 15 years, affecting everything from the gender pay gap to workplace culture to relationships between parents and children. It all started at home....
View ArticleMinivan rap
I drive a minivan. There. I’ve said it. Maybe you think that’s not cool. I’ll try not to hold that against you. I happen to think that SUVs, which are less fuel-efficient than my minivan, aren’t cool....
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Working moms need to laugh
“Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.” –Mark Twain Most of the stuff on this blog explores the problem of work-life conflict. But I got a lot of compliments about an advice-oriented post...
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Sex and the working parent
Has your sex life taken a hit since your first child was born? Sex is one of the many casualties of an over-busy life. After an informal poll of my friends, I’ve come to believe that being busy has a...
View ArticleDo you have a “hospital fantasy”?
Inspired by Ami’s letter last week and the many comments that followed, I put together this quick poll.* I’m curious to see how many other moms and dads would feel lucky to get, say…bunion surgery, or...
View ArticleIs two working parents a “good thing”?
Lucie’s guest post last week touched a nerve with several blog readers. If you haven’t read it, her post was about why it’s easier to be a working mom in France than in the U.S. (Lucie was born in...
View ArticleBook-in-progress about engaged fathers
Janine is the mom of a little boy who goes to my son’s preschool. She’s also a talented artist working on a beautiful children’s book with a lofty and lovely goal: to create a culture shift in the way...
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