Careers

It’s hard to believe but I’ve been working at home since 2007.  We’re talking 8 years of waking up in my boxers and putting nothing else on for the remainder of the day.  We’re talking doing whatever I want whenever I want.  Wait, what?  No.   No, that’s not even remotely the case. It takes a […] More

When I say webcam star, what comes to mind? If you are thinking along the lines of inappropriate behavior in front of a camera for the viewing ‘pleasures’ of a questionable audience, you’d be incorrect. Despite the fact that this is precisely where my mind also went, it’s not what we’re discussing now. What we […] More

The hula hoop is one of those toys we’ve all encountered at some point in our lives. We had them as children, we have them as adults with children of our own and we see them wherever we go. These are such popular toys that when my husband and I took our daughter off to […] More

Balancing life and children is a challenge at the best of times. Now imagine balancing your life, your high-earning career and your kids at the same time – seems impossible right? Wrong; it is not impossible. It’s not easy, but it certainly is not impossible. Sure, there are some women who work high-power, high-earning careers […] More

The only thing that burns more than being passed over for a job in favor of another person is being passed over for a job that’s being given to a robot. It might sound like a horror scene from a science-fiction movie, but it’s actual real life these days. That’s right; robots are actually taking […] More

Everyone who loves extreme sports seems to have a GoPro, the cool camera that is designed to go anywhere and shoot anything while you’re in the middle of the most amazing experiences of your life. As someone who is not all that into extreme sports (I am the mother of four and safety is a […] More

Returning to work is never easy when you’ve been gone. It doesn’t matter if you were on maternity leave, you left to raise your kids, you went on a vacation or you just started a new job; going back to work is a chore no matter how long you’ve been gone. I mean, I think […] More

If you prefer working with animals to working with humans, chances are good that you have worked with humans in the past. In all seriousness, working with animals is something that many people prefer. They are appreciative, they are loving and they don’t gossip. But they do have their own challenges, and that’s not without […] More

It is, perhaps, the most genius idea I’ve heard all day. granted, it is only 11 am and my morning was spent getting two kids ready for school, taking my twins to the supermarket and answering questions like, “Are your boy/girl twins identical?” despite their very different anatomy and the fact that they look nothing […] More

I won’t lie; being self-employed is something that I refuse to give up. I’ve been freelancing for the past 7 years, and it’s been the best 7 years of my life. I love it. I love the earning potential. I love the freedom to work on my own schedule. I love that my deadlines are […] More

Everyone, it seems, wants to find a way to make more money, work from home or be their own boss. I’ll tell you what; it’s nice. But it’s not always easy. In fact, sometimes it’s a challenge. You do not have the comfort of having gainful employment with a contract every single day and the […] More

I don’t know about you, but I’m a morning person. I enjoy my mornings because I’m more productive in the mornings. I like the peace and the quiet, and the promise of a new day. Mornings are one of the very rare moments in my life in which my kids are all asleep and I […] More