Hotel Decisions That Stretch Your Vacation Dollars

Hotel Decisions That Stretch Your Vacation Dollars

Vacation. The very word sends little shivers of delight down my spine. Vacation is hard to come by when you work for yourself – when I’m not at my desk, working hard, no income is being generated. I don’t get paid vacations, so when I do get a chance to get away, I...
Leveling the Playing Field with MomPower

Leveling the Playing Field with MomPower

I have been both a stay at home mom and a corporate exec with kids. Each role had its advantages: I loved staying at home with my kids, being a full-time mommy, focusing exclusively on meeting their needs and finding satisfaction in raising healthy, happy kids. It was...
Stress Balanced by Father Role as Mother Hen

Stress Balanced by Father Role as Mother Hen

My husband, Dave, is a mother hen. Well, perhaps he would prefer the term father rooster. In any case, he and I have very different ways of managing parenting stress. When it comes to worrying about the every day stuff — the stuff that is typically attributed to the...

Charity Weekends

Around the holidays, local soup kitchens and other charitable organizations are inundated with volunteers. Families want to do something special to help others for the holidays; corporations encourage their employees to get involved. Between Thanksgiving and...