Work and Finances

I’ve been a member of the work-from-home moms club for 7 years now. Initially, I primarily taught online. I did so early in the morning or late...

Party planning is not what it used to be. Back in my own 1980s birthday party heyday we played games like Drop the Clothespin...

I have barriers standing between me and a dream career that makes me feel fulfilled, instead of obligated. Recently I woke up depressed. I don’t...

Before we moved to Vermont, my husband and I had our holiday schedule streamlined. When we had kids, we decided that we would not...

I am an engineer with spacecraft in orbit and on Mars, and am a parent to two wonderful kids.  I have designed some really crazy stuff as an engineer, and still spend a lot of time doing activities with my kids.  So, why then do I feel like a failure at work and at home?  Shouldn’t I be proud of all that I’ve done? I have Impostor Syndrome, a feeling of persistent incompetence and fear of being found out as a fraud.  It makes you feel like you don’t deserve your role, in spite of being highly qualified and prepared for what you do.  All of this is a cognitive misperception, but feels very real.  I experience Impostor Syndrome as both a parent and as an engineer.

My student debt has me trapped, and I’m paying for a degree that I don’t even use. I just had a birthday, and each year...

Lately I've been contemplating how I feed my family. I work hard to stock my kitchen with healthy snacks. Soda is a rare treat, baked goods...

A few weeks before starting  my new job, I realized that my current wardrobe, heavy in yoga pants, jeans and skirts was not going to...

It’s a fear we’ve all had. For us, it began once we placed our sweet babies in daycare. For others, maybe it struck in the...

My husband always says that “Vermont is the greatest exporter of young people'' and now we’re living it. Even though we make a decent...

Look, I am no financial expert.  My husband hasn't worked at a for-profit organization since his teenage days in the Wal-Mart technology department.  He...

I have a confession: I love clothes and I LOVE to shop!! Earlier this year, I blogged about our family getting serious about reining in...

I recently attended an educational webinar produced by a large sales company. Drawn to its description that advertised, “flexibility, endless possibilities, and big financial...

As I write this, we have been in a state of emergency for 185 days. I know that because it started the day my...