Most everyone I know in my town is tired of winter’s ice, slush, and snow. On the few warm days we’ve had, my co-workers...
Currently, my husband of 13 years and I are on the precipice of something we haven’t had any interest in until now. Homeownership. We...
Too pushy! Now, that’s a hot button topic for me! I wish I could remember when being “too pushy” first became an issue in...
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Like so many others, my small business shut its doors on March 16, 2020, and has yet to reopen. The two blurry months that...
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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...
In my adult life, I’ve always worked full time. If not more. Sometimes, I was also working part-time and volunteering, too. So much of...
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.
Money can be a sensitive topic, am I right?!
But, it doesn't always have to be, especially when it comes to guiding and teaching our...
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...
Ever since it was legal for me to work, I had a job and often times I had two. I always enjoyed working and...
It was April 5th, around lunchtime. I was at a conference with a fellow teacher (and friend) when I decided that I was going...
Food insecurity, or the lack of resources, often financial, to acquire nutritious food for every meal on a consistent basis, impacts one in ten...
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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families
Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...
