I’m going on a trip ‘on my favorite rocket ship!’ Well not really a rocket ship but on my not-so-favorite cramped plane. I am attending the Working Mother Magazine Conference on Multicultural Companies in NYC next week. I was planning to go anyway to help my cousin with her new baby and wasn’t sure I would even get into the conference but after I booked the tickets, they emailed me to let me know I could attend on a scholarship basis. Yay! 😀
I’m looking forward to meeting some amazing women at the conference but most of all I’m looking forward to meeting my new little nephew! 🙂
With all the recent press about flying with kids, I’m kind of glad my kids are staying behind with their Dad!
So, as you may have guessed, posting will be light next week unless I have a brainstorm of ideas that I can write about and schedule for future posting.
Aruni
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Part-Time Looks Fine To Working Mothers
By Donna St. George at washingtonpost.com
A new majority of working moms in the United States would be happiest in part-time jobs, with fewer seeing full-time work as an ideal, according to a study released today.
Fewer Mothers Prefer Full-Time Jobs:
Percent of mothers who said working full time, part time or not at all would be ideal for them.
I feel the same and that’s why I think working from home (even though to be honest my kids go to pre-school/care during the day) so that I can balance my time with my family is important. Most of the time, I love my entrepreneurial career and I love hanging out with my kids. 🙂
I can take a day and spend it with my kids when I want. When one of them is sick I can stay home with them. I can also pay bills, clean the house, do dishes, do some household shopping, etc. Fortunately, my husband is a great Dad so if I have an offsite meeting to attend (like I did today) and he’s not traveling, he can usually stay with them if they are sick.
The one thing to be careful of is that sometimes when working from home and/or part-time, we end up working a lot more than we realize because we work on & off during the day thereby defeating the purpose of working part time/flexible hours to spend quality time with the kids. It’s a tough balance that we moms (and dads) continue to strive for. The Lactivist said it well in her Sucking it Up and Admitting You Aren’t Wonder Woman post.
Aruni
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