Going to conferences and training events can be vital for sharpening your skills and maintaining a strong professional network. Unfortunately, many mothers avoid conferences and multi-day training courses because of parenting-related challenges. When I asked about this on Facebook I was flooded with women (and a few men) sharing reasons they didn't attend professional events, … Continue reading How conferences and training events can better support moms (and dads)
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Advice I often give people is don't be lured into taking a job just because you will make more money. There is always another job offering even more money. If salary is your measure of success you will never be content. I think it's good advice even though if I hadn't been lured to take … Continue reading My bad career choice made this all possible
I had an appointment after work, so instead of getting off at my usual L stop and walking down the tree-lined street that leads to my house, I got off at a different L stop and walked down a different tree-lined street. Chicago has a lot of tree-lined residential streets. Many of them look quite … Continue reading The deja vu of Chicago’s tree-lined streets
We took our kids' to their first Pride parade yesterday. Our reason for waiting until this year (when our kids are 6 and 8) had nothing to do with being concerned with exposing them to the LGBTQ scene. We were simply concerned with logistics. Concerned that we would be wedged into a crowd in the … Continue reading What I want my kids to know about the Pride parade
My daughter came into my bedroom this morning. I don't know the exact time, but definitely before 5:30. Normally if she came into my room at that time I would tell her to go back to her room. To go to bed or play quietly. But it was clear something was wrong. It wasn't a … Continue reading End of school anxiety for my 6-year-old
Kim Z. Dale 