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I live in suburban Los Angeles with my husband, two daughters, a hamster, and a Beta fish. I have been working in higher education administration for more than 20 years and I hold an Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University. My interests include women's leadership, work-life balance, and youth soccer.
In a recent interview on ABC News, Amy Chua, otherwise known as the “Tiger Mom,’ matter of factly declared that no, she doesn’t hover over her eldest daughter who is now a freshman at Harvard (of course). “My job is done,” she s ... Read more...
Give me one week off work each year when the office is closed – no email to check, no wondering what’s going on back at the office while I am sick or on vacation or taking a ‘mental health day.’ Each year, our offices close for the week between Christmas and New Ye ... Read more...
For many of us, this time of year is a time for reflection – how we spent the past year, the happy times, the sad times, new experiences, and new friends. My end of year mental logbook always ends with one question – what have I learned this ... Read more...
Last year, a good deal of my husband's and my ‘quality’ time together was spent discussing what to do about our daughter’s less than stellar experience in 6th grade. Middle school was a big adjustment for all of us. Fortunately ... Read more...
Every working mother has her little bag of tricks, sanity techniques, survival gear. And now we have an indispensible new resource, the Working Mom Survival Guide, published by Working Mother Magazine. Oh, I was skeptical at first, as I ... Read more...
I am…a mother, sister, wife, lover, friend, daughter, colleague. I am imperfect, confident, intelligent, strong, outspoken, funny, hardworking, kind, and more than a little crazy. I am always striving to ... Read more...
“We’re going to pick only one (over-priced) pumpkin at the pumpkin patch this weekend.”
"You may not eat a single candy until we get home and I have the chance to inspect it.”
"Candy corn is d ... Read more...
Actually, I don’t… it’s the title of a new sitcom that's scheduled to premiere in November. We’re told that’s the “working title.” Let’s hope the creators and producers have the good sense to re-title it before it airs. The premis ... Read more...
My first born daughter was 2 ½ on September 11, 2001. I remember being extremely grateful that she was oblivious to what was going on, save some anxiety around the house in the days that followed. We were glued to the TV, while she play ... Read more...
10. Getting the kids to stop pinching each other in the back seat of the car when you know they’re strategically pinching each other in places that you can’t see.
9. Poop in the bathtub.
8. The time ... Read more...
