Years ago I worked in a newsroom bureau next door to a charter school. Every afternoon, my…
Posts tagged work
My Birthday Work Life Balance Lesson
Today is my 51st birthday and I'm officially…
How to pivot for better work life balance
So, you know you're in a rut. You are working hard, catching up on email even when you should be enjoying your time off. Lately you are asking yourself…"Is there all there is?" You need…
Friends can make great business partners — or destroy your work life balance
One day I visited a friend at her children’s clothing shop. The merchandise was displayed nicely, the store had customers, but my friend was furious. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “My partner went home…
What is work life blend?
There is was…the question that often gets lobbed at successful women…. How do you balance work and family? Christine Barney, CEO and Managing Partner of rbb Communications, saw it coming. As a panelist at The…
Could you work with your spouse?
My husband and I used to drive work together from Aventura to downtown Miami. He is a morning person. I am not. He would rush me out the door and then try to make…
You don’t need an excuse for being late to work
It's 8 a.m., the thick of rush hour traffic in South Florida,…
5 ways to fit mentorship into your work life balance
When I saw a TV interview with Lydia Muniz from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami, something she said repulsed me. She told interviewer Helen Ferre that Miami is dead last out of 51 metro…
Work Life Balance Trends that will make your life easier in 2016
One night, I was typing away on my laptop when I realized I easily could have finished what I was working on during the day if I hadn’t gotten distracted by social media. (Do you…
How technology can help our work life balance
A few days ago, my son was driving me to the mall and telling me about his college experiences while I was responding to a work email on my iPhone. “Just one minute,” I told…