by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Oct 17, 2020 | Working Dad, Working Mom
A love note to anyone who might possibly be in a position to judge a working parent for pretty much anything right now: Dear Everyone in My Life, I hope you are holding up during these rough times. Or, if you’d prefer: I hope you are doing as well as possible under...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Oct 10, 2020 | Mindfulness
If someone suggested stopping your work as a way to make it go faster, what would you think? It’s counter-intuitive, right? How could stopping something possibly help the doing of it go faster? The “I don’t have time to stop,” refrain is blaring in working parent...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Oct 3, 2020 | Time Management
If I’m being honest, I can admit that shutting down at night has been a perennial challenge for me. Not just a COVID-related struggle. The recovering perfectionist in me has trouble with loose ends. Un-finished to-do lists. And things out of my control. I got...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Sep 26, 2020 | Working Mom
I’m struggling mightily in writing this RBG-related post. Mostly because every time I sit down to write about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I’m overcome with shock that she’s gone. Despair for the Supreme Court. And the general fear of not having anything new to...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Sep 19, 2020 | Working Dad, Working Mom
“What, no recess?!” These were the first words I uttered when I reviewed my kids’ 100% remote learning schedule for the fall. They are second and fourth grade boys. Not having a scheduled recess time to run around outside looked like a death sentence. My boys have...
