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Resenting the Kitchen Sink (and Your Partner)

Resenting the Kitchen Sink (and Your Partner)

by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Oct 28, 2023 | Time Management, Working Dad, Working Mom

I used to walk by our kitchen sink like a dragon, fuming and ready to attack.  Smoke puffed out my ears, fire sizzled from my tongue.  My hands were ready to claw at the mountainous piles of dirty dishes. Now, I smile as I walk through the kitchen.  An unwitting...
Starting (or Restarting) a Fair Play Conversation with Your Partner

Starting (or Restarting) a Fair Play Conversation with Your Partner

by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Apr 29, 2023 | Working Dad, Working Mom

Do you ever feel stuck when thinking about how you divide household labor with your partner?  It’s a topic that is (fortunately) getting more airtime these days on social media and in the press.  But who does what at home is a complex and layered issue.  And it can...
My Review of the New Fair Play Documentary

My Review of the New Fair Play Documentary

by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Aug 20, 2022 | Working Dad, Working Mom

Recently, my hubby and I sat down together to watch the new Fair Play Documentary.  If you haven’t yet heard about it, it’s a 90-minute film by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, created in partnership with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine.  And it’s based on Eve Rodsky’s book...
When You Finally Get “Alone Time”, How Do You Use It?

When You Finally Get “Alone Time”, How Do You Use It?

by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Apr 30, 2022 | self-care, Working Dad, Working Mom

Ah, the words “alone time” make me sigh with joy and pleasure.  Otherwise sometimes referred to as “me time,” this beautiful concept didn’t even have a name in by vocabulary when I was single.  Before having children, I don’t think I ever felt the need to label a...
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