Category Archives: Work and Family

Working inside or outside the home

• The Overloaded Calendar

  Do you know your social needs? Mine are limited. I don’t want a play date every day. If I spend more than an hour total on the phone in a day, I get grumpy. In the world we live in, it can be hard to set healthy boundaries, but I encourage you to take a moment and consider an area of your schedule where you could trim the fat.  MORE

• 6 Tips For Connecting with Faraway Families

  As a part of a bi-cultural family, Lyndsay shares some tips for staying connected to one’s home country and extended family even when distance separates stands between you and your loved ones.  MORE

• Wordless Wednesday: Vacations

  This week we asked you to share vacations with us. Read more about striving for balance on our resource page. Link up!  MORE

• Wordless Wednesday: Working at Home

  This week we asked you to share working at home with us. Read more about balancing work and family on our resource page. Link up!  MORE

• Mama Moments: Self Care in 60 Seconds

  Sometimes, taking a day off simply isn’t possible. Yet by sprinkling enough of these mama moments throughout your day, you can bring some desperately needed refreshment and peace.  MORE

• L.O.V.E. in 10 Minute Doses

  Learn how to incorporate an extra dose of L.O.V.E. into your day through laughter, grasping opportunities, voicing truths, and encouraging exploration!  MORE

• Wordless Wednesday: Military Appreciation

  This week we asked you to share military appreciation. Read more about work and family in our articles. Link up!  MORE

• Dinner: A Celebration of Family

  Instead of looking at dinner as an unappreciated chore, we can view it as a celebration – a celebration of family. When we do this, family dinners take on an entirely different light. Approaching dinner with mindfulness rather than as an automatic chore is healthier not only for our waistlines but also for our mental health.  MORE

• Working Outside of the Home

  A reader asks our NPN Mentors about attachment parenting while working in a job.  MORE

• Wordless Wednesday: Finding Balance

  This week we asked you to share finding balance. Read more about balance in our resources and this week’s article. Link up!  MORE

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