This story on SFGate about someone scoring a year-long culinary residency is interesting. And makes me jealous, and my mouth water. But besides that, this excerpt from the article got me thinking: Indeed, a sentiment I encounter frequently is that we’d do better work if we could get away from our work more often. How [...]
Entries from May 2008
May 24, 2008
Famous mother, resentful daughter
It was hard to stop reading this, a very public display of resentment from the daughter of Alice Walker (“The Color Purple”) about how she grew up having a famous mom who apparently didn’t care much about being a mother. Among other things, Rebecca Walker says: “You see, my mum taught me that children enslave [...]
May 17, 2008
Labor of love (of blogging)
I thought I was “bad” — I have a mommy blog and a photo blog of my baby. But check this out: A mom who was in labor for 32 hours blogged from the hospital. Posted photos from her cell phone. Dictated her last post during the final hours. Talk about dedication. The article also [...]
May 15, 2008
Bumper sticker sighting
So true, so true. At least for me! I thought I worked pretty hard before. Now, multiply that by a couple thousand and it might come close. I DIDN’T WORK “FULL TIME” TILL I BECAME A MOM –Seen on northbound I-5 near San Diego
May 8, 2008
“Mommy Wars,” the book
Anyone who has ever struggled with motherhood and career should read “Mommy Wars.” It’s a collection of a couple dozen essays about motherhood and work and trying to make sense of it all. The main thing I took away from it: There is no perfect answer, no end to the mommy wars. Yet many of [...]
May 3, 2008
Up in arms over SWAT teams
I’m sure many mothers feel like a one-member SWAT team at times, but in this case, SWAT stands for “smart women with available time.” A Wall Street Journal article talks about stay-at-home moms who are basically on-call professionals. These former high-powered women — executives, stockbrokers, lawyers, doctors — are called in to complete special projects. [...]
