Thinkingmama

A recent sociological study says the opt-out revolution is a myth. Educated women are not leaving the workplace in droves, it says. One finding it brings up that I can definitely understand: Some women are leaving the workplace after they have their babies because they have no choice. Their employers won’t give them flexibility or [...]

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 many employers miss [...]

Yesterday was my first day back at work. When I left my daughter in the morning, I was OK. I felt sad but not heartbroken. I was excited about working again.
But after hours away from her, coming home was heaven. I scooped her up in my arms, held her as tight as I thought I [...]

It’s not the first time I’ve ever felt like I wanted or needed to be in two places at once, but this is the first time it has felt this way. I’m getting ready to go back to work after almost six months with my baby, and it’s tough. It’s emotional.
I’m excited because my new [...]

This Thinkingmama’s life — and my family’s — is changing again.
I am about to accept an offer for a full-time job that will allow me to work from home two days a week. It was a tough decision, but the opportunity is a good one, and the return of a second income will free my [...]

…it’s so hard to resist my obsession with food. And especially, my love of baked goods. I really must wonder how other stay-at-home moms stay fit. Any tips? (This is a totally frivolous and mindless post, but hey, one can’t be serious and newsworthy all the time. I mean, I need something to take my [...]

My friend Aileen, who’s a mother of two and a stay-at-home mom, left her job at a San Francisco brokerage five years ago and hasn’t looked back.
I got the idea for this post from my recent e-mail conversation with Aileen. In fact, I’ve started a page that will keep track of all the insensitive, tactless [...]

So my first few official days of stay-at-home motherhood have been quite busy. I’ve got a freelance gig already, plus another one possibly on the way. I’m completing the paperwork for my departure from the newspaper. My husband and I are talking life insurance, home buying. And did I mention I’m taking care of the [...]

On being a mom and being a newspaper editor:

I clean up a lot of poop now, just like I did when I worked in newspapers. The difference? At least at home I don’t have to swallow the stuff. The newspaper world had a lot of bull to begin with. As it decays, the-stuff-you-have-to-put-up-with quotient [...]

In the pricey San Francisco Bay Area, it’s increasingly tough to make ends meet on one income. So most families have two working parents and all that entails. No judgments here, because some of the most well-adjusted people I know — all two of them — come from such households. But sometimes extremely busy parents [...]