Have You Mapped Your Career Lately?

Michelle Vandepol discusses how career mapping can really assist when determining your career goals and being successful in the workplace.

Now that the kids are back into the swing of things, it's safe to say that this will be your new level of busy for the next year. It is already possible to identify what things are going to make life a bit more stressful. I'm not advocating dropping activities (but if you are truly overwhelmed, now is the time to do it not when the lesson or sport season has more invested in it) but it doesn't hurt to take stock of what is working and what isn't. Outside of scheduling and once you have the calendar a bit more figured, you can step outside of the box where it's all about the kids, and think about your own personal work goals.

Back To School - Getting Off On the Right Foot

Michelle Vandepol writes about how to stay organized at this busy time of year.

Organizing oneself to get the kids back to school is the sort of thing mothers either love or dread or feel conflicted about. I think it all comes down to the part of fall cleaning where everything in the house gets pulled out to look for something specific like sports gear, reusable school supplies and backpacks, lunch bags, etc. How does it usually end? With everything out and the house in need of a clean and then before you know it, it's dinner and everything is out and dinner is not on, and you are no further than when you started except maybe a little grumpier. It's enough to make you not want to even start.

The Summer of Reinvention

As summer stretches out before us, we hope you are having a chance to relax and enjoy yourselves.  When you get a moment, I am sure you will enjoy Michelle Vanderpol's article about ways to keep the lovely relaxed feeling of summer even when the kids go back to school. Along with tips on how to "life sort" this is a great read for the summer.