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19 Comments · by Kat

How to Plan Dinner at the Very Last Minute

Family meals· Family Meals and Working Parents· Organization Tips for Working Moms· Productivity Tips for Working Moms | dinner· dinners· meal-planning· posts

What do you do on the nights when you’re surprised by dinnertime (i.e., it’s 5 PM and no one’s planned anything)? Here’s my new method for making dinner at the last minute that isn’t just ordering pizza…

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12 Comments · by Kat

How Does Your Workflow Change in the Summer?

Productivity Tips for Working Moms | posts· summer

How does your workflow change in the summers as a parent? Do you have any techniques to stabilize your work routines or (if you’re me) be more productive?

7 Comments · by Kat

What Do You Plan or Prep in Advance, For Yourself or Your Family?

Productivity Tips for Working Moms | evenings· meal-planning· morning routines· posts· weekends

What do you prepare or plan on the weekend or the night before, either in terms of meals, work, workouts, or more? How has it changed as your kids have gotten older, or with the craziness of the past two years?

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Discuss: Is Self-Care Just Adulting?

Mom Issues· Productivity Tips for Working Moms· Work-Life Balance | adulting· posts· self-care for working moms

Let’s talk about self-care — and how it often looks or feels like work or responsibility instead of relaxation. In fact, here’s the question for today: Is self-care just adulting?

30 Comments · by Kat

How Has Becoming a Working Mom Affected Your Productivity, Energy, and Focus?

Mom Issues· Productivity Tips for Working Moms | evenings· posts

How has your energy and focus shifted during “work” hours now that you’re a mom? On the flip side, how do you manage your energy at work so you have “something left” for your kids at the end of a draining day at work?

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Did Your Mother Work? What Lessons Did You Learn From Her About Work-Life Balance?

Lifestyle· Productivity Tips for Working Moms | posts

I was just talking about first generation working moms vs. second generation working moms the other day with a friend, and I thought it would make an interesting discussion here: Did your mother work outside the home? To what extent have you adopted or rejected her systems in your own life as a working mother? … Read More about Did Your Mother Work? What Lessons Did You Learn From Her About Work-Life Balance?

3 Comments · by Rebecca Berfanger

How To Make The Most Of Face Time At The Office

Productivity Tips for Working Moms· Work-Life Balance | flexible work arrangements· posts

Something that seems common to a lot of working parents is that face time with coworkers may be more limited, either because you’ve got stricter hours (and miss the happy hour drinks) or you’ve negotiated reduced work hours or another flexible working arrangement. When this happens you’ve got to make the most of the face … Read More about How To Make The Most Of Face Time At The Office

10 Comments · by Kat

Working Moms and “Me Time”: Mornings or Evenings?

Productivity Tips for Working Moms | posts· self-care for working moms

If you could only choose one, which would you prefer for yourself: mornings or evenings? If you’ve successfully claimed one for your “me-time”, what are your tips? 

22 Comments · by Kate Antoniades

How to Work After Your Kids Go to Bed

Productivity Tips for Working Moms | evenings· posts

Here’s a great question for working moms that we’ve never discussed: How do you get more stuff done or otherwise work after your kids go to bed? Have you been able to regularly summon a second wind to be productive at night?  Even if putting your kids to bed is a relatively painless affair and … Read More about How to Work After Your Kids Go to Bed

27 Comments · by Kat

Productivity… and Family Time

Productivity Tips for Working Moms | free times· posts· productivity· quality time

Have you found that your best, most productive hours sometimes conflict with family times that you try to hold sacred, such as family dinner? Have you had success shifting your schedule so you can be productive at other times of the day? Did you find an early bedtime (9:30?) to be helpful, or have you … Read More about Productivity… and Family Time

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