Balancing Work and Family

Do you have a helpful honey?

by Jamee

I coach women who are busy, high-powered, over-committed and exhausted.  Most of them are married with children and holding down part or full-time jobs.  Their husbands are busy too – they are not just sitting around watching football and drinking beer.  These guys are involved with the kids, the house and the extra-curricular activities.  In [...]

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Too much input

by Jamee

Today I met my breaking point. Too much input and not enough time for all the output I am responsible for. I felt like Lucy and Ethel at the request conveyor belt, trying to catch up, but the requests kept coming. I felt my chest tighten and my head get hot. Is this an anxiety attack?

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What can I do?

by Jamee

But what I do see is the opportunity to change the way I look at my list. Instead of thinking “how will I get all this done,” I can be asking, “what can I do right now?” What do I have time for and what kind of small step can I take to move forward in any of these projects?

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I’m living in the spin cycle!

by Jamee

If we break down the phrase, we find some powerful words. First of all, we’re “living” – better than the alternative and all that. What about “spin cycle?” The spin cycle is just that, it’s a cycle. One of the inherent truths about a cycle is that it is constantly changing. Maybe we can accept this part of the cycle with the knowledge that the cycle changes and with those changes come new opportunities.

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You are not being a good listening girl

by Jamee

Maybe if I listened better, more deeply and more often, my children would listen to me? At least I could be a better role model. So off I go armed with awareness, ready to hear my world and actually listen. I’ll let you know what happens – I’m sure you’ll be “all ears.”

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