Recent Single Parents Blog | Working PostsIs it Typical for a Single Parent to Work during a Holiday?by Kori Rodley Irons04 Jul 2008 12:15 PMIt has been a while since I have had a completely work-free holiday. While I am generally able to carve out time to be at home and I do work on making sure that I am quite available for important and ordinary things, my single parent existence is contingent on my working. Remind Yourself of the Reason You Workby Kori Rodley Irons16 Jun 2008 10:21 PMMost single parents are working parents. For many of us, it is not only a requirement, but our work provides the lifeblood for our children's health and safety. Work Travel as a Single Parent--Part Three--Coming Homeby Kori Rodley Irons15 Mar 2008 06:54 PMIn my brief "series" today about work travel as a single parent, I have been sharing my personal experiences and observations about what it is like to have to leave one's family and travel --however briefly--for work. Work Travel as a Single Parent--Part Two--What We Missby Kori Rodley Irons15 Mar 2008 12:52 PMI wrote earlier this morning about some of the realities of preparing to leave home and travel for work. In my own life, I have been able to avoid work travel until my children are older teenagers, but it is still not a walk in the park. Work Travel as a Single Parent--Part One--Preparationby Kori Rodley Irons15 Mar 2008 08:40 AMWhat many people do not understand is that traveling for work as a single parent is not the relaxing get-away that they might imagine. People will say things to me like: "It must be great to get away" and "You must feel lucky your children are older now and you can travel more. It Doesn't Help when People Tell You how Tired You Lookby Kori Rodley Irons29 Feb 2008 01:26 PMLike most of you single parents, I try to keep it together; I really don't want to live an exhausted life of constant chaos so I do try to eat right, get enough rest, balance my life, etc. Unfortunately, there just seem to be times when all of that isn't possible. Tending to Family Without Losing Ground on the Work Frontby Kori Rodley Irons22 Jan 2008 10:05 PMOne of the things you will hear when a group of single parents get together is that we often feel like when we are at home, we should be working and when we are at work-we should be taking care of home stuff. When Our Kids Feel Jealous or Hate Our Jobsby Kori Rodley Irons18 Dec 2007 11:15 PMWhile the "job jealousy" issue is not the private domain of single parent families, I have found in my experience that many of us single parents do have to contend with our children seeing our work or jobs as being in direct opposition to them. Considering a Relocation for Work and Opportunityby Kori Rodley Irons27 Nov 2007 10:49 PMI have written before about how challenging it can be for a single parent to balance work and family obligations and ambition. We want to do what is best for our selves and our families and it can be tough to figure out what comes first and how to fit everything in. Balancing Security and Ambition for the Single Parentby Kori Rodley Irons05 Nov 2007 09:54 PMI think many of us walk a tightrope between clinging to and working for the security of ourselves and our families, and indulging our ambitions and taking those big risks. Recent Blog Comments ruthann8 says... "But I am terrified of the day we have to replace our roof!" |
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