Being a mom is the best thing I’ve ever done, but it’s a tough job day in and day out and certainly not a job for sissies. And if you’re a mom who works outside the home, it’s a superwoman feat to get lunches made and kids hustled out the door by 8 am so…

Do you work? Posing that question to a group of mothers can be the verbal equivalent of throwing a Molotov cocktail. For those unfamiliar with the long-running “mommy war,” a flare-up between those who work outside the home and stay-at-home mothers recently exploded on the U.S. political scene. In a discussion about the economic challenges…

At a time when many people in Spain are having a very difficult time finding employment, there is still plenty of work for everyone in the home. And as this video shows, with the perspective of time, one can easily recognize the positive impact of raising well our children: industriousness, constancy, responsibility, will power, and…

For those of us who have always wondered how our society reached the unhealthy 45+ hour work week, here is an interesting article that traces our overloaded schedules to the work ethic of Silicon Valley “geeks” in the 1970s and early 80s. The author identifies how High Tech giants capitalized on the then emerging workaholic…

Many of us can probably recall putting on the occasional ‘sick day’ performance (ahem) to stay home from school. My mom would bring me chicken noodle soup and make me all cozy. It ranks up there as one of my favourite childhood memories. Now I’m nursing my three kids through the flu. (Isn’t there a…

“Do you think you’ll return to work after having your baby?” That’s a question I heard many times before having my son more than eight years ago. I started hearing it again before the birth of my daughter last year. If there is one misperception I would love to quash, it’s the notion that women…

Organizations in Canada seeking to retain their top talent by offering better work-life balance now have the chance to join a prestigious club of like-minded employers. IFREI Club Canada is to be the newest member of the IFREI Club, a global association open to public and private organizations, charities and non-profits. Admission is based on…

What is the best way to improve your relationship to money? The answer to that is the same as the answer to how you would go about improving ANY relationship—through love. You can’t enjoy a good relationship with money unless you’re willing to love it, through thick and thin. Love is a choice and an…

Good recipes for a long, happy marriage can be hard to come by. Some recipes whip up perfect wedded bliss, while other recipes call for too much salt ruining the whole batch. My parent’s recipe for their 55 years of marriage has always been easy to follow with no fancy ingredients. They took a large…

Human touch is often a neglected subject yet it is so vital to our everyday lives. Touch is a fundamental part of human relationships, and life without physical contact is a lonely life indeed. (I’m talking about the nourishing, wholesome kind of touch and not the “bad” touch we warn our children about). From the…