“Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right mate, but through being the right mate.” Ahhh love. When first dating, there’s hand-holding, endless conversation, and romantic gestures. That is until reality steps in (i.e. marriage) and she finds out her superhero has lost his cape and he realizes she’s a complicated puzzle…

Family vacation. Talk about two words that can strike fear in the hearts of many parents who have had their share of “Griswold-worthy” family holidays where they were plagued with continual disasters in their attempts to have THE best vacation ever. (Do you remember those hilarious National Lampoon movies?!) And then there are parents who…

The great football coach Vince Lombardi said it best. “If you’re early, you’re on time. If you’re on time, you’re late. If you’re late…don’t bother showing up”. That sure packs a powerful punch about being on time. I have to admit one of my biggest pet peeves is people being late. We’re all late once…

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…