Gwinnett County schools start back August 6. Whether you’re excited or stressed for this time of year, you have to get yourself and your kids back to their school routines. One big question every parent faces is how to get the kids out of bed for their first day back. There are numerous tactics, from starting the wake-up routine a …
There is so much to learn about parenting and navigating adulthood–whether you’re looking for ideas to keep your kids entertained or seeking advice on parenthood, there are a million directions to turn to. In an effort to keep you calm and find all the right information for you, we have collected a few bloggers who might help. With topics on …
For many couples, having children is their goal when establishing a family. People dream of having multiple kids and think of the joy and adventures they will bring, but do you know what it means to plan for children? According to a 2015 Department of Agriculture study, the average cost to raise one child for a middle-class income family is …
Living in Gwinnett County means you’re less than an hour’s drive from the fun of Atlanta, but did you know there are tons of (free) activities right in your town? Throughout the week, Gwinnett hosts dozens of events–whether they’re at restaurants, venues, or parks, there is always somewhere to be. Instead of hauling the family to Atlanta this weekend, explore …
We can talk about work-life balance and how it’s important to spend quality time with your family, friends, and community, but sometimes it feels like the most impossible part of your life to prioritize. Most of the time, life is moving too fast to even realize you’re missing pieces or not fully devoting your time to certain people/aspects. Avoid To-Do …
Great work ethic is admirable and cherished by employers, but learning/teaching a work ethic is easier said than done. In 2012, Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize winner and journalist at The New Yorker, wrote an article titled “Spoiled Rotten.” She compares the practices of child rearing in other cultures and its effects of the child’s development. In large, children who grow …
The concept of having a work-life has been prevalent in the workforce since the 1980’s. Generation X (Gen X), born 1961-1980, was the first generation to focus on this balance as they experienced the effects of Baby Boomer’s “work to survive” mentality. While Gen X instilled the work-life balance in Millennials, the idea of this balance has adapted to a …
When your office is physically away from your home, it’s easy to mentally separate the two, but when your office is your home, you may find the separation a little difficult. As more people are turning toward telecommuting, the boundaries between work and family are wearing thin. And with increasing technological developments, your already mobile office is expanding to other …
Are you living to work or working to live? Sometimes balancing work and all the other aspects of life seems impossible. Life can get so busy that it’s easy to focus only on work and then be so exhausted that your weekends turn into a time to catch up on sleep and relax- which is totally okay and needed, but …
