By now you've probably heard the latest news from the water cooler: Yahoo's CEO Marissa Mayer has announced that employees will no longer be permitted to work remotely.
"Speed and quality are often sacrificed when we work from home," read the memo from HR director Jackie Reses, and reprinted on allthingsd.com. "We need to be one Yahoo!, and that starts with physically being together."
I spent the weekend wallowing in the media blitz that broke on Friday as Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s new book, Lean In, hit the headlines, along with her goal of raising the consciousness of working women everywhere.
I don’t remember how I actually discovered this site, but one day I came upon www.crappypictures.com, created by Amber Dusik, and I have been a loyal follower ever since. It’s a hilarious blog about day to day experiences all of us parents can relate to, and it’s illustrated with her “crappy pictures.”
Every now and then, my inner Martha appears and I get the itch to do something crafty. It all started with something I saw on Pinterest. Yes, I’m totally addicted. Seeing the photo of the end product sparked a little fire inside me and I had to make these eggshell pots.
After Christmas I surveyed the pantry and spied a bunch of leftover candy canes. I had used some of them to make peppermint bark (check out this amazing recipe) and had a few left.
My mother also gives the kids these giant candy canes every Christmas and I don't have the heart to tell her that they just don't like them quite that much.
Everyone knows that taking good care of a carpet will ensure a cleaner and healthier home and the longer durability of the carpeting. Carpets could actually be some of the dirtiest places in your home, whether you notice that or not, so make sure you regularly vacuum and spot clean them.
Some mornings are so rough with getting the kids ready - I just can't wait to get to work. My daughters each have their own ways to drag the mornings along, making my day just a little bit longer.
Once there lived an ant and a grasshopper in a grassy meadow. All day long the ant would work hard, collecting grains of wheat from the farmer's field far away. She would hurry to the field every morning, as soon as it was light enough to see by, and toil back with a heavy grain of wheat balanced on her head.
