Focusing on Re-entry

Before I took off for a recent business trip, I wrote a bit about preparing for business trips and the things that I do in order to not only get ready, but to also keep things under control while I am gone. There is a third part to managing business travel in a home business and that is re-entering and getting back to things when one comes back… For me, no matter how dedicated and careful I am with preparation, there is always a certain amount of “putting things back together” and putting out fires when I come home. There … Continue reading

This May be a Hard Time for the “Summer Only” Parent

We often write about single parenting from the point of view of those single parents who see their kids often and have the primary role and responsibility of parenting. But there are so many different kinds of custody arrangements out there. Some single parents are “summer only” single parents–the child or children arrive at the end of the school year and after three months, just when things start to settle in, it is time for the separation again and sending everyone back to the way things are for the school year. It can be challenging to be a long-distance parent … Continue reading