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Long Distance Mom: Saving for College?
Now that my children are almost college-age, I have to face some cold, hard facts of personal accounting. I have...
Mothering at Mid-Career: A Good Stage
Recently I’ve been remembering a conversation I had with my dad many years ago — when my husband and I...
The Reentry Problem
As noted here, I had an idyllic vacation last week. I felt nourished and even transformed by it—as sometimes happens...
Mama, Ph.D.: Unite!
Even people who have never taken a class in Economics have probably heard phrases from the subject from time to...
Motherhood after tenure: setting limits on e-mail
Today I’m working in my home office instead of lugging my materials to the neighborhood coffee shop (let’s just say...
ABC's and PhD's: Share the joy
About a month ago the choir I sing with had the chance to be accompanied by a jazz quartet. We...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Granola -- from Recipe to Method
About once a week I take down the biggest mixing bowl I have and start pouring, dropping, and even occasionally...
From 60 to 0
Last week I wrote about the insanity of life as a freelancer. This week I’m writing from a cabin in...