family and work life

Teaching School Children is Blissfully Rewarding!

In many ways, Child of Mine aka COM reminds me a lot about myself. He is a very popular kid, just like his mother was back in her young...

Apr 15, 20164 min read

Of course I am going to make New Year Resolutions. What would a New Year be, without resolutions! Lose 30 pounds in on one week! Happy...

Jan 3, 20166 min read

I never thought I would willingly and consciously arrange for Child of Mine to celebrate Christmas at my own volition. Not since I quit...

Dec 15, 20157 min read

An article in Chicago Tribune profiles former Stanford Dean Lythcott-Haims, among other writers like Jessica Lahey (“The Gift of Failure”...

Nov 24, 20154 min read

Even amidst the economic hardship that has defined America’s workforce for nearly a decade, parents are still raising their children on...

Sep 4, 20145 min read

A strong personality is often admired in business, professional, personal and family relations. One is applauded for ‘keeping their head,...

Jul 30, 20145 min read

I will be the first to admit that I used to beat down on people who “watch TV”. I was always big mouthing how “TV Rots Your Brain”....

Jul 15, 20145 min read

First off, motherhood is a career on its own; moreover the hardest job in the world! So, hats off to any woman who agrees to lose a part...

Jul 14, 20145 min read

Call me a terrible mother! But I am a self-confessed Uganda-Chinese-French-America parent, and in that order! Uganda, because that is my...

Jul 13, 20145 min read

We have all been to a job interview. By the time you get there, you have done a little bit of research about the institution you are...

Mar 24, 20145 min read