tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531857380710965593.post5404827390521865362..comments2023-08-25T12:03:57.414-04:00Comments on The Culinary Bibliophile: Can Working Moms Have It All Or Have We Lost Our Minds?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413963921344821845noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531857380710965593.post-59881436133389393112013-04-10T17:53:45.649-04:002013-04-10T17:53:45.649-04:00Yes, I have paid childcare while I’m working, at l...Yes, I have paid childcare while I’m working, at least for four-year-old Ben. Jake’s “childcare” comes in the form of the 1st Grade and my local elementary school :-) And you’re right, it can be done but not without help. In my case, I need to learn to ask for help. I admit I’m a bit Type-A and have trouble delegating but I probably would be a lot let stressed if I let others do things for me. It's something I need to work on. And getting someone to clean the house a couple times a month is not a bad idea at all. Now to convince The Scotsman…..<br /> <br />And yes, Gwinnie’s book is quite good (both of them, actually!). But I know from experience that there are a lot of Gwynnie-bashers out there who don’t want to hear the nice things I’m going to say about her book simply because its hers. I’m not her biggest fan and I tend to stay away from celebrity cookbooks in general, but the woman knows her way around the kitchen!<br /> <br />Good luck to your husband in grad school – any working parent who takes on something like grad school is my hero!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17413963921344821845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531857380710965593.post-89146063889829788002013-04-10T14:58:18.613-04:002013-04-10T14:58:18.613-04:00I think it's possible to "do it all"...I think it's possible to "do it all" -- but not without help! For example, you probably have some paid childcare while you're working? For me right now, it's paying a company to come in a clean the house once every two weeks, and paying a neighbor kid to mow the lawn in the summers. With my husband also working full time AND in grad school, we just have to give ourselves a break and say that spending family time on the weekends is more important than cleaning or mowing - and worth the money we pay someone else to do it! (PS - I hear Gwynnie's cookbook is actually supposed to be very good!)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412035876304255637noreply@blogger.com