by Melissa Kascak | Feb 5, 2025 | Work-Life Balance
You never know what lessons you might learn from twenty-year-old nonsense at the bottom of your drawer. Walking through the mall circa 2005, I was minding my own business, and this woman at a kiosk grabbed my attention and hard-sold me this nail treatment kit I had no...
by Melissa Kascak | Jan 22, 2025 | Work-Life Balance
As lovely a person my dental hygienist is, I don’t consider my cleanings as ‘me time.’ My dental hygienist told me that she’s heard from plenty of moms that going to the dentist is a welcome reprieve from the chaos at home. They look forward to the relaxation of...
by Melissa Kascak | Jan 8, 2025 | Work-Life Balance
Some hear noise pollution; I hear an invitation to listen more deeply. Years ago, a neighbor told me she wanted to move because she could hear the highway, and it drove her crazy. The highway? That was not something that bothered me from my house, even though we lived...
by Melissa Kascak | Dec 25, 2024 | Fit Yourself In, Work-Life Balance
I had an epiphany that my life would be a lot easier if my sweatshirts were not piled way up over my head. Sweatshirt placement in your closet shouldn’t be life changing, but in this instance, it was and maybe it will change your life too. Living with things in a...
by Melissa Kascak | Dec 11, 2024 | Fit Yourself In, Work-Life Balance
When babies are little, veteran parents feel compelled to say to the new parents “the days are long, but the years are short.” They advise you to savor every moment while your kids are little. As a new parent, I nodded and agreed and felt like there was no truer...
