by Melissa Kascak | Mar 13, 2024 | Fit Yourself In, Work-Life Balance
Dusting is a thankless task. No one is going to say, “Hey, thanks for dusting the sideboard. The absence of dust is remarkable!” No one thanks you for scheduling teeth cleanings at the dentist. Or well checks at the pediatrician. (The kids certainly won’t be...
by Melissa Kascak | Feb 15, 2024 | Fit Yourself In, Work-Life Balance
My son wanted to quit. When he was in second grade, he was on the wrestling team. He was (and still is) a lightweight, and he’s wiry and fast and he was surprisingly good. This is my sensitive soul son, he’s a feeler. And he shocked us all when he was...
by Melissa Kascak | Jan 31, 2024 | Fit Yourself In, Work-Life Balance
We just got a kitten. And when I say ‘we’ got a kitten, I really mean ‘I’ got a kitten. I am the one who will do the lion’s share (no pun intended) of the work to get this kitten acclimated to our house and our family and our other cat. I will be the one who...
by Melissa Kascak | Jan 17, 2024 | Fit Yourself In, Work-Life Balance
I should have said no. The PTA form asked for people to fill out a specific portion if you are able to be a room parent. I should have just kept that part blank. I had been a room parent for the last 4 or 5 years so I knew what it entailed. I always had one...
by Melissa Kascak | Nov 15, 2023 | Fit Yourself In, Work-Life Balance
Almost always, that feeling comes: I wish I hadn’t said yes to going out. There’s that voice that tells me I should be putting on my cozies and sitting like a slug on the couch and watching tv with my spouse. It whispers that I will have to talk and be social...
