My boss truly believes in the work/life balance, but those above him tend to take up every spare minute with projects and meetings. About the only time it's safe to take vacation is when the people doing all the scheduling of projects are taking their own vacations, and usually that's the only time we have to catch…

I can sense your frustration and I know that you're probably "done" with this, but I would like to ask you some things. Have you ever experienced a minority of people within a larger group making a bigger "splash" though persistence and volume? I'm guessing you have. I submit that when you say that our entire…

How do you keep up? I used to pride myself on my responsiveness and when I got promoted, I suddenly found myself getting over 150 emails a day that all need me to do something with them. I've set up so many rules that Outlook told me I'd reached the limit, but even with the automatic filing/storing of the ones that…

Everything you said. Nursing camis, nursing pillows, boned nursing covers. You can save money by skipping these things, but for us, it was worth the money to ensure comfort and avoid frustration.

Seriously. We thought we would save money by just using a regular pillow, and it's Not The Same. We love our Boppy.

Yes, I love the Target bags. No way I would use ice cube trays - our trays aren't covered and it seems like inviting contamination before everything freezes solid.

It's an Underwear Gnomes reference

I started really slow. I started by taking leisurely walks at my local zoo, because it was a nice walk with benches for resting if I needed it. Then I worked up to doing 10 minutes on an elliptical, light weight lifting (arms one night, legs the next), and 10 minutes recumbent bike. I did not push the cardio, so…