http://labs.daylife.com/journalist/jennifer_merrittArticles by JENNIFER MERRITT, aggregated by daylife.comen-usMon, 23 Nov 2009 21:08:39 GMTMon, 23 Nov 2009 21:08:39 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comhttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/sR3hQ_ollBU/WSJ.com on choices and tradeoffs people make as they juggle work and family. For the last few months, I have been working from home one day a week. I have access to everything I need to put in a full-day’s work, to edit stories, communicate with ...Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:33:22 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/sR3hQ_ollBU/DiggFacebook Inc.http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/H07r6OGOPTg/Two friends of mine were recently laid off, but neither of them seems to be too worried. Each has a cushion to get by without a paycheck. And both say, while they hope the layoff is temporary, that they’re actually grateful for the break in the ...Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:09:28 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/H07r6OGOPTg/Google Inc.Craigslist.orghttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/opPr0twGV08/Last weekend, I attended my college reunion. As one of those kids who went to school entirely on grants, loans and other financial aid, I considered myself lucky to have even attended the school — Northwestern University. I’m still paying off those ...Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:48:31 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/opPr0twGV08/http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/FzUiYKcEQ3M/Tomorrow morning my husband and I are going on our very first public school tour. Our son is only 3, but he’ll be attending universal pre-kindergarten next year and we hope to make use of the good public schools in our area. We’ve also been encouraged ...Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:05:03 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/FzUiYKcEQ3M/http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/BWnpFDRuQ7s/We’ve tackled this subject here before, but, it seems like something we all face regularly: Keeping work stress at bay when we get home. It’s becoming harder as the economy and its problems hit closer to home, with colleagues being laid off, clients ...Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:22:52 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/BWnpFDRuQ7s/http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/M-f7k4WwfGI/My son is in an interesting stage these days. We had few of the typical two-year-old tantrums and stresses, but as he’s turned three, he’s become more demanding and opinionated. And he’s made clear that he’s quite independent and knows what he wants to ...Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:31:57 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/M-f7k4WwfGI/http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/rPbZlIPnv4w/A colleague of mine asked me yesterday if she was a “bad mom” because she wasn’t planning a birthday party for her son, who turns three next month. She’ll have a family gathering with a few older children present, but has decided against inviting local ...Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:29:55 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/rPbZlIPnv4w/http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/843A6uNboWI/Many professional workers are on salary, which typically means you work the hours needed to get the job done. But what about when you take on extra work in a coworker’s absence or if you are asked to handle a time-consuming project along with your ...Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:54:45 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/843A6uNboWI/http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/377191611/When my almost 3-year-old son came home one day and said he wanted to get Spiderman underwear, I was thrilled. He’d shown little interest in the Dora the Explorer potty he’d begged for months earlier, and I didn’t want to push. But the idea of getting ...Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:07:44 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/377191611/http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/371012176/Clinical psychologist Dr. Henry Cloud is on a mission. In a recent Q&A on WSJ.com, Cloud discusses his new book, “The One Life Solution,” which aims to help people reclaim their personal lives and still achieve success at work. Wouldn’t we all like to ...Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:33:16 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/juggle/feed/~3/371012176/