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Career, Education, Parenting, Personal, Relationships

Peaked Too Early

Jun 11. 2011

Lately I have been plagued with a nagging uncertainty that makes me wonder if I had peaked too early in life. Allow me to explain. Before the age of 20, I was a Little Miss Overachiever: straight 'A's in school, tons of extracurricular activities, numerous awards, distinctions, and merits. My accomplishments included the following: Not only did I qualify for the regional orchestra made up of 50 high schools in the lower NY area, I wrangled solo performances. I was accepted to the über-prestigious Cooper Union School of Art's Saturday Program (which has since divided into the Saturday Program and the Outreach Program) which allowed me to take art classes — for free — every Saturday for an entire summer from some of the...

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Education, Personal, Relationships

Education Regrets

May 24. 2011

With the increasing number of studies and articles questioning the value of college degrees, in addition to the declining rates of employment and starting salaries among new graduates, it is no wonder that today's young adults are fraught with regrets about their college choices. According to a recent study by Rutgers University’s Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, a full 74% of recent graduates wish that they had done something differently about their college careers. At the top of the list is choosing a different major, with getting more internships/experience a close second: I can't help but be reminded of myself and my husband when reading articles such as these. Shortly after we had first started dating, I had asked him, "If you could...

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Baby, Claire, Motherhood, Parenting, Personal, Relationships

Household Help

May 10. 2011

I have a confession to make. Before I became a mother, I used to look down on SAHMs with housekeepers and/or nannies. "You stay at home all day," I thought to myself. "Can't you clean when the baby's sleeping? And why would you need help raising a kid?" This, like many other pre-conceived notions of motherhood, was thrown out the window as soon as I became a mother myself. Because being a SAHM is the hardest job I've ever had. Because I really don't know how moms with 2+ young kids do it (single moms have my utmost respect). Because, when you think about it, the nuclear family living separately in a household by itself is a fairly new concept, and for most...

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