Moss in Oregon

September 18, 2017 By Jodi

Some Categories of Anger (and Melancholy, of Course)

February 8, 2019 By Jodi Leave a Comment

What's your Achilles' heel? Mine is definitely anger. I get angry a lot. (I have a lot of other shortcomings, but that's the one that dominates.) I get angry irrationally and I get angry for totally appropriate reasons (though my husband and children might disagree). So I was immediately intrigued when I came across this...

Happiness Project Month 5 Wrap-Up

February 1, 2017 By Jodi Leave a Comment

This month in my happiness project I wanted to give myself an attitude adjustment. I wanted to pause to enjoy the moment, and I wanted to work on my bad habit of complaining too much. I was fairly successful in my first goal but less so in my second. It helped that I set myself up...

Maternity Leave in Sweden vs the US

November 25, 2016 By Jodi Leave a Comment

In my first post about having kids in Sweden, I laid out the basic benefits of having babies in Sweden: generous parental leave; chances for social connection while home with a baby; affordable, high-quality daycare, and more. Now, I want to lay out a theory I'm developing about the benefits of the generous parental leave policy.

What Would You Include On Your "Mom Resume"?

March 9, 2018 By Jodi 5 Comments

Does anyone else ever feel that going to work is like taking a vacation compared to being home with three-foot-tall tyrants all day? That parenting is the most difficult thing you've ever done, far more challenging than any job? Further, that being a parent has forced you to develop skills, strategies, and coping mechanisms you...

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