Happy Memorial Day!
I hope you all are enjoying a relaxing day with family for the Memorial Day holiday! I took Friday off work and today is a holiday, so I’m enjoying an extra-long weekend! I went out of town to visit my sister with my mom and two aunts this weekend. We had a fun...Traveling for work
As I have discussed previously in my Plant Engineer post, earlier in my career I travelled frequently for work. I was traveling at least monthly on overnight trips for two years. After awhile, all the staff at the hotel I stayed at knew me by name. Sure, it’s nice to...
Weekends
When did weekends become as busy and stressful as weekdays? I used to have fun adventures on weekends. Now I spend weekends running around, doing errands and barely finding a free minute to relax. When I was a newlywed, weekends were spent doing yard work (it was...Surviving lack of sleep
Will I ever get caught up on sleep? I’m starting to think it’s just something we have to deal with as working moms. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a lucky one. My son sleeps 12 hours most nights. But I don’t get anywhere near that. The time...The commute debate
I currently live just eight miles from work. It takes about 15 minutes (20 when there are school zones and rush hour traffic) and all on city streets to get there. It’s an easy and stress-free commute. But the short commute is a trade-off – I live close to...Traveling with a toddler
My husband and I love to travel, which is a good fit for our jobs as engineers in the oil & gas industry because we’ve had to move every three years so far in our careers. We like to travel as often as we can and set aside money from our paychecks to our travel...
Choosing part-time work
My husband and I have purposely saved as much of our money as we can over the years. A manager at one of our first jobs gave us some great financial advice including reading Dave Ramsey’s book, The Total Money Makeover. After reading that book, we started saving...Change of heart
While living and working in Australia I experienced some of the greatest times of my life. But I went through a period where I didn’t love working as an engineer. Since I switched disciplines from plant engineering to reservoir engineering (a role in which my...
Part-time dilemma
Since I returned to work from maternity leave after the birth of my son I’ve been working part-time. I work in the office a few days a week and from home the rest of the week. This schedule was working perfectly until my son started walking…now when I’m working...Welcome
Hi, I’m Emily. I’m an engineer, mom, and wife. I encourage kids to love STEAM and motivate women to find personal happiness in their career and motherhood journeys.
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