When Hurricanes Hit, Even Memories Get Shattered

Posted On: September 17, 2017
Comments: No Responses Damn. So many people and places are getting crushed by weather lately. It’s selfish to think this way, but my memory flies to favorite places I’ve been to, sometimes for months, that are now slammed.…

BreakAways in the News

Posted On: November 18, 2015
Comments: No Responses It’s becoming evermore impossible to keep up with the wealth of sabbatical, career break, and related stories floating around the internets and beyond. So let’s leap right in!My favorite oxymoron: Play date.(BTW, another…

Experiential Science, 2nd Shifts & A New Book!

Posted On: April 8, 2015
Comments: No Responses The sabbatical inbox fills up so swiftly I sometimes long for the days of snail mail. Yet clearly people keep finding their way to the take-your-time movement. Fast Company has been particularly prolific with reports.…

BreakAways in the News

Posted On: February 18, 2014
Comments: No Responses Coworker rarely find themselves discussing career breaks around the water cooler.  But they ought to. Because just under the workplace radar, sabbaticals stay in the news—if sometimes in odd iterations. Here are 5 stories, er,…

Give the Boss a Break!

Posted On: August 4, 2013
Comments: No Responses Financial Times recently posted a story extolling the virtues of extended time off, paid sabbaticals, completely unplugging, and taking strategic distance from your work to help you get better focus and perspective. The article offers…

Italia Flickrs…

Posted On: March 13, 2013
Comments: No Responses It’s never too late! Look! Hark! Flickr has (finally!) uploaded the Tuscany 2012 mix! Click and find yourself in Barga, Lucca, Pisa, Viareggio and more! Be reminded of the dolce far niente… Ciao!  …

Keeping up with our Tech Joneses

Posted On: January 16, 2013
Comments: No Responses “NOT in MY house!” So goes an old saying. And in MY house, those NOTS include a short but do-able list of guidelines for Sundays: > No working. > No obsessing on tech toys. >…

Career Break (Rockers) in the News

Posted On: November 8, 2012
Comments: No Responses Following Google alerts for “career break” is a pretty uneventful task. There are a few bloggers and advocates that get the occasional mention. But beyond that, the newsmakers are mostly athletes and celebrities. Today, we…

Prepping to Leave: An A to Z Guide

Posted On: October 11, 2012
Comments: 2 Responses One night next week, the travel gurus at Meet, Plan, Go Minneapolis will have me serve as an Expert in “Prepping to Leave.” Ish! I mean, that’s often the hardest part of a career break.…

11Q: Lucky Alexis Grant

Posted On: March 24, 2012
Comments: No Responses Lots of people dream of taking a career break, and then there’s Alexis Grant.  She wrote the book on the idea—literally.  Some might question her sourcing, though, since the first quote (among many) comes from…