BlogHer - Marci Alboher - Comments

Work/Life Blending

Nina Smith — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:56:19 -0600

Casey, sounds like you're living bone fide life of a slash! Thanks for the comment.

You might be interested in Alboher's post about how blurring and blending are becoming the new work/life balance!

Nina Smith
Queercents
We're here, we're queer, and we're not going shopping without coupons.

Is there any other way to live?

CaseyDawes — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:39:18 -0600

I've been a / forever...or at least 30+ years. The slash has always had /writer; freuqently /speaker. And, let us not forget /mother.

Working for a slash-friendly company is critical, I think. Many corporations actually have "moonlighting" clauses in their employment contracts, so you have to be careful, particularly if your slash is similar to what you are doing for full time work.

Casey Dawes
Wise Woman Shining/writer/quilter/coach/substitute teacher/Internet Marketer/mother/.....
www.WiseWomanShining.com
http://cdawes.blogs.com/wisewomanshining/

Hammer, Meet Nail

Nina Smith — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:02:47 -0600

Love that this hits the nail on the head. It did for me too. I sell software for a living but for the last ten years, I've been obsessed with managing my money and planning a wealthy retirement.

Blogging about it turned me into a writer and it has been an amazing creative outlet these past few years. In social settings, when people ask me what I do, I always say that I work in technology but then ask if they want to hear about my blog? So I've been answering with a slash for awhile now. My other slashes earn me a living, while the blogging slash is what brings me the most joy. And people are always eager to hear about that.

Nina Smith
Queercents
We're here, we're queer, and we're not going shopping without coupons.

Nail, Meet Hammer

Suzanne Reisman — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:52:40 -0600

This hits the nail right on the head! Ever since I quit my job managing a program at a nonprofit organization last year, I've had a really hard time telling people what I do. I do policy consulting because it pays the bills and its in my blood (although I often wish I didn't feel compelled to take certain projects) and I am a writer. It seems like such a disjointed combination. I'm glad that other people are out there doing this and the book sounds like a great resource for me as I figure out what the heck I want to do for the rest of my life. Thanks Nina!

Suzanne Reisman, Contributing Editor - Feminism & Gender
Campaign for Unshaved Snatch (CUSS)& Other Rants