I’m still in the midst of the organized chaos that is juggling working life with parenting children. My youngest is 10, and so I have more say over my time and attention (I can only just barely remember the days when I had a demanding toddler) but I still know that children of any age require care and quality time in different ways.

One of the most jarring adjustments I’ve had to make since moving into a larger organisation is learning how to play up my accomplishments and the work I’m doing.

I remember when I was younger my mom, who worked full-time at a stressful office job, would be the one to cook all the dinners, clean the house, drive me to school. My dad also worked and did things around the house, but I was very aware of the fact that my mom ran the household like a traditional stay-at-home mom would but ALSO worked.