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Rumbi Writes

Missives and Musings from the Middle of the Margins

Tag: working mama

Work/Life

A few weeks into the ‘new normal’, disaster struck: my husband and I had conference calls scheduled at the same time, and no child care. I found myself in our garden, playing as quietly as possible with my kids, and listening in to my meeting on my earphones. I wasn’t alone. Many of my colleagues… Read More Work/Life

May 28, 2020October 24, 2024 Rumbi Goredema GörgensLeave a comment

Motherhood and Grief

I wrote this exactly 3 years ago, when my son was 5 months old, and I’d been back at work for less than a month. The seasons have turned many times since that difficult and wonderful one. I left the workplace, then returned on flexible, part-time terms, then returned again, full-time. My son is building… Read More Motherhood and Grief

September 5, 2018October 24, 2024 Rumbi Goredema GörgensLeave a comment

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