Juggling Ambitions Pillows

'Long term I want student achievement to increase. Short time I want a cup of coffee and a biscotti.'

"Clear my schedule for the next five minutes. I feel the need for some spontaneous frivolity."

Working hours.

'Don't worry about it. If at first we don't succeed, we can do it later and get paid time-and-a-half for it.'

Your Work/Life Balance Is Off. Shall I Auto-Correct?

Laptop Dancing.

The Great Pyramid of Paperwork

"I'm afraid there'll be an excess baggage charge on your Filofax."

"I’ve got to take this. It’s someone who isn’t obsessed with summer fun."

The Buck Never Stops.

"Ok weekend! I hope you can make up for that awful week!"

'Of course, the toll on my personal life has been enormous.'

"Of course I have a life. Not one worth living, mind you."

'Hold on, Baby, Hold on!'

'I solve so many work problems at home.'

'I'll be late for dinner Dear. I'm up to my neck in paperwork.'

Woman sat at desk whilst her shadow does her dream career of being an artist.

"Don't tell me you're not hungover, it's nine a.m. and you just clocked out."

Email Notifications

"People just don't realise how stressful this job is. . . I used to have hair!"

"Anyway, we'd love to have You on board for the Creighton deal."

"We've doubled our staff in the last six months." (Smith and Smith - baby in playpen behind desk).

They're behind me aren't they?

'The 'Business Man's Lunch?' The chicken salad comes served in a laptop.'

"I'm tired of this full-time job. I want a part-time job."

'I'm sick of answering the phone - half the time, it's about business!'

"Excuse me, dear...the rickshaw phone...."

"I just want to go home, crawl into bed, and do some more work."

"She said that she's against combing marriage with a career....so I quit my job."

Break Glass in Case of Stress

"Did I miss a lot of work while I was out with the flu? No, I didn't miss it at all!"

"What's this about having time off to spawn?"

"Not now. I'm working on my children's book."

"My job? Well, except for its soul-shattering, spirit-crushing and integrity-annihilating aspects, I consider it a real labor of love!"

In Case of Emergency: Dark Chocolate