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A Balancing Act: Jane Buckingham

As President of Youth Intelligence, a marketing consulting firm, host of Style Network's The Modern Girl's Guide to Life, author of a similarly titled book series, columnist for The New York Times Syndicate, and contributing Editor to Cosmopolitan, Jane Buckingham was no stranger to juggling even before her kids came along.

As mother to Jack, 6 and Lilia, 4, each day for Jane is its own balancing act. Here she shares her experience.

What is a typical day like for you?
The craziness comes from the fact that there really is no typical day. I always drive my children to school, drive to work, usually while on a conference call, pack in a few meetings and calls, try to pick up my daughter and take her to lunch, drop her at home, come back for more meetings and work. Some days it might be shooting a TV segment which is great, but that means no kid pick up, which is a bummer. Then pick up my son, if possible, more work, rush home for dinner, play with the kids, put them to bed, then back on the computer to answer emails, finish off presentations, work on any book projects or upcoming TV segments I might have going on...then fall into bed!



What is your childcare situation?
I have a wonderful nanny who works Monday to Friday and also a housekeeper three days a week. I have a babysitter for Saturday nights. Yes, it's a lot, but without it there is no way I could do what I do!

How has your choice of career impacted your ability to juggle work and family?
It helps that my job is in some ways very flexible. I'm not 'chained to a desk' nor do I have a boss breathing down my neck to clock in at certain times, but I definitely have a lot of work to get done and deadlines to meet so I often have be at my job even when I would much rather be at a playdate or school pick-up.

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