Can’t carpe diem? ‘Micro-volunteering’ allows carpe-ing just 15 minutes

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As a (very) busy mom and wife, I sometimes find myself regarding circus performers with unadulterated scorn, thinking to myself, “Look at him, juggling his knives like it’s hard or something. Pfft! Try juggling a full-time job, a husband, two (almost three) kids, one dog, four schedules, a house, and bills – and then ask me how tough juggling just plain knives is!”

Note, I didn’t say I’m proud of these moments. Just that I have them.

Kelley Butler
Editor-In-Chief and Conference Co-Chair

Kelley M. Butler is the Editor-in-Chief of Employee Benefit News, the nation's No. 1 business trade publication for benefits professionals, covering news and trends in health, retirement, work-life … Read full bio


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