{"id":5526,"date":"2023-04-18T18:57:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T18:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=5526"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:29:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:29:38","slug":"femke-cornelissen-work-life-motherhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/stories\/femke-cornelissen-work-life-motherhood","title":{"rendered":"How Femke Cornelissen approaches motherhood with Microsoft tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-grid=\"col-12\" class=\"m-image image-video-comp inline-video-fae\">\n<span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hide\" itemprop=\"name\" style=\"display:none\">How Femke Cornelissen approaches motherhood with Microsoft tools <\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hide\" itemprop=\"description\" style=\"display:none\">Working mother of two and co-founder of Dutch Women in Tech, Femke Cornelissen balances a lot. 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A kid-centric work-life balance is made possible with compassion, understanding, and, yes, drawing in OneNote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"social-share-links container mb-3 m-social f-horizontal f-share\">\n<div class=\"addthis_inline_share_toolbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"m-feature f-align-left\" data-vg=\"m365-life-hacks-category-feature\" style=\"display:inline-block;\">\n    <picture class=\"c-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stories_trio_800X450.png\" media=\"(min-width: 1399px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stories_trio_800X450.png\" media=\"(min-width: 1083px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stories_trio_800X450.png\" media=\"(min-width: 767px)\"><source 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class=\"m-content-placement\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<div data-grid=\"col-12 stack-2\">\n<div data-grid=\"col-6 pad-6x\">\n<div data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<section class=\"m-content-placement-item f-size-medium\">\n                    <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image1-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1400px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image1-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1084px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image1-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image1-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 540px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image1-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image1-800x450-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image1-800x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                    <\/picture>\n                <\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-grid=\"col-6 pad-6x\">\n<div data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<section class=\"m-content-placement-item f-size-medium\">\n                     <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image2-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1400px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image2-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1084px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image2-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image2-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 540px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image2-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image2-800x450-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image2-800x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                    <\/picture>\n                <\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"heading-h2\">Working mom finding ways to work smarter and harder<\/h2>\n<div class=\"m-banner f-align-left pt-0\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-1\">As a working mother of two and co-founder of Dutch Women in Tech, Femke Cornelissen balances a lot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-1\">She found her love for tech early in her career and started exploring as a hobbyist. \u201c[My] passion is [\u2026] sharing knowledge, [finding] new things and testing [them] and blogging about it. [I] want to tell everyone how they can use [what I test].\u201d What started as a hobby bloomed into a career. \u201cI have a new job[,] technical evangelist[,] a new role at a big company [\u2026] where [I got to] attend conferences and speak [\u2026] about [\u2026] Microsoft products.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-1\">She isn\u2019t just a technical evangelist at work\u2014Femke brings her love of knowledge sharing and trying new tools to her life at home, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-content-placement\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<div data-grid=\"col-12 stack-2\">\n<div data-grid=\"col-6 pad-6x\">\n<div data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<section class=\"m-content-placement-item f-size-medium\">\n                    <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image3-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1400px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image3-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1084px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image3-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image3-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 540px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image3-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image3-800x450-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image3-800x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                    <\/picture>\n                <\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-grid=\"col-6 pad-6x\">\n<div data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<section class=\"m-content-placement-item f-size-medium\">\n                     <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image4-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1400px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image4-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1084px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image4-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image4-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 540px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image4-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image4-800x450-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image4-800x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                    <\/picture>\n                <\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"heading-h2\">Keeping track across to-do lists<\/h2>\n<div class=\"m-banner f-align-left pt-0\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-1\">Femke and her coparent both have flexible work arrangements, and they keep track of who\u2019s doing what and where and when using <a href=\"https:\/\/todo.microsoft.com\/tasks\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft To Do<\/a>. \u201c[My] favorite app is Microsoft To Do because [\u2026] it gives me [a view] of what I need to do and where.\u201d She shares a To Do list with her spouse so they can plan their schedules in tandem. \u201cWe [figure] out what [our] weeks are and [what we should be] helping each other with, [which of us will be] at home or [\u2026] in the [office].\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"heading-h2\">Striking a work-life balance by leveraging tech<\/h2>\n<div class=\"m-banner f-align-left pt-0\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-1\">Femke splits her 36-hour workweek between her onsite office and her home office. \u201cI work two days at home and two days at the office,\u201d she explains, noting that she prioritizes different kinds of work depending on her location. \u201c[I]t&#8217;s great to have more focus when I&#8217;m at my [home office], and [I] have more [in-person] meetings [\u2026] the other days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-1\">Another big benefit of the home office? \u201cI really like [seeing] my children more when I&#8217;m working at home.\u201d But in-person collaboration and teambuilding are important, too: \u201c[B]ut [I] also like to see my colleagues.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-1\">Out of sight is never out of mind for Femke, and when she\u2019s at her onsite office she keeps a watchful eye on what her little ones are up to on their digital gadgets using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/family-safety\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Family Safety<\/a>. \u201cIt gives me [\u2026] a good look of how [\u2026] my children are using [their devices].\u201d From her phone and other devices, she can see when her kids\u2019 tech gadgets are used, the time they\u2019re used, how long they\u2019re used, and even where they\u2019re used.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-content-placement\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<div data-grid=\"col-12 stack-2\">\n<div data-grid=\"col-6 pad-6x\">\n<div data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<section class=\"m-content-placement-item f-size-medium\">\n                    <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image5-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1400px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image5-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1084px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image5-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image5-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 540px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image5-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image5-800x450-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image5-800x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                    <\/picture>\n                <\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-grid=\"col-6 pad-6x\">\n<div data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<section class=\"m-content-placement-item f-size-medium\">\n                     <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image6-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1400px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image6-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1084px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image6-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image6-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 540px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image6-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image6-800x450-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image6-800x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                    <\/picture>\n                <\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"heading-h2\">Having fun with officemates<\/h2>\n<div class=\"m-banner f-align-left pt-0\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-1\">While Femke\u2019s husband is an active coparent, sometimes balancing motherhood and meetings requires more than a little creative problem solving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-1\">Enter the flexibility of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/onenote\/digital-note-taking-app\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft OneNote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-1\">\u201cWhen my kids are at home and I&#8217;m working, [\u2026] I put them beside me and [I have my older kid draw] pictures on [\u2026] the Surface. [\u2026] And I can see [what he\u2019s drawing on] my device also.\u201d This unique approach to collaboration keeps her kids close but occupied and engaged. \u201cIt&#8217;s nice to give him something that he likes [that gives him the feeling that] he&#8217;s working with me, and [\u2026] really enjoying [it].\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-1\">On days when she\u2019s away from the home office and working onsite, Femke finds herself enjoying the pictures her son drew in OneNote once her login syncs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-content-placement\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<div data-grid=\"col-12 stack-2\">\n<div data-grid=\"col-6 pad-6x\">\n<div data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<section class=\"m-content-placement-item f-size-medium\">\n                    <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image7-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1400px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image7-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1084px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image7-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image7-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 540px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image7-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image7-800x450-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image7-800x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                    <\/picture>\n                <\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-grid=\"col-6 pad-6x\">\n<div data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<section class=\"m-content-placement-item f-size-medium\">\n                     <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image8-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1400px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image8-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1084px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image8-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image8-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 540px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image8-800x450-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image8-800x450-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ROTTERDAM-Image8-800x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                    <\/picture>\n                <\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"heading-h2\">A community of parental support<\/h2>\n<div class=\"m-banner f-align-left pt-0\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-1\">\u201cI started Dutch Women in Tech [\u2026] with a few other people. We have [\u2026] women that are role models [and a] really great community in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-teams\/group-chat-software\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Teams<\/a> where people can find each other and share their knowledge. It&#8217;s really amazing to have that and\u2014[\u2026]it&#8217;s really growing fast.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-1\">While not exclusive to women\u2014there are male community members\u2014the group does spend plenty of time discussing the importance of finding creative ways to capture work-life balance for working mothers. \u201cThere are [other] people in the same situation and you can [coach] each other and helping each other. So that&#8217;s been really nice. [You] don&#8217;t have to do it alone.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working mother of two and co-founder of Dutch Women in Tech, Femke Cornelissen balances a lot. 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