Welcome to the 2026 Time Tracking Challenge! Plus weekend report
It's that time again! I'm not sure how many years I've done a January Time Tracking Challenge but it's been a while now. [OK: I …Read More
Category Archives: Free Time
Merry and bright, the update: How I did on the 2025 holiday fun list
Almost two months ago (!) I posted my 2025 Holiday Fun List. I make this list every year to help me figure out what holiday …Read More
Galapagos family adventure
We are back from our epic Galapagos and Ecuador family adventure! It is never low stress to travel internationally with 7 people, but we made …Read More
Thanksgiving round-up + 2026 BOBW Patreon curriculum
Happy Monday! We had a good long weekend around here -- I am reminded of how much more relaxing long weekends (or any weekends) are …Read More
Merry and bright: The 2025 holiday fun list
I went into NYC for meetings yesterday. The train station experience in PHL was a bit more stressful than it should it been -- the …Read More
If you plan it, they will come
(Laura's note: This post originally ran at Vanderhacks, my Substack newsletter. To subscribe, please go here.) Humans have a natural sense of fairness. We expect relationships …Read More
Summer 2025 recap
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer. And it’s pretty early this year! Next year the kids will have a whole week in September …Read More
Beach 2025
Another beach vacation is in the books! We got back yesterday from two weeks in Ocean Grove, my favorite little town on the Jersey shore. …Read More
Kind of like a beer garden (with animals)
I put on my summer fun list that I wanted to go to a beer garden. I think this weekend's activity was similar enough to …Read More
A midsummer fun list check-in, 2025 edition
If summer is June-July-August, then we are officially at the midpoint. That’s not true for school summer vacation (my kids ended 6/17, and they have …Read More
