Round-up: when your kid wants to make movies
Life is slowly returning to normal around here. The kids are both back in school, the power is on, and we got an unexpected side …Read More
Yearly Archives: 2012
School is not childcare
The phone rang at 5:15 this morning with a recorded message from the Lower Merion School District. Since PECO was not able to restore power …Read More
The accidental pioneer woman
The last few days have been a bit challenging. We got hit by Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy and while I'm grateful that the house didn't sustain any …Read More
Should election day be a national holiday?
Even with both parties bragging about their ground game, we will likely hit November 7 knowing at least one number: just 50-60% of the voting …Read More
Round-up: Work rituals, politics
Ah, Friday. This week has seemed consumed by life maintenance stuff: getting estimates and repairs on the house, a pediatrician appointment, etc. Within the next …Read More
Lessons from a 90-minute nap
I wrote in my last post about trying some of the tips in Crystal Paine's book, 21 Days to a More Disciplined Life. Day 13 …Read More
The disciplined writing life
Those of you who have been around here for a while know that I don’t have particularly romantic notions of writing. It is a career …Read More
Days of mums and roses
I've been trying to spend a lot of time outside this month, particularly in my own yard. Fall is aesthetically my favorite season. It's not …Read More
You don’t work as much as you think
Hang around in certain circles long enough, and you hear a lot about 70-hour workweeks. Then, after that complaint, you start hearing about 80-hour workweeks, …Read More
Next year’s performance review
In my speeches on time management, I suggest an exercise to get people thinking about their medium-term goals. Many people get an end-of-year performance review. …Read More