If you can’t work, plan
(Laura's note: This post originally ran at Vanderhacks, my Substack newsletter. There's a new post every weekday morning, with the general cadence of M/W/F being …Read More
Monthly Archives: October 2025
Best of Both Worlds podcast: How to fall in love with your weekends
When you've got little kids, weekends are not naturally relaxing -- though they can feature relaxing times if you plan ahead and make some smart …Read More
Weekend in Boston
This was officially parents weekend (OK, "friends and family weekend") at Northeastern, so my husband and I both went up to Boston to see our …Read More
Digital exhaustion, and a sonnet
There's been a lot written about our relationship with technology over the past few years, so it's hard to come up with a new angle. …Read More
How to love your inbox
Laura's note: This essay originally ran over at Vanderhacks, my Substack newsletter. For a free or paid subscription, you can visit here. Everyone loves to complain …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Things making us happy now (fall edition)
Fall in general makes me happy. I know the season makes Sarah happy too, and she was excited to get to experience some fall weather …Read More
Weekend: Biking at the beach and Palestrina
This was a very full weekend, but I was quite pleased with how it turned out. Everyone got to do something fun, including me! On Friday, …Read More
Friday round-up: Debating next year’s project…
This is going to be another doozy of a weekend, but with a lot of fun things planned. At first I worried it might feel …Read More
Before Breakfast with Jenny Marrs
October is featuring a lot of great Before Breakfast guests! About a year ago I began doing one interview each week for that podcast. I …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: The busy woman’s guide to reading more
Sarah and I know that reading is many people's favorite leisure time activity. It can feel challenging to fit reading into a busy life...but it …Read More