The Boston Globe ran a fabulous piece on Big Time today – if you are in Boston I think it is also in print! Please let me know if you’ve seen it. (The link may be paywalled.)
I am also over at MarthaStewart.com this week talking about “slowmaxxing” — hey, I’m a big fan of relaxation and being deliberate, whatever people want to call it!
And if you didn’t get a chance to catch me on Cal Newport’s podcast, or the “Big Time” segment on Gretchen Rubin’s podcast, please do. I was also on the Life Management System for Working Moms podcast with Courtney Cecil — please check that out.
Now, on to May’s reflections — it has been a full month, as May always is. The first weekend was the quintessential “May-cember” string of days, with a jazz band performance, a successful driver’s license test, prom, multiple parkour classes, multiple tennis lessons, a birthday party, various special events at church, plus a library fundraiser. All in about 48 hours. Good times! Nothing else came quite close to that, though we did have lots of kid events including band concerts, pediatrician visits, volunteer gigs, confirmation, etc. My eldest turned 19 and has been living his best life in the UK for a summer program the past few weeks.
My big professional event was, of course, the launch of Big Time. It’s fun to see it out in the world and to have people reading it and responding. Some of the Amazon reviews are really gratifying. I was excited to have the book reviewed in the Wall Street Journal, as that’s not the sort of thing that happens for self-help books too much. But beyond that, I have been so thankful to my own network for spreading the word. It was a reminder that I’ve met a lot of people in the content business over the past two decades and even when you work solo a lot of the time, you aren’t really alone. So, I am grateful.
And then my big personal life highlight was attending my 25th reunion. I really wish the weather had been a little warmer and less rainy on the Saturday — I wound up making a slightly speedier exit than intended due to the cold. But it was good to reconnect with people. It does make me think of the passage of time. I remember the 25th reunion class (1976!) marching past us in 2001. They were at mid-life at that point. Those folks are now back for their 50th. And that will be us in 25 years.
June should be quite the month too — I’m looking forward to this transition into summer. I packed up all my sweaters this morning and brought them to the dry cleaner, so I guess it is now officially that time…
Photo: My friend Joy handed me this giant clock necklace when we went walking this morning. Now I have to have a book party to wear this thing…
