In praise of remote work
Certain kinds of work have to be done on-site. Medical procedures, construction... But a lot of modern knowledge work is done by communicating with other …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Every room, every day
Years ago, while writing All the Money in the World,* I got a chance to interview architect Sarah Susanka. She's best-known for the "not-so-big house" …Read More
Books read in February 2020
I spent a great deal of time nursing a baby during February. Theoretically, this gives me time to read books on my Kindle app, and …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Raising a child with special needs (plus doctor visits and sick days)
I just took the baby to his two month well-child visit yesterday. I quite like my pediatrician. She has six kids (mostly grown) and we …Read More
What is fun for the whole family?
One of the realities of having five children is that, most likely, there will be a wide spread of ages between them. There are upsides to …Read More
A(nother) blog post four years in the making
Saturday is Leap Day, that delightful extra 24 hours that comes around every four years.* The purpose is to keep the (Gregorian) calendar aligned with …Read More
Furniture in the digital bazaar
Over the weekend, I finished assembling a bar height patio dining set that allows me to have my morning cup of coffee on the deck. …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Childcare revisited
Women with big careers -- moreso than similarly situated men -- are highly likely to be in 2-income families. And that means figuring out childcare. …Read More
Slow miles
We had another fairly full weekend. One highlight for me: running the Frostbite 5-Miler. This is the third year I've run it (with Jane in …Read More
Mornings around here
When I began writing about time management many years ago, I soon learned that people are not equally interested in all hours of the day. …Read More