Tranquility by Tuesday: Time blocking, back-up slots, and big questions
I've been reviewing numerous time logs over the past few weeks. Studying these logs is always a reminder that people who read time management literature …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Plans and goals
We've rounded into the last quarter of the year, so Sarah and I elected to devote this week's podcast episode to our plans and goals. …Read More
Family meals can be fast
Much has been written about the importance of family meals. Usually these essays assume such family meals are home-cooked (by mom, of course) family dinners, …Read More
The flexible work dilemma
When we talk about work, and time, the usual narrative is that everyone wants to work less. Work/life "balance" becomes a code word for reducing …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Cook once, eat all week with Cassy Joy Garcia
We have to eat, but getting dinner on the table for a family can be complicated. Everyone's tired after work and school. Someone has to …Read More
Weekend: Small moments of relaxation, Chuck E. Cheese, and thoughts on the mental load of meal planning
This wound up being a fairly full weekend. We celebrated my daughter's 8th birthday as a family on Friday night. My parents came from New …Read More
Books read in September 2019, plus Friday miscellany
I read some dense non-fiction this month; I need to find a good fall novel for October. Strangers in Their Own Land, by Arlie Russell Hochschild Hochschild, …Read More
Heading into those year-end reviews…
Every year around this time, I read articles about how companies are moving away from annual performance reviews. Yet a lot of places still do …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Pregnancy and babies (again!)
So after my pregnancy announcement last week, Sarah and I decided to do a full-on baby episode. I talk about expecting #5, and how I …Read More
Should I do NaNoWriMo? 2019 thoughts
I'm up early, getting some work done before going for a run, and apparently this morning thing is making me ambitious. Every year around this …Read More