Year-long projects update (and peaches sonnet)
As I type this I'm listening to some Bach harpsichord concertos, and I just finished a motet. This year I am aiming to listen to all …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Celebratory meals, care packages, hodge podge
Today’s blog post is just a hodge podge…Over the weekend my husband and I took our two older boys out for their celebratory dinners (for …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Digital Decluttering with Amanda Jefferson
Physical spaces can easily get cluttered with stuff. Digital spaces can too -- with notifications, old apps, old photos, unread mail and so forth. In today's …Read More
Mini content round-up
Happy Friday! We have one kid coming home from camp today after three weeks, which is very exciting. The 9-year-old is one week into his …Read More
Hello August!
Last month I wrote about often calling June the “Friday night” of summer. I guess that makes July the Saturday of summer, and August the …Read More
Pool time/screen time
Like most modern children, my kids are into their screens. I've tried setting hour limits in the past, but it just becomes another source of …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Design your ideal work week
Sometimes work hours are set. But sometimes we have more flexibility. If you can choose your hours or location, how should you choose your hours …Read More
Weekend: Shifting numbers of kids, solo swims…
We briefly had four kids at home, but now it's back down to three. The 17-year-old came home late Friday night. He likes his room! …Read More
Friday content round-up
Theoretically Fridays are supposed to be my open days, but somehow that didn't happen this week. Oh well. So here's a quick content round-up! Over at …Read More
Teen room organization/decorating
In our old house, my two older boys had been crammed together in a fairly small room. In our new house, they can each have …Read More