This week in Before Breakfast
Another week, another five episodes! Here's what I talked about on Before Breakfast over the past few days: Monday: What makes a good morning routine? Mornings …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Friday miscellany: Waiting on the magnolias
Spring is slowly coming. We've gone up and down between happy sunny days in the mid-60s, and rainy, doleful, upper-30s sorts. The flowering trees are …Read More
Why we went to see the cherry blossoms
Many years ago, when I was an intern in Washington DC, I spent a lovely early April afternoon gawking at the cherry trees. These gorgeous …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: How we did on our quarter 1 (or quintile 1!) goals
Back in January, Sarah and I shared our goals for 2019. We've now completed the first quarter (and first quintile, in Sarah's system! She does …Read More
Books read in March 2019
I read quite a bit this month, partly because many of the books were short. (Another short book? Juliet's School of Possibilities! If you haven't …Read More
Before Breakfast: This week’s episodes
Each week, I do a post related to the Best of Both Worlds podcast. I'm trying to figure out how best to write about Before …Read More
Welcome CBS This Morning viewers!
If you just found my website after watching the segment Charlotte Lieberman and I did on procrastination this morning, welcome! Maybe you're here because you're …Read More
Toys that have stood the test of time
I have four children, so a great volume of toys have come into my life over the years. I was hunting through some old ones …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Self-care
"Self-care" is a hot topic, but what exactly does it mean? According to Wikipedia, self-care "is any necessary human regulatory function which is under individual …Read More
The second half of my week (plus Before Breakfast update)
The second half of my week -- from Thursday afternoon to Monday morning -- was full and mostly good. I went to choir practice Thursday evening …Read More