Cold November rain
We've had some dreary weather of late, and a few expensive misfortunes. On Monday, I managed to rip part of my front fender off my car …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Podcast: Plannerpalooza redux!
One year ago, Sarah offered some planner reviews on Best of Both Worlds. We had a great response to that, so we're back again this …Read More
Weekend: Falling back plus hits and misses
I started writing this on Sunday afternoon, and it already felt like midnight at 5 p.m. Hello time change. I guess the upside is theoretically …Read More
I plan, because life doesn’t go as planned
This has been a surprisingly productive week. I say surprising because the week absorbed a great many Halloween activities, including two classroom volunteering stints (coordinating pumpkin …Read More
Want to be happier? Go outside
Today is Halloween, which tends to mean a lot of candy. But most of us will also do a healthy activity today that we should …Read More
Podcast: Novelist Kimmery Martin on medicine and the writing life
Longtime readers of Sarah's blog (TheSHUBox) know that she has spent a lot of time pumping over the last few months. The upside is plenty …Read More
Gearing up for NaNoWriMo 2018
Theoretically, I write for a living. Yet, somehow, much time gets filled with stuff that is not writing. Emails, phone calls, administration, logistics. Like little …Read More
The calendar meeting
By most standards, my household is "busy." We have four kids in three schools. The current list of activities includes a competitive swim team (3 …Read More
Podcast: Listener mailbag!
When Sarah and I started Best of Both Worlds a little over a year ago, we wanted to include listener questions. Our only hesitation was …Read More
Vancouver and Portland
When I posted my List of 100 Dreams a few weeks ago, I mentioned wanting to visit Portland and Oregon wine country. I can now …Read More