Friday miscellany: Magnolias, and my out-of-office blog post
Spring has sprung! If you follow me on Instagram (@lvanderkam), you know I have been obsessed with the magnolia tree in my front yard. We …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Feeling behind? Don’t do email first
Email is a magnificent tool. I'm old enough to remember when it wasn't universal. I learned to report by -- this might seem crazy -- …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Listener childcare tips
For most working parents, paid childcare is part of the game. Even families with a stay-at-home parent will need the occasional date night sitter or …Read More
A new habit, one month in
A little over a month ago, I had a scheduling epiphany. I had been saying (possibly for years) that I should do regular strength training. …Read More
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
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