Best of Both Worlds podcast: Modern friendship with Anna Goldfarb
You're not imagining it. It really is more challenging to make and keep friendships in our mobile, digital, and often distracted age. But friendships are one …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
June weekend, plus a bit of a rant
Buckle in, because this is going to be a long blog post! Various end of year things are still going strong here, which made this a …Read More
Let your ideas ripen
Over the past week I read Scott H. Young’s new book, Get Better at Anything. This book is about various strategies for learning and improving …Read More
iPhone fun
I had various ideas of what I intended to get through on Monday morning while the 4-year-old was at preschool. But when I attempted to …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Myths of working parenthood
Given that parenthood is a broadly shared experience, many people want to offer advice and their own discoveries. Unfortunately, when it comes to working parenthood …Read More
Weekend, and planning for an interrupted week
I went into NYC over the weekend to celebrate my brother-in-law's 50th birthday with all my husband's siblings (and his mother). My husband had gone …Read More
May: What a month…
I suppose it's the convention to say "how is it the end of May already?" but this month has been full of memories...and as such …Read More
Summer vibes and honeysuckle (and strawberry sonnet)
I’ve encouraged my older kids to ask for experiences/trips as Christmas or birthday presents. The 14-year-old asked for a diving trip this year, so over …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Parenting in the Teen Years with Ellen Galinsky
The teen years get a bad reputation, but there are many positive things about young people developing their adult selves. It can be an amazing …Read More
Friday miscellany: Auction items plus sonnet
About a month ago my husband and I went to our preschool's annual auction. I have attended a great many of these things over the …Read More