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
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
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
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Rest and trading off
There's a certain narrative out there that working mothers of small kids have zero downtime. From a time diary perspective this is not true. However, …Read More
Weekend adventures: Olivia, and seeing someone get shot out of a cannon…
Maybe one of these days we'll get a slow news weekend... In the meantime, this was a good summer weekend in my household (and my 12-year-old …Read More
Off (and on) social media, plus this week’s content
I bought a new phone on June 3rd after it became clear that my old one was on its deathbed. The subsequent data migration with …Read More
The case for ‘2-a-days’
When sports teams are ramping up for the season, they sometimes do what are known as "2-a-days" -- that is, two practices a day. This …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Mailbag (podcasting Qs, back-to-work advice, travel destinations, and more)
Over the July 4th long weekend, Sarah and her family visited me in Pennsylvania. While our kids played with our husbands in the pool, we …Read More