Weekend notes, early March edition
This was a fairly low-key weekend. The boys had the Cub Scout pinewood derby, and the 8-year-old had a baseball clinic (ahead of the team …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Friday miscellany: Midweek adventures, maintaining streaks
We have continued to get slammed with winter weather. Unlike the storm a week ago, though, Wednesday's storm was well-predicted. That meant that I had …Read More
Guest post: How to survive multi-generational trips
Laura's note: Travel expert Jody Robbins reached out to me with the idea of doing a podcast on family travel. It was such a good …Read More
Fragmentation, and what to do about it
Over Christmas this year, I stayed with my then-almost-3-year-old while my husband took the three big kids skiing in Colorado. I thought this would be …Read More
Podcast: Making time for community and volunteering
When I ask people what they'd like to spend more time doing, volunteering lands on the list almost as frequently as exercise and reading. People would …Read More
In like a lion
This weekend did not go as planned. I wrote on Friday that it was a rainy March day. Shortly after I wrote that, the rain …Read More
Friday miscellany: When you don’t stick to the plan
It is a rainy March day. The ground is completely sodden; I see puddles of mud in my backyard. I am telling myself that in …Read More
Books read in February 2018
As I was putting the title on this post, I realized that I started doing a monthly post on my reading log one year ago …Read More
Podcast: The great decluttering debate
Organized is not the same thing as tidy. I realized this, years ago, when I invited a prominent professional organizer into my home as part …Read More
Maxing out the enjoyment (with Bach’s B-Minor Mass)
Many years ago, I sang in the Princeton University Glee Club. We spent many months practicing Bach's B-Minor Mass. I learned the piece through and …Read More