Reader question: How should I approach a shifting work-from-home schedule?
From time to time, I run reader questions on this blog. I'm also always looking for listener questions for the podcast! Today's question comes from …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Podcast: Marriage and resentment
Today's Best of Both Worlds episode covers the hot topic of marriage and resentment. A listener wrote in describing her family situation, which has some …Read More
Weekend of the fishes
My 10-year-old tends to develop obsessive interests. For a while it was the oldest people in the world. Then it was the top-grossing movies. There …Read More
Friday miscellany: Getting it done
I will admit that I was nervous about this week. My husband left at 6:45 a.m. Monday and is home today. Being gone four nights …Read More
How not to make a to-do list
I am a sucker for nice-looking notebooks. So I was thrilled to see a snazzy Èccolo model in a bag of speaker swag I was handed …Read More
Podcast: Sun’s up, what’s your morning routine?
Longtime readers know that I am somewhat obsessed with morning routines. To the extent that anyone who doesn't read this blog regularly might have ever …Read More
My 2017 holiday fun list — what’s on yours?
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Well, probably not; as I write this it is 43 degrees and rainy, so there are no …Read More
Judging a weekend by the right standard
Weekends have been rough of late. The 2-year-old's sleep is disordered (still), which means that staying up remotely late is a recipe for trouble. He …Read More
Friday musings: Planning a balanced life
We are in for our first freeze tonight. The temperature is supposed to drop to 23 by Saturday morning, which means the fall flowers may …Read More
It’s still fall for a few more weeks, but here’s how I did on the Fall Fun List
I really love fall. I love the colors, the crisp weather, the cozy feeling that winter is coming but is not yet here. Unlike summer, …Read More