Long weekends with small children are not relaxing, and other truths about parenting
We just survived a 3-day weekend. While 3-day weekends imply relaxation, for our demographic it implies three days with no school or other such breaks. …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Books read in August
I feel like this month I achieved a breakthrough as a reader. I tackled a few long and extremely challenging books, and found that I …Read More
It’s late August. Here’s how we did on the summer fun list.
Summer is not officially over until Labor Day (right?) but the soon-to-be changing month seems like a good enough time to revisit the summer fun …Read More
Podcast: Childcare — what we wish we knew starting out
Thanks to everyone who has listened to Best of Both Worlds, the new podcast I co-host with physician and blogger Sarah Hart-Unger. We are thrilled …Read More
Lobster, oysters, and 13 years
My husband and I got married on Sept. 4, 2004. Since the 13th anniversary isn't exactly a milestone one, we didn't plan anything huge, but …Read More
Bonus summer days
We are home from our last official vacation. School starts soon, but it does not start yet, not until after Labor Day. So we are …Read More
What I learned from reading an 1124 page book
I began tracking my time continuously in April of 2015. When I tallied up how I spent my first year, I learned that I had …Read More
Reader question: I finally have time. What should I do with it?
Many of the time management dilemmas I hear about stem from a place of scarcity. People feel like they lack time for the things they …Read More
Podcast: Now live! Plus Monday miscellany
It's launch day! Best of Both Worlds, the podcast, is up on iTunes and available for a listen. With my co-host, Sarah Hart-Unger, I discuss …Read More
Coming tomorrow — the Best of Both Worlds podcast!
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was working on another project. I was a bit hush-hush about it, but now it has come …Read More