160 hours at the Jersey shore
I am back today from a week-long (Sun 5 p.m. to Sun 9 a.m.) stay in Ocean Grove, New Jersey. My family has gone there …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Friday post: Deconstructing the week (plus my blog vacation)
I am on vacation next week and will not be blogging much (if at all). Try not to miss me too much :) Some ups and …Read More
Guest post: The perfect parent hoax
Laura's note: Today's guest post deals with the topic of parents who say they "never" miss a special occasion. I'll be back tomorrow - thanks! …Read More
Planning the fall activity schedule
Yesterday, my 7-year-old tried out for, and made, a competitive swim team around here. It's the same one the 10-year-old is on. After he was …Read More
Cheez-its for breakfast: Parenting and the fourth child
I would never claim to be the super-mom type. I have never made my own baby food, or fretted much about the material of my …Read More
When people want to ‘pick your brain’
At a talk recently, someone asked me for the best way to handle a high volume of people asking for informational meetings. You know the …Read More
It was not a typical day
Many things went right yesterday. I traveled to Nashville -- in and out in a day -- and did a speech and a small group …Read More
What I’m into, August edition
New month, new list. August tends to inspire a lot of "summer's almost over" laments (or cheers, depending on perspective), though around here, that's not …Read More
Books read in July
July started out slow in the reading department. I had a lag in the middle when I was reading a lot of magazines because I …Read More
I don’t work 98 hours a week. Do you?
If you want to know how many hours per week someone devotes to something, there are a few methods you can use. The first -- …Read More