Off the clock this weekend
The 2-year-old continues to be a handful, and to wake up too early. I also had a rather ugly showdown with the 10-year-old about bedtime …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Six years in suburbia
A few weeks ago I made the somewhat surprising discovery that I had subscribed to Apple Music. I can't remember doing this, though obviously I …Read More
Avoiding the mommy track
Different people react to parenthood different ways. Some new moms (and dads) want to dial things down professionally for a while. But others do not. …Read More
Why 2-year-olds are cute
It's clearly a survival mechanism. I don't think the species would have survived without that adaptation. The 2-year-old spent big chunks of the weekend attempting to …Read More
Report on Mommy Day #1 (2017)
My 5-year-old daughter finished her pre-K program this week, so we celebrated with the first of my three planned Mommy Days for the summer. These …Read More
Managing the kid TBR lists
Thanks to everyone who has been downloading my TBR lists! If you have friends who would also appreciate some reading suggestions, please send them over …Read More
“TO BE READ” Reading Guide: Ready-made lists for the ambitious reader
When I ask people what they'd like to spend more time doing, "reading" comes up a lot. For good reason! Scales of human happiness find …Read More
Weekend highlights
A few highlights from this past weekend: On Friday, I went to Princeton for a low-key version of Reunions. It is not a major one …Read More
How do parents counter the impression of being less productive? (Request for sources)
Just a quick post: I am working on a piece for Verily on how some parents have shown they are "still in the game" after …Read More