Should you plan your leisure time, or does that take the fun out of it?
In the common narrative, we are all scheduled to the hilt. Our work lives are dictated by 15-minute slots on Outlook. So should you treat …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
The impossibility of complete happiness
Much of my recent spring break trip to San Diego was kid-focused. Sea World, the zoo, Legoland, etc. But each of the parents got one …Read More
San Diego with the kids
We spent the past week on vacation in San Diego. We were on a 7:40 A.M. flight from Philadelphia on Monday, which involved getting up …Read More
The flowers are still here!
We got back from a manic spring break trip to San Diego on Saturday night. As mentioned in my last blog post, my magnolia was …Read More
Chasing the peak (and taking a break)
We have this lovely magnolia in the front yard. It blooms in riotous pink in early spring. The flowers last about a week, two if …Read More
A novel for March madness
Every year around this time, people who are not normally basketball crazy find themselves paying attention to games. I remember when I was in elementary …Read More
This is going to be awesome
I no longer get nervous in any physical sense before speeches. I sleep fine. I know how most audiences will react to things. Still, I …Read More
The camp spreadsheet
Every year around this time, I come to the question of what we are doing this summer. It is a complicated question, as it involves …Read More
Running in Austin
The heat is unassuming at first. You step out onto streets full of festival-goers in shorts and name tags and wend toward the river. You …Read More
From SXSW – Gretchen Rubin, Facebook Live, and me
I am in Austin, Texas at SXSW and having a great time! Gretchen Rubin, author of Better Than Before, and I interviewed each other for …Read More