Time tracking challenge: Day 2
My pessimism about the night was spot on. I went to bed at 10:30. The baby started wailing around 3:45. I tried to let it …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Time tracking challenge: Day 1
Monday January 11th started in the middle of the night. My husband had gotten up with the baby at midnight and then got him back …Read More
Toddler-centric weekends
This was a fairly productive weekend, as these things go. On Friday, I went to NYC for the board meeting of the University Press Club, …Read More
Please join my 7-day time tracking challenge this week!
I've been logging my time continuously since April. It's been interesting to see the rhythms of my life. Even though I've done this exercise many …Read More
Squeezing in a micro-vacation during a work trip (plus sources for stories)
I’m writing this from Orlando where I went for an extremely quick speaking trip. I was in and out in one day. It makes for …Read More
Want to use your time better?
Then it’s time to figure out how you’re spending it now! I’ll be doing a 7-day (168-hour) time tracking challenge over the next week, starting …Read More
How one lawyer plans to get back on the fast track after a few slow years
Careers have peaks and troughs. Many people decide to “park it” for a few years while caring for children or elderly parents, or while dealing …Read More
Home after the holidays
Over the holidays, we made the somewhat crazy decision to drive to Indiana in the minivan to visit family. The drive itself was not as …Read More
My 2016 quarterly goals
It's that time of year again! In 2015, I started setting quarterly goals, rather than New Year's resolutions. To be sure, I have some year-long …Read More
Reader question: Get the nose ring?
I got a more unusual reader question recently. This woman (late 30s, married, 3 kids) was pondering getting a nose ring, “a tiny stud, not …Read More