Bonus summer weeks
My oldest doesn't start school until tomorrow (Sept 8) and the second doesn't until Sept 10. Then the 3-year-old goes all the way until Sept …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
And we’re back again!
And we’re back again! Thanks for visiting my blog. If you’ve visited in the last 10 days or so, you may have gotten some sort of …Read More
To Daycare On Time – Working Mother Sticky Situations Videos
Back in April, I recorded several videos with Working Mother magazine about “sticky situations” working parents face. I’m happy to be able to share them …Read More
The impossibility of a stress-free life
This has been a long week. My husband was in Nigeria. The baby has been sleeping poorly and, oddly enough, I have been too. The …Read More
Guilt: my least favorite interview question
As I’ve done interviews about I Know How She Does It, I get asked a lot about guilt. I have worked out an answer because …Read More
Those summer nights (and herding all four)
No one has had camp now for several weeks, so we have settled into the lazy part of summer. This has meant a fair amount …Read More
6 weekend hours without the kids
I had the kids solo Friday and Sunday, so Saturday was my husband’s turn to take them, at least in my mind. I’m not sure …Read More
Bathtime – Working Mother Sticky Situations Videos
Back in April, I recorded several videos with Working Mother magazine about “sticky situations” working parents face. I’m happy to be able to share them …Read More
When is time wasted?
Despite a major newspaper calling me a “stone-cold time-maximizing genius,” I must admit that I waste a lot of time. I’ve been recording my time continuously …Read More
The art of the mini-retreat
I wrote a post for Fast Company recently on how to create a mini retreat. I realized it had been a while since I’d done …Read More