Book updates
If you read this blog daily, perhaps you’ve never thought “hey, I’d love to read even more of Laura’s musings!” But if you have, a …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Unmet and mismatched expectations, or getting him to take your career seriously
I’ve had several people send me articles about new research on Harvard Business School women, and the various factors that might have held back their …Read More
Do it anyway
For years, I sang in a choir called the Young New Yorkers’ Chorus. It was all 20- and 30-somethings. Youthful voices blend together well, and …Read More
36 years, 33 weeks
I have a few essay-style posts on more meaty topics planned for later, but this week has not been good for writing them. Too much …Read More
The joy of field trips
In Their Own Sweet Time, I have a list of 10 ways parents can enjoy kid time more. One of them is to chaperone kid …Read More
Working after the kids go to bed? Be sure to do this one important thing.
My take-away from my Fast Company essay on working after the kids going to bed being shared 25,000 times: There are a lot of us …Read More
Unconventional Thanksgiving leftovers
We celebrated Thanksgiving with just the 5 of us. I’d been shopping at Costco, though, so we had a lot of food, including a 15 …Read More
Sonnet written upon finding that the ‘blank book’ I’d been saving for the right moment was really a 2013-2014 calendar
I thought this book was naught but blank white linesI thought I had as much time as I pleasedto fill its space with all of …Read More
My own personal Turkey Trot
The Thanksgiving holiday started a wee bit early in my house. The 5- and 3-year-old were off of school Wednesday, and our nanny was driving …Read More
Holiday magic
I’ve been feeling “meh” today. I’ve reached that point of pregnancy where I’m tired of the whole thing. I am tired of being huge, of …Read More