I crossed the NaNoWriMo finish line
In late April, 2010, I ran my first (and perhaps only) marathon. It was something I had wanted to do since becoming a runner about …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
An atypical, yet typical, day in the life
Inspired by The SHU Box, I'm doing a day-in-the-life post. Today was not a typical day, in the sense that my 5- and 3-year-old had …Read More
The highs and the lows
Humans love stories. They tend to fit into a certain format: these three things happened, ergo I had this insight and reached this conclusion. But …Read More
How to eat ‘slim by design’ (or not) when you work at home
I recently read Brian Wansink’s Slim by Design. Wansink wrote Mindless Eating a few years ago, based on his research finding people will eat giant …Read More
Swimming, holiday lists, conference panels
We went swimming twice this weekend. One of the YMCAs in the general area has family swim until 10 p.m. on Friday nights, and that’s …Read More
Friday round-up
Some fun stuff this week: It snowed last night! (See the white flecks on the bushes in this photo). We were getting ready to take …Read More
Repost: 5 reasons I’m not simplifying Christmas
(Laura's note: This post ran in November, 2012, and remains an audience favorite. Please see the note, below, for another related piece, "Think You're Too …Read More
The secret to bounding out of bed in the morning is…
...getting into bed on time the night before.I’ve been realizing this lately as my sleep schedule has been shifting. I’m pretty tired at night, so …Read More
When other people eat your time
This week’s reader question comes from Becky, who posted this as a comment last week: “I have maybe 2.5 hours per weekday that are not …Read More
The village comes through for us
I went to Washington D.C. on Saturday for a professional event. My husband is perfectly capable of dealing with the kids when I’m not around, …Read More