Writing for the ear
I read through Eudora Welty’s One Writer’s Beginnings this week. I’d read it decades ago, but after reading The Optimist’s Daughter earlier this year, I …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Real Simple and the laundry
Real Simple magazine has been around for about 15 years, and there are only so many aspects of daily life to be simplified. So the …Read More
Going one-on-one (or trying to)
My kids are starting to play well together. The 2-year-old is finally mature enough to interact with her brothers (ages 4 and 7) instead of …Read More
The LeBron James letter
I like to watch basketball, though I can’t say I follow any team or player closely. I hadn’t been paying attention to the whole LeBron …Read More
What I’m working on: Over-used business case studies
This has been a good week. I took a break from Mosaic editing after devoting 60+ hours to it last week. I needed to step …Read More
Can’t is a strong word
Grumpy Rumblings (of the formerly untenured) ran a post this week on “Things I want but can’t have until my children are older.” The list …Read More
Random Wednesday thoughts
First, we finally have power again. A strong thunderstorm last night knocked down a bunch of trees and power lines. We lost power around 8 …Read More
Total playroom entropy
So I did not do much housework while the family was out of the house over the last week. However, I felt I could do …Read More
That post-vacay plunge
So I didn’t wind up taking a vacation away from home last week, though since it was a vacation from normal family responsibilities, there has …Read More
Independence week
I’ve had a bit of a strange week. Up until last Friday, I thought I’d be going with my family to the Outer Banks for …Read More