Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family

Best of Both Worlds PodcastApril 30, 2024

Best of Both Worlds podcast: Mayhem/MayCember — tips and prep talk

May can be a packed month for many families. There are lots of end-of-year celebrations, concerts, awards ceremonies, and more. Work tends not to wind …Read More

weekendApril 29, 2024

Weekend: Brahms, flowers, a little nostalgia

During the spring of my senior year, my college choir performed Brahms’ Requiem. Having missed the group’s performance of Bach’s B-Minor mass the year before …Read More

Free TimeApril 24, 2024

24 hours in Phoenix

I do a fair amount of corporate speaking, and I always like the opportunity to go visit other places, if just for a little while. On …Read More

Best of Both Worlds PodcastApril 23, 2024

Best of Both Worlds podcast: Time, work, and life with Google’s productivity expert Laura Mae Martin

Corporate life can feature an overwhelming volume of emails and meetings. How can you stay on top of things and get the substance of your …Read More

MiscellanyApril 22, 2024

The pursuit of a parking pass, plus a sonnet

Each Friday I make my to-do list for the weekend. In a busy household with five kids there’s always something I could be doing. The …Read More

MiscellanyApril 19, 2024

Friday miscellany: Back, Bach, Brahms, sleep, etc.

The good news is I've been able to sleep a little later in the morning for the latter half of this week. Both my older …Read More

Free TimeApril 17, 2024

I need a book to read….(plus sonnet)

I'm a bit off my reading game lately. I don't feel like tackling anything too hefty. Lately I've been going to my local library and …Read More

Best of Both Worlds PodcastApril 16, 2024

Best of Both Worlds podcast: Raising financial grown-ups with Bobbi Rebell

When did you become a "financial grown-up?" There are lots of potential markers (opening a retirement account...buying a house...negotiating a raise...) but most of us …Read More