Almost there…
The first tomato is almost ripe! And by July 4th this time, not Halloween, like last year. The heirloom varieties we planted last year were …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Childcare arrangements: What makes life easier?
I'm filling in some gaps in the Mosaic manuscript right now. One area where I think I am not being as helpful as I could …Read More
A happy summer list
I’m not sure how much I’ll be posting next week, so I don’t want blog visitors to keep seeing a post about my slightly-elevated stress …Read More
Sustainable progress
I’ve been a bit, um, swamped this week. It’s the usual problem of attempting to take a week off, in this case before the 4th. …Read More
Career metaphors
I’m editing my draft of Mosaic. One of the chapters is on strategies for keeping your career moving forward, sustainably, even if you have a …Read More
Reflections on 3 years in Pennsylvania
We moved from our 2-bedroom apartment in NYC to our 5-bedroom house in Pennsylvania three years ago this week. On some level life is different …Read More
One way to reclaim leisure time
My kids have never been great sleepers. They don’t seem to need as much sleep as many kids. The older two gave up their naps …Read More
This week’s articles; what I’m working on
My interview with Sylvia Ann Hewlett ran at Fast Company this week. I also interviewed Keith Ferrazzi on how to transform online connections into real ones. For …Read More
Cutting 4700 calories, and changing stories
I always love a good weight loss story, so I was intrigued by the Wall Street Journal’s recent offering. Former NFL lineman Brandon Moore used …Read More
The ATUS is out! And yep, we sleep.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the annual American Time Use Survey results today. This is my favorite time study for a few reasons. First, …Read More