My salad days
In my quest to eat better -- including more veggies -- I’ve been trying to incorporate lunch salads into the mix. I like the southwestern …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
The Overwhelmed Review
My review of Brigid Schulte's book, Overwhelmed, ran over at City Journal's website this past weekend. The gist is that this is a perfectly sensible …Read More
What I’m working on: Sitting less, splitting shifts, AC horror stories
I had limited ambitions for this past weekend. I wanted to sort the mail pile, and that happened. I wanted to go for a run, …Read More
The childcare dilemma: Working from home (or not) with minimal coverage
I worked from home today in the way that I know many parents do regularly. I had preschool hours, potentially nap time, and what I …Read More
What is the right amount to sleep?
I’ve been trying to figure out lately how much sleep I need. I used to assume I needed the standard 8 hours per night, but …Read More
Subtitling — help, please
I'm reading -- again! -- through my first draft of Mosaic. It needs to be in to my editor by August 1. My 7-year-old and …Read More
Travel fun
When air travel is good, it is very good. My flight from Philly to Indy last Thursday took off at 8:04 a.m. and by 10:20 …Read More
What I’m working on: Personal assistants, networking groups
I'm attempting to get back from Indianapolis right now, and am experiencing a few flight delays. Fortunately, my speech last night went well, and I …Read More
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
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