Life is a lot of running around (or how I get my 10,000 steps per day)
My 7-year-old asked for a step counter for his birthday. I got him a Fitbit Zip, which he then promptly lost. But I was intrigued …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Remember the berry season is short
I encountered this memento mori of sorts on the strawberry box at Linvilla Orchards, a pick-your-own farm about 30 minutes from my house: Remember the …Read More
Random mid-week musings
Time for another post of random and slightly self-congratulatory stuff. I finished a rough draft of Mosaic last night. It needs a lot of work, but …Read More
My mom (gratuitously cute kid stuff)
So the 7-year-old had to draw and write about someone he admires for homework today. Without my prompting this, he decided that he wanted to …Read More
Memorial Day weekend: highs and lows
It seems like much time has passed since Friday night. After quitting time, my husband and daughter went to get their hair cut, and then …Read More
What I’m working on now
Every Friday afternoon, I try to think through what I'm doing during the next week. It makes me feel more prepared, which helps me enjoy …Read More
Parenting for introverts
In my post on nurturing friendships, I started to see a theme in the comments: a lot of blog readers call themselves introverts. I suppose …Read More
Random thoughts for mid-week
I love seeing a day when my calendar is open. No calls. I can do what I want! Do you ever get open days? I …Read More
The Baby-sitters Club, and how we figure out what people want to read
I interviewed a few people from Macmillan last week for a piece I’m writing on crowdsourcing. One of those people was Jean Feiwel, who lists …Read More
The equivalent of ‘Lose 10lbs by July 1st!’
Long time readers know I’m a regular consumer of women’s magazines. I view them as recording life as regular people are living it -- what …Read More