No one has to stay home
In the past few years, I’ve read a number of trend stories devoted to stay-at-home dads. While not a huge trend (very few fathers exit …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
What fits in 168 hours
I’ve had a good week. I usually do during my “birthday weeks” because I’m good about planning in fun stuff in both my work and …Read More
Seeking a few more beta-readers…
Last spring, a number of you generously offered to read a draft of my novel. Your feedback helped tremendously. I've done a lot of revising …Read More
In which I borrow a blog post idea: What would you do if your income doubled?
Over at Grumpy Rumblings, NicoleandMaggie posed the question of what readers would do if their incomes doubled. This is, obviously, a nice question to be …Read More
Birthday thoughts: Life in 2003, 2008, 2013 and beyond…
I’m celebrating a semi-milestone birthday later this week: my 35th. Birthdays always make me a bit reflective, and since this is my blog, and I’m …Read More
November in Miami
The dark cold has descended upon the northeast. We’ve entered that time when you need to be bundled up to set foot outside, and everything …Read More
Satisficing, and the holiday party dress
My husband’s company has an annual holiday party. Every year around this time, I find myself remembering that I need some sort of festive cocktail …Read More
What happens when the weekend goes free form
The weather has definitely turned colder these last few weeks. Here in suburban Philadelphia, it also gets dark around 5 p.m. It’s tempting to hibernate …Read More
Round-up: Word counts, and 17 ways to use 5 minutes (other than email)
I officially stopped keeping a journal this year. I started writing in my journal in 7th grade -- close to daily -- and have chronicled …Read More
Sources for stories: Recovering from a career mistake/setback
I'm working on a Fast Company piece on how to recover from a career mistake. I'd love to include some stories from people on mistakes …Read More