Top 5 albums that conjure up memories
Earlier this year, I read Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity. One of the novel’s recurring themes is the characters trying to list their top 5 albums …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Time tracking apps: What do you recommend?
I'm a very low tech person. I've logged my time for many different weeks over the years, but I usually just use a word document, …Read More
Giving and getting gifts
There are different philosophies of giving and getting gifts. One is that this is somewhat of a transactional process. You definitely want to give the …Read More
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
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