Building a better to-do list
(Laura's note: I'm taking a vacation from blogging this week, and I'm re-posting a few pieces from the archives that you may have missed the …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Friday links: Heavy cleaners and when not to do it yourself
I'll be taking a break from blogging next week, and giving a few posts from the archives a new lease on life. I've been blogging …Read More
Defining time to navigate a new life
For the past few weeks, I’ve been running time makeovers here on the blog. First there was Lisa Lane, from whom we learned How to …Read More
Chucking the phrase ‘work-life balance’
If you get a chance to pick up a copy of USA Today, I'm in today's (Tuesday's) paper, with a column claiming that the phrase …Read More
How single-income families spend their time
Last week, the Pew Research Center released a lengthy report on how parents spend their time, now and in the past. I posted on Thursday …Read More
The lattes of time
I’ve always disliked the question of how one can find an extra 15 minutes a day. The easiest way to find 15 minutes is to …Read More
Friday links: A trip to the dinosaur museum
One of my goals for this year is to spend more one-on-one time with each kid. With three of them, this is never logistically easy, …Read More
Would women earn more if they did less at home?
It’s an article of faith among Americans that we are overworked. We work long hours at our paid jobs, then come home and put in …Read More
Productivity for spontaneous sorts
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been doing time makeovers for a number of readers. Last week, we looked at Lisa Lane, who’d taken on …Read More
The Tuesday morning book club
Mornings set the tone for the rest of the day. I wrote a whole book about that! And yet weekday mornings remain one of my …Read More