Frugal foods, eaten for fun
Over at Grumpy Rumblings of the Half-Tenured, Nicole and Maggie wrote this week about frugal foods they ate when they were broke, but now eschew. …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Getting to bed on time is hard work
I need my sleep. I think I do best with about 7.5 hours of sleep per night. If I’m not massively sleep deprived, and asleep …Read More
Here’s hoping for a serious election
I was scheduled to be on CNN early Saturday morning, but got bumped because of the day’s big news: Mitt Romney chose Rep. Paul Ryan …Read More
Round-up: Tomatoes and out-of-office emails
One of the upsides of moving out of Manhattan is finally having a yard. My husband planted a wide variety of tomato plants, which are …Read More
Olympic moms
Getting to the Olympics is no small feat. Even if you don’t medal, I’d wager it’s roughly the equivalent of achieving a C-level job at …Read More
Weekends and chores
In the comments on my last post, Karen took issue with my statement that there are no prizes for hitting Monday with the fridge stocked, …Read More
Don’t keep it simple
I'm working my way through my advance copy of Gretchen Rubin's new book, Happier at Home. I'll have more to say about it when it's …Read More
Conference Fail: In which I take the swag
One of the funny things about being a self-help writer is that people assume you take your own advice. I try to. I wouldn’t write …Read More
Early round-up: Fortune, DailyWorth, TV thoughts
I'm posting my round-up today because I'm on my way to #BlogHer12. Late last week, Fortune posted a piece of mine (referenced yesterday) called Fortune 1956: …Read More
Windsurfing in Schumpeter’s gale
One of the most evocative concepts in economics is “creative destruction.” In Joseph Schumpeter’s 1942 book, Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, he described this force as …Read More