Wringing every last drop from summer
I hadn’t been planning to do anything special for Labor Day weekend. We spent the last weekend of July at the beach, and I took …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Jillian Michaels’ real post-baby workouts
A few months ago, I wrote about workout guru Jillian Michaels’ attempts to fit exercise into her life after a major lifestyle change. She adopted …Read More
Another take on making over your mornings
Over at Money Saving Mom, Crystal (and some guest posters) are doing a series on making over your mornings. We're on day 11 of 15 …Read More
Tuning up my weekends
I have been thinking about how I use my weekends as I study how other people use theirs (for my next ebook in the series …Read More
Round up: Family breakfast
One of the fascinating findings of the UCLA Center on Everyday Lives of Families study was the discovery of how few families consistently eat dinner …Read More
WSJ Live chat at 2:30 p.m. eastern today
I'll be taking questions on how to "Turbocharge your career before breakfast" over at the Wall Street Journal's website today at 2:30 p.m. eastern. Here's …Read More
Women, money and the barriers to wealth
September’s Real Simple features an article on “Women and Money” and “Why you need to take control now.” Author Geraldine Sealey writes of putting off …Read More
Travel with the kiddos
Several months ago, Jasper, my 5-year-old, decided we should go to San Diego. I’m not sure quite how he got this idea, but in the …Read More
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
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