Musings On A Not-So-Small House
A few months ago, I posed a question to blog readers: What Does One Put In a 10,000 Square Foot House? Some people pointed me …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
An Early Round-up: You Have Time To Write That Novel (Or Work a Low-Wage Job?)
I'm posting this week's round-up on Thursday instead of Friday because tomorrow I will be...closing on a house. Yes, we've decided to take the plunge …Read More
The US Budget — And Ours
As I'm posting this, President Obama is supposed to be addressing the nation (OK, those of us who can watch a speech at 1:35PM on …Read More
Do New Parents Exercise?
Lisa Belkin's Motherlode blog over at the New York Times covered an interesting topic this week: whether having young children corresponds with an increase in …Read More
Kids and Chores
So I interviewed Prof. Lewis Mandell last week for my money book (now, called again, Laughing at the Joneses... it will come out with a …Read More
Round-Up: 100 Dreams, Brand You and Eating Lunch At Your Desk
This week over at BNET, I tackled a few questions. First, if you are a telecommuter, as a growing number of us are today, how …Read More
The 100-Hour Week Non-Question
Over at the Wall Street Journal's blogs, people have been debating the question "Would you work 100 hours a week for your dream job?" Kyle …Read More
Not Another Before-You-Have-Kids List!
First let me say that I love Erin Zammett Ruddy's writing, and I know that she had qualms about the genre of this piece (see …Read More
Really? Working Parents Are Too Stressed For Sex?
The headline over at Care.com was designed to grab eyeballs: "New Study Finds Working Parents Are Too Stressed to Go to the Gym, Call a …Read More
The Eureka Moment (How Did You Get Your Best Idea?)
It's a cliche that people get their best ideas in the shower, but that's probably because it's so true. You're relaxed. Your mind isn't actively …Read More