Friday miscellany: Peak leaves
Just a hodge podge today. The news is mostly terrible, but life continues, and things have been moving in a positive direction around here. This …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Nothing lasts forever: Hand-me-downs, frying pans, and life in general
I like the efficiencies of a well-run household. That means that, with four boys, we have quite a hand-me-down operation going. The 3-year-old is wearing …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Everything isn’t terrible with Dr. Kathleen Smith
The world can be an anxious place. We recorded this episode several weeks ago, but regardless of the current headlines there are always things in …Read More
Fall weekend vibes
Somewhere in the last week the leaves switched from a bit of color to full on fall. The bright yellows and reds make even a …Read More
Friday planning (that sometimes stretches out from Friday…)
In yesterday's post, I talked about the "activity circus" -- which featured a lot of moving parts. I actually like the metaphor of a circus …Read More
Another round of the activity circus…
I love having 5 kids. The logistical details of life with 5 kids, however, are a bit...complex. No individual child is over-scheduled (indeed, one has space …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Digital parenting tools
We live in a high tech world, so the available tools affect how we run our households. In this week's episode of Best of Both …Read More
Daily sonnet writing, 10 months in
For the past few years, I've done a few daily rituals. I've written many times about my reading projects -- reading through something big a …Read More
Time, life, work, marriage: The Frosts on starting and running businesses together
Laura’s note: I answered questions for Elisabeth Frost’s new blog, Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist, earlier this week. Now, she and her husband John are …Read More
Switching up the exercise, switching up the meal template
I love learning about people's routines and systems. But the reality is that almost all routines and systems wind up changing over time. These things …Read More