168 hours in Norway
I visited Norway for the first time in 2003, when I was dating my now-husband. He had lived in Norway for five years before moving …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
It’s good to be back
I think this has been my longest blogging break ever! The latter half of August into September has been different and great — for three weeks …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Annual back-to-school extravaganza
Late August is here again, which means it is time for our annual back-to-school extravaganza. In this week's episode of Best of Both Worlds, Sarah …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Moving + Mailbag
Moving causes a lot of upheaval, but the immediate chaos ends quickly. You figure out where you put your spatulas and you make sure all …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: All about ERGs
If you don't work for a big corporation, you might wonder what an "ERG" is (I only knew before this week's episode of Best of …Read More
Vacations and working ahead
I'll be away from my desk for quite a while at the end of August and the beginning of September. I figure one of the …Read More
On reading my own books
So I just finished re-reading The Cortlandt Boys. I wrote this novel about a small town basketball team in 2013-2014 (well, after writing a very …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Feeling done — bringing closure to your work day (or not)
In some sorts of work, the end of the work day is clear. When Sarah has her clinical days, if she has seen all her …Read More
Baseball and time (and beer gardens and peaches)
Last summer one of my older boys had brought up going to a Phillies game as a possible fun activity. It didn't wind up happening …Read More
Friday miscellany: Wickedness
This will be a quick post as I'm heading out to go pick up the 13-year-old at camp. He's been gone three weeks! It feels …Read More