Dr. Phil and free time
So the Dr. Phil show today is going to feature recent research from John Robinson at the University of Maryland that claims moms have 30-40 …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Adventures in School Lunch
Usually time and money are on opposite sides of a choice -- you can spend more to save time, or take extra time to do …Read More
Run Like a Mother
I knew I was going to like Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea’s new book, Run Like a Mother: How to Get Moving -- and …Read More
Not so sleepless in Seattle
(my column from today's USA Today -- some interesting comments over there. Is waking up at 7:30 on a weekday really late? I don't know …Read More
Real Simple and the Myth of the Time-Crunch
Let me start this blog post by saying that I love Real Simple magazine. I have been a subscriber for at least half of the 10 …Read More
My WSJ column: “How to Pay for Your Own Uggs”
My column heralding the return of Ann M. Martin's Baby-sitters Club book series ran on the Taste page of today's Wall Street Journal as "How …Read More
The Femivore’s Dilemma
I read with great interest Peggy Orenstein’s essay over at the New York Times about the rise of the “Femivore” – that is a woman …Read More
168 Hours at Forbes.com!
168 Hours was mentioned in an article at Forbes.com called the Practically Painless Guide to Managing Money (written by Emma Johnson). As I point out, …Read More
How much time do you spend washing dishes?
This seems like a straightforward question. If an opinion pollster calls you up and asks you how much time you spend washing dishes in a …Read More
The Core Competency Dad (via the Economist)
Two years ago, I wrote a 9-part series for the Huffington Post about "Core Competency Moms" -- that is, women who were outsourcing (or minimizing …Read More