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
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
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
Tranquility by Tuesday turns 1!
My most recent book, Tranquility by Tuesday, launched on October 11th, 2022. So today, the book officially turns one! It's been fun to see this now …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Parenting math — how much time should you spend with your kids?
There's a narrative that if you work full time, you'll "never" see your kids. When people track their time, they tend to find this isn't …Read More
Monday: Weekend, guest posts, etc.
Hope everyone is doing OK. I spent a lot of time over the past few days scrolling through headlines, but had to try to limit it …Read More
Friday miscellany: Orlando, turning 12…
A certain young lady turned 12 this week! This is very exciting — also crazy to think that I now have kids who are 16, …Read More