Weekend notes: So I didn’t make it to Reading…
So, various changes from the plan this weekend... On Saturday we were all supposed to go to the air show in Reading. My husband and 13-year-old …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Set your summer hours
After Memorial Day, a number of businesses switch to “summer hours.” Generally these are shorter (ending at 1 p.m. Friday is common) — an acknowledgement …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Getting outside with Amy Bushatz
Going outside is great. But what would it be like to get outside for 20 minutes every single day, for years, even when you live …Read More
A long weekend, memory, and the start of summer
I'm back at my desk after a long weekend -- long in the sense that most Americans had Monday off for Memorial Day, but also …Read More
How to make Fridays less crunched
One of my favorite time management rules is to Plan on Fridays (it is Rule #2 in Tranquility by Tuesday). Anyone with a busy life …Read More
Vanderhacks/Laura’s little list of life hacks
Thanks for all the suggestions on what to call these! I’m partial to “Vanderhacks” myself :) Over the past few months I've been posting the occasional …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Spring cleaning and going back to school with Lisa Woodruff
Lisa Woodruff is a longtime friend of the Best of Both Worlds podcast. I know lots of listeners have found her Organize 365 courses and …Read More
Weekend report: Bethlehem (PA) bound
My big adventure this weekend was very different from last week’s Taylor Swift concert, but it was still musical! Longtime readers/listeners know that I love Bach’s …Read More
The 2023 Summer Fun List (plus a webinar)
The air was still chilly this morning, but the end-of-school-year events are coming fast and furious and my summer vibe is definitely starting. So I …Read More
Mansfield Park and patience
I’m posting this on Wednesday, May 17th, the day on which I am 380 pages into Mansfield Park. This lesser know Jane Austen novel traces …Read More