Friday miscellany: Bento boxes and the last whiffs of honeysuckle
June is flying by and the honeysuckle flowers on the vine, harbingers of early summer, are starting to shrivel up. When I got home at …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Shakespeare in the morning
As long-time readers know, this year I set a goal to read through all the works of Shakespeare. Last year I read Tolstoy's War and …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Mid-life awakenings, plus mailbag
The stereotypical midlife crisis involves a balding man in a red sports car. Neither Sarah nor I bought a convertible upon turning 40. But mid-life …Read More
Strawberries and the TBT scorecard
As I think through weekend plans, I've had a realization. The opportunity cost of May/June and Sept/Oct weekends is just really high. In January we …Read More
Friday miscellany: AC, make-up, book covers, and making Mondays magical
The good news is that the air conditioning in three of the children's rooms is now working. As part of the massive home renovation, we …Read More
June musings
June smells like honeysuckle around here. My 15-year-old and I ran along the river the other night and the trail was just thick with it. …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Elementary-Aged Kids, and the Ups, Downs, Wonders & Challenges
Between the two of us, Sarah and I have four kids in elementary school -- which corresponds roughly to ages 6-10. In some ways, this …Read More
The 2022 Summer Fun List
It’s become a tradition around here. Every summer, I post a list of things I’d like to do before September comes. I hunted back through …Read More
Friday miscellany: Marching toward summer
I didn't mean to not post much this week but posting a happy "summer fun list" didn't feel right -- I'll get to it next …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Work/Life balance revisited with Rebecca Fike
Work/life balance can change over the years as life and work both change. So for this week's episode of Best of Both Worlds, we thought …Read More