Best of Both Worlds podcast: Cheerfully living on less with the Frugal Girl
Sarah and I have both been reading The Frugal Girl blog for years. So we were thrilled that Kristen agreed to talk to Sarah for …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Springtime in Paris (part 2)
A great many years ago, I took a bike trip through the Loire Valley in France. The summer scenery was gorgeous, as were the medieval …Read More
Springtime in Paris (part 1)
I’m back at home today after a spring break trip to Paris. I took my three older children and we left Friday night, arriving Saturday …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Planning your summer
Hello everyone! Just popping in from spring break to publish a quick post on this week's Best of Both Worlds podcast. Sarah and I talked …Read More
Out-of-office
I'll be taking the next week off for Spring Break. I may be able to pop in here to post about the Best of Both …Read More
When plans don’t stay planned
I created quite the summer camp spreadsheet over the past few weeks. I didn't start quite as early this year as some years but I …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Our finite lives with Oliver Burkeman
Any given day can seem quite long (ask me about yesterday from 5:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.!). And yet our whole lives are just a …Read More
Quitting a book for now….
I spent some time this weekend reading Cold Mountain. I have been mostly enjoying the early part, particularly the description of the rural land around …Read More
Friday miscellany: Car line observations
I have spent a lot of time driving children around this week. This has led to various carline observations. The high school is, curiously, the most …Read More
When hours have to give what you ask of them
This has not been the most wonderful past few days. The current family logistics really requires multiple drivers. Our nanny is on vacation. My husband …Read More