Best of Both Worlds podcast: Nobody cares about your career, with Erika Ayers Badan
Ok, that headline isn't true -- we care about your career! But broadly, one of the biggest differences between school and work is that school …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Weekend: Long run, apples, mixed feelings
On paper (and in the photos!) this weekend looks like a lot of fun early fall festivities. My husband and I went to Longwood Gardens …Read More
Friday post: Content round-up, movie review
Thanks for all your suggestions on the evening post. I think my 9-year-old might like listening to things (or doing puzzle books...another option). He likes …Read More
Thoughts on the new school year schedule: Evenings
The start of the new school year always brings schedule changes. This can be frustrating, or it can be an opportunity. Yesterday I wrote about how …Read More
First thoughts on the new school year morning schedule
September always brings new rhythms. If you’ve got school-aged kids, it’s inevitable that someone will be at a new school, someone’s bus will come at …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Would you rather…?
If you have school-aged kids, you may have heard or played a game of “Would you rather?” In its purest form, you have to choose …Read More
Plan B is Plan A with water…
My plan was to post about my observations of the new school year schedule but then I thought maybe I should give it a few …Read More
The 2024 Fall Fun List (+ a content round-up)
You knew it was coming after the Summer Fun List recap… I love living somewhere with four seasons. Winter is an acquired taste, and spring feels …Read More
It’s September — here’s how I did on the Summer Fun List
It’s been quite a summer! The last weekend didn’t go as planned, alas, but the summer on the whole was still good. In my mind …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: College admissions with Alice Chen
I sent my high school senior off to his first day of school this morning. We spent time working through his college list last night …Read More