January wrap-up, plus Tranquility by Tuesday update
I am writing a draft of this on Sunday afternoon (baby nap time) as the snow falls outside my window. We may be in for …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Friday planning and the spinning plates
At circuses or carnivals, some performance artists specialize in spinning plates. They hoist plates or bowls or some other such objects on poles and try …Read More
Make leftovers better
This week, I've been re-reading All the Money in the World, the personal finance book I wrote a decade ago. I'm discussing it with a …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Self-help, TV, and more with Kristen Meinzer
Over the past year, many of us have clocked...a lot... of screen time. And according to today's Best of Both Worlds podcast guest, that's OK! Kristen …Read More
In praise of weekend anchor events
It's a common Monday morning question: What did you do this weekend? In my short book, What the Most Successful People Do on the Weekend, (included …Read More
How will you enjoy two more months of winter?
My Australian readers may be counting down the days of summer. But when I look at my traffic logs, most blog readers appear to be …Read More
Cleaning, cooking, errands, life administration
Thank you to everyone who participated in my time-tracking challenge last week (which included many of the 1000 people who signed up to receive emails …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: January mailbag
We love listener questions! In today's episode of Best of Both Worlds, Sarah and I answer the current Instagram mailbag. Topics include caregiver pay raises, …Read More
Friday miscellany: Birthday edition
Seven family members means a lot of birthdays. We're celebrating another one today, because somebody is six! Yep, my frantic rush to the hospital, with …Read More
Time log analysis
I've been tracking my time on weekly spreadsheets since April 2015. At the beginning, I did a lot of time analysis. For the past two …Read More