Friday miscellany: Melting snow, little wins
After a wintry February, spring is coming. The snow is melting, down to the ground in patches. I went on a slippery hike (in lieu …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Break it down, get it done
Renovating a historic house takes a while. We're not moving any time soon. Since I know the move isn't immediate, I'm trying to look at …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Joann Lublin on Power Moms
All working parents have to navigate tricky issues of work and life. Women in leadership roles face particular pressures, though they also have resources to …Read More
Picture yourself on the other side
My Medium column this week talks about "A mental trick to make any task less intimidating." That is a click-bait headline for sure (maybe it …Read More
Changing a habit
We eat a lot of dairy products in this house. My husband and his siblings love to claim that in their family, cheese is a …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Fun — a deep dive
In the intro to every episode of Best of Both Worlds, Sarah and I promise to talk about "how real women manage work, family, and …Read More
Add whimsy
Much of time starts to seem the same after a while. We get up, eat breakfast, work, finish work, do our evening routines, go to …Read More
Friday miscellany: Puzzles, Legos, etc.
My 11-year-old chose a NASA rocket from the Lego catalog for Christmas this year. We started building it in late December. When I do Legos …Read More
How a habit takes
Regular readers of this blog know that on January 1st I began a project of what I'm calling my daily "rituals." I read a chapter …Read More