Maybe buy an extra
We have come to the point in summer where we go through a lot of sunscreen. Theoretically, we could just keep a giant spray bottle and …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Best of Both Worlds podcast: All things blogging
Sarah and I have been blogging for a long time. We started back in the 2000s. Neither of us makes much money from it (in …Read More
Father’s Day
My parents moved to New Jersey from Indiana last year. My two brothers and I live in the NY-NJ-PA region, and so when my dad …Read More
The summer of trying again
Back in January, as I often do, I made a camp spreadsheet for the summer. I put the weeks of summer along the left-hand side, …Read More
Idleness is not laziness
In a few weeks, the Best of Both Worlds podcast will feature my interview with Celeste Headlee. Headlee, who I met on the conference speaking …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Working from home, no childcare
One of my first bits of advice for anyone pondering working from home is that you definitely need childcare for any kids too young to …Read More
Virtual learning, three months in
We are almost to the end of what has been a very strange school year. For years, virtual learning has been heralded as the wave of …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Figuring out fitness with Jennifer Nagel
We all know exercise is important. It's also easy to skip when life gets busy. How can we get the most impact from time spent? Michigan-based …Read More
Investing in a different world
In light of the national conversation on racism and inequality, I know many people are looking for concrete actions to take. Just like service, money …Read More
Make time for service
Laura's note: We have been without power for 48 hours now. A huge "derecho" storm rolled through here Wednesday and sheared off some trees, flattening …Read More