Weekend notes, early March edition
This was a fairly low-key weekend. The boys had the Cub Scout pinewood derby, and the 8-year-old had a baseball clinic (ahead of the team …Read More
Category Archives: Free Time
Friday miscellany: Midweek adventures, maintaining streaks
We have continued to get slammed with winter weather. Unlike the storm a week ago, though, Wednesday's storm was well-predicted. That meant that I had …Read More
Books read in February 2018
As I was putting the title on this post, I realized that I started doing a monthly post on my reading log one year ago …Read More
Friday Miscellany: Notes from Watermark
I spent much of today speaking at the Watermark Conference for Women (literally -- I gave my speech three times!) The conference also sold out …Read More
Friday miscellany: The sound of birds
I am trying to blog at least five times a week, but I didn't feel like it yesterday. There were many reasons, although the news …Read More
Guest post: Finding time for stories
Laura's note: Today we welcome Callie Feyen to the blog. Callie is a novelist, educator, and parent. She writes about what she learned from tracking …Read More
Thoughts from the season’s last wrestling meet
I am writing this from the hall outside the local high school's gym, where my 8-year-old has been wrestling all morning. This has been a …Read More
Learning to love winter
A little over two years ago, I pitched a piece to Fast Company on ways to stay happy during winter. I intended to give advice …Read More
Podcast discussion thread: Make new friends, but keep the old…
There are several versions of a "dilemma" circulating in social media: Work, family, friends — pick two! Or sometimes we get work, family, friends, exercise, …Read More
Friday miscellany: When (the book), plus winter kid activities
Some ups and downs this week. The 3-year-old is moving into his big boy bed. He had been sleeping in a crib with the back …Read More