Those little administrative tasks that eat your time (or do they?)
Were I not tracking my time, my story of yesterday would go like this: I did almost no real work. Instead, household administrative tasks ate …Read More
Category Archives: Free Time
Finding space in full days
In my ebook, What the Most Successful People Do on the Weekend, I wrote that there are 60 hours between that 6 p.m. Friday night …Read More
Make the trip
I was speaking in Grand Rapids, Michigan this week. I have family in the area, and so I elected to stay an extra night so …Read More
Disney: the agony and the ecstasy
I just got back from a 6-day trip to Florida last night. The first two days were work (I keynoted a conference in Tampa; I …Read More
Summer bucket list: How I did
Earlier this summer I posted a summer bucket list with 24 things I wanted to do over the next few months. Since summer is officially …Read More
Bonus summer weeks
My oldest doesn't start school until tomorrow (Sept 8) and the second doesn't until Sept 10. Then the 3-year-old goes all the way until Sept …Read More
6 weekend hours without the kids
I had the kids solo Friday and Sunday, so Saturday was my husband’s turn to take them, at least in my mind. I’m not sure …Read More
The art of the mini-retreat
I wrote a post for Fast Company recently on how to create a mini retreat. I realized it had been a while since I’d done …Read More
Strategic thinking in the Target parking lot, and eating peaches and cream
Overall, this was a good weekend. There were things that worked OK now that I can see will be better in years to come. My weekend …Read More
As good as things go right now
Some days are good for obvious reasons: you’re on vacation, or eating at a Michelin-starred restaurant, or celebrating a promotion. Others are more quietly good. You …Read More