The perfect: an enemy of the good
Things are a bit tightly scheduled around here this week, and as a result I haven’t carved out as much time for running as I …Read More
Category Archives: Free Time
My summer bucket list
Yesterday I posted my entire List of 100 Dreams. Today’s post is about things I intend to do this summer. What would make the summer …Read More
My 672-hour Challenge, part 4: Leisure
There’s a popular story out there that women who work, and who have young kids, have no time for themselves. This may be true for …Read More
Faulty work/life narrative 2: Working moms don’t sleep (or get me time)
A little confession: I love my sleep. Love it. I don’t just love feeling focused and productive after a good rest (though that is nice). …Read More
Say yes to karaoke
I’m writing this on the train back to Philadelphia. New York was a blast. I had come to the American Society of Journalists and Authors …Read More
Reader question: How do you switch from work mode to personal mode?
Today’s reader question comes from a graduate student who has young children. She writes that “You seem to have a great handle on mentally switching …Read More
Out of the house
The temperatures rose this weekend. On Sunday, the high was a balmy 44. So we loaded everyone up -- all 6 of us! -- and …Read More
Stuck at home? You can still plan a great weekend anyway
When people say they want to enjoy their weekends more, one of my first tips is to plan “anchor” events. These are 3-5 fun things …Read More
An open letter to the essayist who wrote an open letter to the mother who ran a half-marathon weeks after giving birth
Dear Mommyish essayist: It seemed like a good idea at the time. You wanted to write an essay about society’s expectations that women lose their …Read More
Guest post: 3 insights from tracking time
(Laura's note: I'm running some guest posts over the next few weeks. Enjoy!) by Alison Pike Almost a year ago I tracked my 168 hours for Laura’s …Read More