Unexpected speed work
The seasons must be changing, because we wound up at the YMCA yesterday. The YMCA became our winter default family activity earlier this year, with …Read More
Category Archives: Free Time
Baking our way into fall
Fall officially started this weekend, and we welcomed the equinox with a lot of baking. I made the cover recipe from this month’s Cooking Light: …Read More
Guest post: My adventures living 10 minutes at a time
(Laura's note: Over the next few weeks I'll be running some guest posts from bloggers I enjoy. I hope you enjoy these posts too!) By Laura …Read More
Cut yourself some slack
My experience of being excused from jury duty this week has reminded me of this: I really like having slack in my schedule. Lots and …Read More
Leaving to spend more time with the family
I was scheduled for jury duty this week. Since I hate to cancel things (I find it almost physically painful), I didn’t schedule anything for …Read More
Guest post: How Keeping a Time Log Changed My Life And My Attitude
(Laura's note: I'll be running a few guest posts over the next month from bloggers I enjoy. I hope you'll enjoy these posts, too!) by …Read More
Notes from the last weekend in August
I wrote last week about keeping a micro-journal -- a few lines about something quirky, fun, or meaningful that happened each day. The idea is …Read More
Revisiting the bucket list
A few years ago, I posted a List of 100 Dreams here on my blog (that link goes to the full list). Since I just …Read More
Time makeover: Make your week day evenings count more
Long time readers know that over the past few years, I’ve been exploring best practices for making the most of many segments of the week. …Read More
Weekend notes on life with little ones
It was another full few days, with lots of highs and lows in our attempts to have some adventures with three kids age 6 and …Read More