The pre-game ritual (a time makeover)
Several months ago, I put out a call for time logs for a time makeover project I was doing for the paperback version of What …Read More
Category Archives: Free Time
Ocean Grove and the vacation house itch
We found Ocean Grove kind of by accident. Years ago, my husband and I were driving through New Jersey from New York City on a …Read More
The Washington state expedition
We recently returned from 10 days in Seattle and the surrounding area. It was a great trip! A few highlights:Eating clam chowder at one of …Read More
Why summer Fridays might be good for business
Laura's note: I'm taking a short break from blogging. During this time, I'll be running guest posts and pieces from the archive. This one ran …Read More
What did (or will) you do with the 2016 hours of summer?
Laura's note: I'm taking a short blogging vacation. During this time, I'll be running some guest posts and pieces from the archives. This essay originally …Read More
Don’t overthink the barbecue*
Summer is a great time for getting together with friends and family. If you want to be sure to go to a lot of summer …Read More
How you know you’re in the flow
Time is elastic. Even if we think we’re busy, we often have hours that can be redeployed to other priorities if we wish.I was reminded …Read More
The ultimate man cave? A home office
Laura's note: This piece originally ran at the Huffington Post for Father's Day in 2010 It's Father's Day this week, which means stores are bracing for …Read More
How Jane (or John!) works 55 hour weeks, and sees the kids
One reason, it’s said, that women don’t pursue “big” jobs is that “big” jobs leave no room for family. Even people with superb feminist credentials …Read More
Would you pass up a promotion?
Since Sheryl Sandberg’s book came out in March, there’s been a lot of discussion on leaning in, and various attitudes and barriers that might be …Read More