The dandelion project, and other time use studies
Given the passions that discussion of women, careers, and children seems to spark -- here and elsewhere! -- I’ve been thinking this topic could really …Read More
Category Archives: Free Time
Success at Work Challenge Week 3: Make success possible
I’m trying to achieve success at work, and you can too! For the next 5 weeks, I’ll be running a #SuccessAtWork challenge on this blog. …Read More
Adventures in Japan
I am writing a draft of this post 7 hours into an 11 hour plane flight from Tokyo to Dallas. I spent the past week …Read More
Single moms: Make time for adult companionship (guest post)
(Laura's note: I'm on the road this week, so I'm running some guest posts on my favorite time and money themes. Today's post comes from …Read More
TV’s 50 percent tax
People watch vast quantities of television. According to the 2012 American Time Use Survey, the average American spends 2.75 hours per day watching television as …Read More
Rethinking happy hour
Spring has been pretty dreary in my neck of the woods so far. I think the temperature got down to freezing last night, and the …Read More
Riding a roller coaster for the first time
I spent the past week -- my kids’ spring break -- in DisneyWorld. Long time readers will remember that we went there last year as …Read More
How single-income families spend their time
Last week, the Pew Research Center released a lengthy report on how parents spend their time, now and in the past. I posted on Thursday …Read More
The lattes of time
I’ve always disliked the question of how one can find an extra 15 minutes a day. The easiest way to find 15 minutes is to …Read More
How to cope when life is crazy busy crazy
Regular blog readers know that, over the past few months, I’ve been having dozens of people log their time for me. Some of these are …Read More