Date night: Why doesn’t it happen?
Modern mothers work more hours for pay than they did 50 years ago. They also spend more time with their children. They still sleep a …Read More
Category Archives: Free Time
Obstacles in trading income for leisure
Over at Grumpy Rumblings of the Half-Tenured, NicoleandMaggie pose what, at first blush, seems like a good problem to have. The one with kids writes …Read More
Being mindful of the minutes
A number of people are keeping track of their time for a time makeover project I'm doing. I always love seeing what people's lives look …Read More
Doing downtime right
One of the realities of having small children is that one’s true downtime is fairly limited. It gets better fairly soon -- my 5-year-old and …Read More
The dark satanic ‘mill
I'd set a goal this year to run 1000 miles, which requires roughly 20 miles per week. I need to get a bit ahead of …Read More
The weekend report
I gave my husband a gym membership for Christmas. He loves to swim, and so I had called around to various places around our home, …Read More
Weekend highlights
This was the first weekend after the publication of my new ebook, What the Most Successful People Do on the Weekend. It was...OK. There were …Read More
What the most successful people do on the weekend
I'm taking a bit of time off this week. One of the benefits of writing about time management is that I'm more mindful of how …Read More
Uncontaminated free time
In my talks -- especially to professional women's groups with a 30- and 40-something demographic -- I've started throwing out a question: It's Saturday. Your …Read More