What’s for dinner? (2012 version)
I’ve been experimenting with making smoothies lately. I bought a frozen Yoplait berry smoothie pack from the supermarket, but was offended to learn that I …Read More
Category Archives: Free Time
The Paradox of Weekends
I’m writing this on Sunday night after a fairly full weekend. While Friday evening was relatively low-key, Saturday and Sunday were not. We drove to …Read More
Less than 40 minutes per week
I may have found my new favorite data set. The Center on Everyday Lives of Families at UCLA did a study of 32 middle-class, dual-income …Read More
Are you as busy as you think?
(Laura's note: This essay originally ran on the Wall Street Journal's website in February. It made it onto their list of the most popular articles …Read More
Thank Goodness It’s Monday
As life goes on, you soon realize a truth: weekends are shockingly fleeting things. You resist planning much for your time off -- not wanting …Read More
How one woman calmed the chaos
Emma Johnson, a Queens-based independent journalist, is one busy woman. She's the custodial parent of her 4-year-old and 2-year-old. She also manages to earn a …Read More
A summer of saying “yes”
Over at Modern Mrs. Darcy last week, Anne wrote about trying to say yes more often this summer. With a brood of young kids, it’s …Read More
Are you sleeping with your iPhone?
(Laura's note: This guest post and interview from Maureen Mackey, a long time friend of this blog, originally ran in The Fiscal Times. It is …Read More
Savoring summer
There's something so sweet about Memorial Day weekend. Summer is fresh and young. The days are still getting longer; any nip in the night air …Read More
How to have your best summer ever
Summer is nearly upon us again. Though this season is a little less of a break when you're a grown-up than when you're a kid, …Read More