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
Category Archives: Free Time
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
Disney World, math, and line logistics
(Cross-posted at Gifted Exchange) I'm recently back from a week-long vacation at Disney World with my three small children. It was a lot of fun …Read More
Surreality
In the fall of 2008, my husband and I spent a little over a week in India. One of our adventures involved staying near a …Read More
ATM Book Club Week 8 (Chapter 7)
I'm running an informal book club devoted to All the Money in the World here on the blog. You can join at any time; there …Read More
ATM Book Club Week 6 (Chapter 5)
I'm running an informal book club devoted to All the Money in the World here on the blog. You can jump in whenever you like; …Read More