New holiday traditions
We stayed home this Christmas, but took the week off from work. Since it was our first holiday season in our new home, we could …Read More
Category Archives: Free Time
What the most successful people do…after dinner?
I started writing this blog post before my children woke up (they were up late last night) so in some sense I’m “using my mornings.” …Read More
How Gen Y navigates time — and life
(Laura's note: Another "maternity leave" guest post from one of my favorite bloggers. Enjoy!) by Lindsey Pollak I’ve been working with members of the Millennial Generation (those …Read More
This Week Only: 169 Hours
Have you ever said "if only I had an extra hour in the day!"? Well, this Sunday is your chance. Daylight Savings Time ends. If …Read More
Tactics vs. Speed, in Marathons and Life
I'll be watching the NYC marathon this weekend. Running the race may or may not wind up on my bucket list, but every year, the …Read More
Escape the 10 Tyrannies of Work/Life Balance
(Laura's note: I'm on maternity leave, and while I'll be blogging occasionally over the next few weeks, I wanted to use the opportunity to run …Read More
Do We Like To Work?
In her blog recently, Kimberly Weisul noted a study that found that Europeans are happier when they work less and have more leisure, but Americans …Read More
A Different Sort of Travel
Hearing loss has always struck me as an incredibly difficult disability. I know it will happen to many of us as we age, but it …Read More
An Early Round-up: You Have Time To Write That Novel (Or Work a Low-Wage Job?)
I'm posting this week's round-up on Thursday instead of Friday because tomorrow I will be...closing on a house. Yes, we've decided to take the plunge …Read More