Silly things we do to save money (by spending time)
I have been perusing personal finance websites lately, and came across a fascinating post on Wisebread about making your own mustard. Blogger Marla Walters tried …Read More
Category Archives: Free Time
10/01/10: My List of 100 Dreams
As promised, today is List of 100 Dreams Day here at My168Hours.com. I'm posting the first 100 dreams that I came up with, and I …Read More
10/01/10: List of 100 Dreams Day
One of the great things about having your own blog is that you can designate holidays within your own micro-publishing empire whenever you like. So …Read More
The Art of Productivity
Dear readers: We interrupt the 168 Hours Challenge, going on this week, for this piece from The Huffington Post. If you are new here, welcome! …Read More
1-on-1 time when you’ve got a brood
In my webinar on Wednesday (co-sponsored with CurrentMom), one participant spoke of wanting to find solo time for each child, given that she had children. …Read More
How did you spend the 2016 hours of summer?
(This column ran this week in the Huffington Post) By Laura Vanderkam Hard as it is to believe, Memorial Day was just over 12 weeks ago. There …Read More
Is Twitter Work?
In 168 Hours, I talk about trying to distinguish between "work" and "not-really-work." Work means activities that are advancing you toward your career goals. I …Read More
10 ways to embrace the evening hours with little kids
My kids are night owls. While I console myself that needing less sleep is often a sign of giftedness, it's hard on a parent to …Read More
Another Real Simple stunner: what would you do with a free day?
Those of you who are long-time readers of this blog know that I am both obsessed with Real Simple, and like to make fun of …Read More
The 2016 Hours of Summer
There are 168 hours in a week. Many kids have roughly 12 weeks off from school for June, July and August. This raises the question …Read More