Reflections on a Marathon
April 25 dawned chilly but clear in Big Sur, California. With the crack of a gun, I and a few thousand other folks started running …Read More
Category Archives: Free Time
Yep, parents are spending more time with their kids
Tara Parker-Pope's Well blog over at the New York Times highlighted findings this week from economists Garey and Valerie Ramey that college-educated parents are spending …Read More
Dr. Phil and free time
So the Dr. Phil show today is going to feature recent research from John Robinson at the University of Maryland that claims moms have 30-40 …Read More
Handmade is the new black
My column, "Handmade is the new black," ran in USA Today this morning. Though mostly about the rise of the craft economy, it relates, broadly …Read More
Time to run a marathon
One of the tips I learned while writing 168 Hours is to figure out exactly how long any given activity will take. Then you can …Read More
What are we doing this weekend?
While weekdays often pass in a blur of rushing from one thing to the next, weekends require a different mindset. It's easy to lose track …Read More
Thanksgiving and the New Home Economics
(cross-posted at lauravanderkam.com) This year I attempted to make my first big turkey dinner. The holiday meal has long been one of those womanly rites of …Read More
Country Clubs: Stuck in the Rough
This week's Business Week reported on the financial woes prevalent at private golf clubs. The current crisis many are experiencing is predominantly recession-related. More white-collar …Read More
The Take-Out Trap
Looking to get out of the house the other night (see the post about 168 hours and an infant), and not wishing to cook, I …Read More
Dealing with unexpected free time
One of the challenges of making the most of our "down time" is that we often don't know when, exactly, it's going to appear, or …Read More