The 2022 Fall Fun List
There is something gratuitously glorious about fall in places full of deciduous trees. Spring flowers make sense — attracting pollinators and the like. But fall …Read More
Category Archives: Free Time
It’s Labor Day — here’s how I did on the Summer Fun List
With the kids starting school this week, it’s time to revisit the Summer Fun List. This is the list I make every summer with all …Read More
Tuesday adventures: Mommy Day #5 and Mary Chapin Carpenter
One of the themes of my next book is how to make life feel more sustainable and joyful on an average Tuesday. Yesterday was something, …Read More
168 hours at the beach, 2022 edition
Summer wouldn't feel like summer without our annual week at the beach. So this past week, we rented the same house for the 5th time …Read More
Update: 168 hours in St. John
My family left for vacation on June 18 and returned on June 25 — at which point I immediately took off for Las Vegas for …Read More
The 2022 Summer Fun List
It’s become a tradition around here. Every summer, I post a list of things I’d like to do before September comes. I hunted back through …Read More
Springtime in Paris (Part 3)
Just writing a little more about last week's trip to France....The less fun part! I had booked our activities through a travel agency, and so much …Read More
Springtime in Paris (part 2)
A great many years ago, I took a bike trip through the Loire Valley in France. The summer scenery was gorgeous, as were the medieval …Read More
Springtime in Paris (part 1)
I’m back at home today after a spring break trip to Paris. I took my three older children and we left Friday night, arriving Saturday …Read More
The March friendship challenge
When I have people track their time, they are often pleasantly surprised to see how much time they are spending with their families. Friends, on the …Read More