How to keep the weekend to-do list from ruining your weekend
It’s one of the great dilemmas of time management. If you spend a lot of hours working during the week -- particularly if that work …Read More
Category Archives: Happiness
The bits (and chunks) of joy list
A few of my favorite bloggers have been posting their “bits of joy” lists lately. The idea is thinking through a list of activities you …Read More
Glorious inefficiency
I have been accused, more than once, of arguing that people should pack something into every minute of the day. I fully own up to …Read More
So why am I not in STEM?
Over at Wandering Scientist, Cloud posted a lovely rant about efforts to make STEM more attractive to women. The idea that somehow science, technology, engineering, …Read More
5 ways to soldier through the next 10 weeks until spring
Christmas comes at a very convenient time. Placing a huge celebration right at the winter solstice -- that darkest time of the year -- makes …Read More
My favorite memories from 2013
I’ve spent some time over my past few non-working, non-blogging days thinking about the ending year. It was a good one. Here are some of …Read More
Mish-mash/Round-up: Holiday edition
I don't think I'll be blogging much over the next 10 days. The kids are off school, and we'll be going to New York, having …Read More
Looking to profile a few people who’ve kept New Year’s resolutions
Everyone loves to hate New Year's resolutions. The general line is that they are made to be broken. Yet people do succeed in adopting new …Read More
Giving and getting gifts
There are different philosophies of giving and getting gifts. One is that this is somewhat of a transactional process. You definitely want to give the …Read More
What fits in 168 hours
I’ve had a good week. I usually do during my “birthday weeks” because I’m good about planning in fun stuff in both my work and …Read More