24 hours in the mosaic
People who've read I Know How She Does It know I like the mosaic metaphor for life. I track my time on spreadsheets with half …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
Moments both intense and slow
This was quite a weekend, as I look back on it. I think it officially began for me Thursday night, when I went to a …Read More
The 2017 summer fun list
For the past few years, I have observed a summer tradition: creating a list, in late spring, of things I want to do before Labor …Read More
Turning 10
A decade ago, my husband and I welcomed our first child into the world. It was approximately 2:15 a.m. It had been a long day. …Read More
“A good conscience is a continual Christmas”
I spent a lot of this weekend reading Benjamin Franklin. I have been noodling around the idea of creating a reading guide of sorts that …Read More
In which I chicken out
So I started the Cub Scout camping trip this weekend with high hopes. I packed rain gear and cold weather gear. I drove up with …Read More
Send a present to Future You
One of the more fascinating discoveries of psychology is the relationship we have with our future selves. We tend to view them as different people. …Read More
The case of the missing egg
After we arrived home on Saturday from Hawaii, my husband went shopping and got eggs and a dye kit. He hard boiled 48 eggs, and …Read More
Hawaii with 75 percent of the children
I am back! We spent much of the past week (spring break) in Hawaii at the Aulani resort. This is a very family-oriented resort run …Read More