Guilt: my least favorite interview question
As I’ve done interviews about I Know How She Does It, I get asked a lot about guilt. I have worked out an answer because …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
Those summer nights (and herding all four)
No one has had camp now for several weeks, so we have settled into the lazy part of summer. This has meant a fair amount …Read More
6 weekend hours without the kids
I had the kids solo Friday and Sunday, so Saturday was my husband’s turn to take them, at least in my mind. I’m not sure …Read More
Bathtime – Working Mother Sticky Situations Videos
Back in April, I recorded several videos with Working Mother magazine about “sticky situations” working parents face. I’m happy to be able to share them …Read More
The Impressionists, carnival game prizes, money and happiness
We spent Sunday at the Reading Fair. This has become one of our summer traditions, an annual August pilgrimage to ride the rides, look at …Read More
As good as things go right now
Some days are good for obvious reasons: you’re on vacation, or eating at a Michelin-starred restaurant, or celebrating a promotion. Others are more quietly good. You …Read More
Do kids make you more productive?
Several alert readers sent me KJ Dell’Antonia’s Motherlode post on a study finding that academic economists with 2+ children were more productive than those without …Read More
Maintenance
I’ve written a few times over the last 6 months about my postpartum weight loss progress. I hit my goal weight (125 lbs; I’m 5’5”) …Read More
A (no childcare*) day in the life
This summer, I have a new childcare schedule. It involves slightly longer days M-Thurs, and then I cover Friday. Since my last “day in the …Read More