Guest post: 3 insights from tracking time
(Laura's note: I'm running some guest posts over the next few weeks. Enjoy!) by Alison Pike Almost a year ago I tracked my 168 hours for Laura’s …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
Baby’s first 336 hours
It is hard to believe that two weeks ago, I was hugely pregnant (see photo at bottom of this post). On Wednesday afternoon, I was …Read More
Introducing the new addition
Say hello to the newest addition to the family! He arrived very early Thursday morning. Here’s my husband’s account in the email he sent out …Read More
Family fun lists, and leaving the house
One source of frustration at my house lately has been motivating the kids to do much. When we bring them somewhere (the Adventure Aquarium -- …Read More
How expecting your fourth kid is different from expecting your first
We survived the holidays, including the 10-hour car trip both ways to Indiana. It was not as bad as it could have been, and seeing …Read More
The joy of field trips
In Their Own Sweet Time, I have a list of 10 ways parents can enjoy kid time more. One of them is to chaperone kid …Read More
Working after the kids go to bed? Be sure to do this one important thing.
My take-away from my Fast Company essay on working after the kids going to bed being shared 25,000 times: There are a lot of us …Read More
Holiday magic
I’ve been feeling “meh” today. I’ve reached that point of pregnancy where I’m tired of the whole thing. I am tired of being huge, of …Read More
The highs and the lows
Humans love stories. They tend to fit into a certain format: these three things happened, ergo I had this insight and reached this conclusion. But …Read More
The village comes through for us
I went to Washington D.C. on Saturday for a professional event. My husband is perfectly capable of dealing with the kids when I’m not around, …Read More