Tuesday musings
I don't really have a 500-word persuasive essay in me at the moment. So today's post will be a bunch of random links and thoughts. I …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
The weekend report
I gave my husband a gym membership for Christmas. He loves to swim, and so I had called around to various places around our home, …Read More
Weekend highlights
This was the first weekend after the publication of my new ebook, What the Most Successful People Do on the Weekend. It was...OK. There were …Read More
Holiday memories, reviews and links
When it comes to how humans view time, we turn out to have multiple personalities: the anticipating self, the experiencing self, and the remembering self. …Read More
Sheer volume of artistic output
We have a paper problem in our house. My 5-year-old loves to draw and write and make maps. He likes nothing better than to write …Read More
Planning for the December bug
My birthday is in early December. Early December also plays host, annually, to a nasty bout of the stomach flu that circulates in these parts. …Read More
Uncontaminated free time
In my talks -- especially to professional women's groups with a 30- and 40-something demographic -- I've started throwing out a question: It's Saturday. Your …Read More
Lawyers who quit, and other stories
What with the election and all, we're a bit behind on "Can't have it all" manifestos. Fortunately, a lawyer (and mother of two young children) …Read More
School is not childcare
The phone rang at 5:15 this morning with a recorded message from the Lower Merion School District. Since PECO was not able to restore power …Read More
The lesson question
(Cross-posted at Gifted Exchange) At my 5-year-old's annual check-up the other day, the doctor asked if he was taking any art or music classes. I …Read More