Jillian Michaels’ real post-baby workouts
A few months ago, I wrote about workout guru Jillian Michaels’ attempts to fit exercise into her life after a major lifestyle change. She adopted …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
Travel with the kiddos
Several months ago, Jasper, my 5-year-old, decided we should go to San Diego. I’m not sure quite how he got this idea, but in the …Read More
Getting to bed on time is hard work
I need my sleep. I think I do best with about 7.5 hours of sleep per night. If I’m not massively sleep deprived, and asleep …Read More
Olympic moms
Getting to the Olympics is no small feat. Even if you don’t medal, I’d wager it’s roughly the equivalent of achieving a C-level job at …Read More
Don’t keep it simple
I'm working my way through my advance copy of Gretchen Rubin's new book, Happier at Home. I'll have more to say about it when it's …Read More
It’s OK to be wrong
(Cross-posted at Gifted Exchange) Over at CBS MoneyWatch today, I have a post on “5 reasons you should fail more often.” This post came out of …Read More
Productivity lessons from maternity leave (repost)
I’m on vacation this week and so am recycling some old posts. This one ran in November 2009, shortly after I had my second child. …Read More
#ThingsIDidWhilePG
Marissa Mayer’s rise to the CEO position at Yahoo was all over the news yesterday. It would have been anyway, but she helped the story …Read More
Less than 40 minutes per week
I may have found my new favorite data set. The Center on Everyday Lives of Families at UCLA did a study of 32 middle-class, dual-income …Read More
A matter of perception
Friday morning I had the rather exciting experience of taping a segment for the Today Show. I woke up bright and early in my hotel …Read More