Are you writing that holiday letter?
My husband and I have been working on our annual family letter (he wrote the first draft!) I always joke in my speeches that the …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
Incentives, and Observations on Life with a Newborn
This is Laura posting today. I've had a fabulous string of guest bloggers here during October, and hope to have a few more in the …Read More
Say hello to Ruth!
I'm interrupting this excellent string of guest posts to post a picture of the newest addition to my family. Ruth arrived on October 5, weighing …Read More
Escape the 10 Tyrannies of Work/Life Balance
(Laura's note: I'm on maternity leave, and while I'll be blogging occasionally over the next few weeks, I wanted to use the opportunity to run …Read More
Are You A Tom-Tom Mom (or Dad)?
(Laura's note: I'm on maternity leave, and while I'll post occasionally over the next few weeks, I also wanted to use this opportunity to run …Read More
A Little Princess
I'm in the process of reading Peggy Orenstein's most recent book, Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture. …Read More
Time magazine, money, and what to tell your kids
Time magazine devoted this past week's cover to a "Special Money Issue." Given that I've spent the past year thinking about "what we spend," just …Read More
The Happiest Mom, And How We Spend Our Time
I spent some time this past week reading Megan Francis's new book, The Happiest Mom. Meagan is a long-time friend of 168 Hours, and writes …Read More
An Early Round-up: You Have Time To Write That Novel (Or Work a Low-Wage Job?)
I'm posting this week's round-up on Thursday instead of Friday because tomorrow I will be...closing on a house. Yes, we've decided to take the plunge …Read More