I plan, because life doesn’t go as planned
This has been a surprisingly productive week. I say surprising because the week absorbed a great many Halloween activities, including two classroom volunteering stints (coordinating pumpkin …Read More
Category Archives: Planning
Podcast: Rethinking kid discipline with Katherine Reynolds Lewis
Discipline is many people's least favorite part of parenting. Along with being the least favorite part, it's possibly the least examined. When a child misbehaves, …Read More
How to travel light – with kids
Many years ago, when I was pregnant with my eldest, my husband and I took a trip to the Caribbean, where we met another couple …Read More
Friday miscellany: When you don’t stick to the plan
It is a rainy March day. The ground is completely sodden; I see puddles of mud in my backyard. I am telling myself that in …Read More
Planning fatigue: It’s a thing
I will be honest: I am not loving February. The kids have been trading around a stomach bug. I have been feeling queasy for the …Read More
A slow start to Monday…
We woke this morning to find out that the schools were delayed two hours. Ostensibly the reason is ice. I also got a call about …Read More
Fly, Eagles, fly… (weekend report)
I started writing this post while sitting at our local karate studio on Saturday as two of my kids took classes. I had a book …Read More
Podcast: All things planners!
Today's episode of Best of Both Worlds covers the topic of planners. Sarah and I both love to plan, but she has a far more …Read More
Another one of those December weekends
It is 9:30 on Sunday night, and one kid is still doing his homework. Not because he had a lot, but because he forgot about …Read More
Weekend: Bach, raingutter regatta, snow
We got our first snowstorm of the season this weekend. As snowstorms go, this one was pretty good. It hit on a Saturday, so there …Read More
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