Memorial Day weekend highlights
Over the next four days, I’ll be posting about my “672-hour Challenge.” I logged my time for four weeks to see if I could see …Read More
Category Archives: Planning
Early summer mornings
I am not naturally a morning person. However, between the sky lightening by 5:30 a.m. these days, and my baby seldom sleeping past 6 a.m., …Read More
My 168 hours, right now
I kept a time log over the past week: April 20-April 26. Even though I’ve kept many time logs over the years, I find I …Read More
The upside of running in the morning
I normally run during the afternoon. But this week I’ve been commuting downtown to record my audio book during business hours. So I decided to …Read More
It doesn’t have to be dinner
Family dinner has become a Big Thing in the cultural narrative. Various surveys purport to show that kids who eat dinner with their families regularly …Read More
Cheers for in-home date night
There comes a time, when you have 4 small children, when it feels like they completely take over your life. This weekend had elements of that. …Read More
Reader question: How can I make time to start a side business? (with a side discussion on personality)
Today’s reader question comes from a woman with a full time job and two kids. She’s thinking of starting a side business, both because she’s …Read More
Culinary experimentation
I’m still spending more weekend time cooped up in the house than I want. So in the spirit of at-home anchor events, I did some …Read More
A day in the life
I’ve been trying to write in my journal regularly, partly because I want to record these early days of life for my son, and also …Read More
Out of the house
The temperatures rose this weekend. On Sunday, the high was a balmy 44. So we loaded everyone up -- all 6 of us! -- and …Read More