The snowy day
We woke to a massive snowstorm this morning. It's the first major one of the winter, which has been relatively mild so far. It was …Read More
Category Archives: Planning
Reading Virginia Woolf at a wrestling meet
I spent Saturday morning as I have many a wintry Saturday morning this year: driving to a wrestling meet in some new corner of Pennsylvania. …Read More
One way to enjoy winter
I spent this past weekend in Tremblant in Canada (about 90 minutes from Montreal). The older three children and I tagged along with my husband, …Read More
The experiencing self, the remembering self, and a really long day
There's always a lot going on the weekend before Christmas. One mom at a practice last week lamented having four separate events she needed to choose …Read More
What fits in bits of time
This was a relatively short weekend, as Sunday was officially a work day for me (well, sort of — more on that below). Friday my …Read More
My birthday weekend
There are some downsides to having a birthday relatively close to Christmas. As a kid, I sometimes didn't like that all my gift-receiving occasions came …Read More
An expensive T-shirt, but cheap coats
After the painful ordeal of running a half-marathon in 84 degree heat in June, I had decided to take a time-out on races. While I …Read More
Better weekend coordination
While Sunday is not yet over, I feel comfortable saying this weekend went better than last weekend. Partly, it was that there was no swim …Read More
My planning process (or the list of lists)
One of the best parts of writing about productivity is that I have a good excuse for studying other people's strategies. Then I can take …Read More
