What do you track?
In this app-happy age, it’s possible track all kinds of personal metrics. I like time-tracking, of course, and step-counting. I’ve tried food journaling, which is …Read More
Category Archives: Time Management
Manage your energy, but time matters too
I’ve had a number of people tell me lately that one should “manage your energy, not your time.” There are solid reasons for this phrase. …Read More
Do it anyway
For years, I sang in a choir called the Young New Yorkers’ Chorus. It was all 20- and 30-somethings. Youthful voices blend together well, and …Read More
36 years, 33 weeks
I have a few essay-style posts on more meaty topics planned for later, but this week has not been good for writing them. Too much …Read More
Working after the kids go to bed? Be sure to do this one important thing.
My take-away from my Fast Company essay on working after the kids going to bed being shared 25,000 times: There are a lot of us …Read More
My own personal Turkey Trot
The Thanksgiving holiday started a wee bit early in my house. The 5- and 3-year-old were off of school Wednesday, and our nanny was driving …Read More
I crossed the NaNoWriMo finish line
In late April, 2010, I ran my first (and perhaps only) marathon. It was something I had wanted to do since becoming a runner about …Read More
An atypical, yet typical, day in the life
Inspired by The SHU Box, I'm doing a day-in-the-life post. Today was not a typical day, in the sense that my 5- and 3-year-old had …Read More
Swimming, holiday lists, conference panels
We went swimming twice this weekend. One of the YMCAs in the general area has family swim until 10 p.m. on Friday nights, and that’s …Read More
When other people eat your time
This week’s reader question comes from Becky, who posted this as a comment last week: “I have maybe 2.5 hours per weekday that are not …Read More