Managing the circus (plus the TBT scorecard)
Last week was not "typical" for a few reasons. My husband left for Europe on Saturday the 14th and returned on the 20th, so I …Read More
Category Archives: Tranquility by Tuesday
15, plus the TBT scorecard
Last night I didn’t sleep well, but I still got up early this morning to hard boil eggs for my eldest, who requested them as …Read More
Vacation decision-making, plus the TBT scorecard
Folks who listen to the Best of Both Worlds podcast know that the question of what my family would do for our summer vacation has …Read More
Introducing the TBT Scorecard
My next book, Tranquility by Tuesday: Nine Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters, will be published in early October. The …Read More
A little tranquility on Tuesday
So, I went back. Over the weekend my family went to see the cherry blossoms in DC. They were gorgeous, if a few days pre-peak. I …Read More
Friday miscellany: The next six weeks
There are three weeks left in 2021. Since I've been reading a chapter of War and Peace every day this year, and the year is …Read More
Reviewing the week that was
Today's Before Breakfast episode is called "Review the week that was." In it, I talk about my Monday morning ritual of looking over the previous …Read More
Friday miscellany: Notes from the editing retreat
Life around here features a lot of moving parts. I manage to get my work done, but sometimes it becomes hard to concentrate. I start …Read More
First drafts
The Tranquility by Tuesday project featured 9 time management rules. So, unsurprisingly, the Tranquility by Tuesday book is going to feature 9 chapters. I just …Read More
The 2-minute rule, and its discontents
Much productivity literature wrestles with the question of what to do with incoming "stuff." A task appears. What do you do? There are various systems, …Read More
