Podcast: Happy New Year! Baby Mini-sode, goals, etc.
Welcome to 2018! Well, I guess we are a few days in already, but I've been traveling, so better late than never. Just a few …Read More
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Year in review: What worked, and how I did on my 2017 quarterly goals
This has not been a relaxing holiday break. I knew it wouldn't be, one way or the other. We were all supposed to go to …Read More
Merry Christmas! Here’s how we did on the 2017 holiday fun list
We tore through the presents by about 9 a.m. this morning, so it's been kind of a long Christmas day. At least there were new …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
Reflections on TED, one year later
One of my highlights of 2016 was speaking at the TEDWomen conference in San Francisco. I spoke in October, and the conference itself was fascinating, …Read More
Time masters have this skill — do you?
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how not to make a to-do list. I'd found a hypothetical to-do list printed on the cover of …Read More
A tale of two weekends
This weekend had its ups and downs. On the positive side, we did some fun holiday stuff, such as reading book selections from the literary …Read More
2017 Literary Advent Calendar picks
I took a few minutes yesterday to organize the Christmas stories. Here's what we'll be opening in December, one a night. I didn't wind up …Read More
5 reasons I won’t be simplifying Christmas this year
(Laura’s note: A version of this post ran in November, 2012, and then another version in November, 2015. It remains an audience favorite.) It's that time …Read More
Friday miscellany: Getting it done
I will admit that I was nervous about this week. My husband left at 6:45 a.m. Monday and is home today. Being gone four nights …Read More