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
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Stop plotting your escape
Last week, I wrote a piece on how to gracefully exit a conversation. You’ve no doubt been in these situations at networking events where you’d …Read More
How to think and play big
I read a lot of self-help books. Most are…eh. So I was pleasantly surprised when I read Tara Sophia Mohr’s Playing Big, which came out …Read More
Chores: A little a day or a lot at once?
Some aspects of housekeeping are fun. If I’m by myself, grocery shopping is prime me time. I also like trying new recipes (again, when there’s …Read More
Celebrating 8 years of parenthood
My oldest child turns 8 this weekend. We’ve got various fun stuff planned, and I’ll be reading to his 2nd grade class this afternoon. I’ve …Read More
What I’m eating now
Back in March I ran a series of blog posts on food. One of the topics was my four postpartum weight loss journeys. At the …Read More
Faulty work/life narrative 2: Working moms don’t sleep (or get me time)
A little confession: I love my sleep. Love it. I don’t just love feeling focused and productive after a good rest (though that is nice). …Read More
Faulty work/life narrative 1: If you have a big job, you will never see your kids
Like any commonly-shared experience, parenting is prone to sentimentality. Sentimentality often leads to non-critical thinking. People spout lines that sound like hard-won truths but, upon …Read More
Contest: What are some stories from your mother’s life that inspire you?
A few weeks ago I posted that my family and I were using StoryWorth. This is a service that asks designated relatives (generally the older …Read More
Hello from NYC
Yesterday dawned bright and beautiful. Indeed, the whole day was fairly charmed. Some days you can just tell, from the beginning, will be the sunny …Read More