November weekend + sonnet
This was a fairly chill weekend, at least compared with the past few. The kids were off school on Friday, and my sitter went to …Read More
Tag Archives: Before Breakfast
October reflections + content round-up
I tend to plan my life in weeks and in seasons (at least in terms of my seasonal fun lists). But there are other units …Read More
If you can’t work, plan
(Laura's note: This post originally ran at Vanderhacks, my Substack newsletter. There's a new post every weekday morning, with the general cadence of M/W/F being …Read More
Weekend in Boston
This was officially parents weekend (OK, "friends and family weekend") at Northeastern, so my husband and I both went up to Boston to see our …Read More
Digital exhaustion, and a sonnet
There's been a lot written about our relationship with technology over the past few years, so it's hard to come up with a new angle. …Read More
Friday round-up: Debating next year’s project…
This is going to be another doozy of a weekend, but with a lot of fun things planned. At first I worried it might feel …Read More
Friday round-up
My kids had a snow day yesterday...with no actual snow. I will admit there was some freezing rain in the morning, but by noon it …Read More
Friday content round-up
I was enjoying a little late night me-time last night as the kids don't have to get up for school this morning (my district closes …Read More
Bach, running, content round-up
I'm writing this post while listening to Bach's Easter Oratorio. Yesterday featured two violin sonatas played by Shunsuke Sato, who does a lot of the …Read More
Friday miscellany: Lots of time in airports (and not much at the destination)
It has been quite the week. I recorded the audiobook of Tranquility by Tuesday on Monday and Tuesday. That now seems like a lifetime ago …Read More