Friday miscellany: Much driving around
During the early days of the pandemic, I spent very little time in the car. I think I was running on a single tank of …Read More
Tag Archives: children
Weekend: Butterflies, habits, BLP!
My Best of Both Worlds co-host, Sarah Hart-Unger, launched "Best Laid Plans," a podcast devoted to planners and planning, about a year ago. A listener …Read More
My 9:30 p.m. bedtime, and other weekend revelations
Babies need a lot of sleep, but they don't need an infinite amount of sleep. If many -- not all! but many -- of them …Read More
On turning 5
Five years ago was a momentous day in our household! I was scheduled to be induced for baby #4* in the morning of January 15, …Read More
Life updates
The baby is sleeping on my lap, so I thought I'd write a quick blog post! Life is going well. The big kids went back to …Read More
Weekend recap: Festivities and older kids
I'm trying to get ahead on a great many things (my post on planning a self-employed maternity leave is coming up…) so just a quick …Read More
Weekend: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
So yes, it is only mid-November. But G (nanny) has put us all in a festive mood by decking the halls. We now have candles …Read More
The futility of balance
"Work-life balance" is such a cliche that it's inspired it's own anti-cliche, namely, that "you can have it all, just not at one time." I don't …Read More