Best of Both Worlds podcast: Getting kids to notice and contribute with Sam Kelly
In any household, there's a lot of work to be done. People can divvy up tasks, but who notices which tasks need doing? In this episode …Read More
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Guest post: Gender roles and fertility
Laura's note: Ahead of Mother's Day, I'm pleased to welcome Jennifer Sciubba to the blog. She is the author of the new book 8 Billion …Read More
Current life strategies
We moved just shy of three weeks ago. The good news is that I finally found my pots and pans yesterday. The bad news is …Read More
Weekend: Using the available time windows
In my efforts to use weekend time well, I've been dealing with a certain schedule complexity. The kids have a lot of activities. No one …Read More
Friday miscellany: Just muddling through
On some level it was a productive week. I have a draft of Tranquility by Tuesday, all in one document, with all the bits introducing …Read More
Using it up
We went apple picking this past weekend during our trip to upstate New York. Alert readers will recall that we also went apple picking in …Read More
Reading War and Peace at Chuck E. Cheese
My husband took the older two boys to Texas this weekend for a Texas A&M football game. This is a near-annual pilgrimage for them, and …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
Sorting the baby clothes
With four boys, my hand-me-down game is pretty strong. It's been fun to "shop" the selection of 18-24 month and 2T clothes for my little …Read More
The Sunday list
I've never been one to spend Sunday getting ready for the week ahead. I don't do meal prep, I don't lay out outfits. We have …Read More