It’s finally summer break + content (and Big Time publicity)
We keep going with school for a while here on the East Coast. But the 8th grader finished on Monday, the 10th grader on Tuesday, …Read More
Tag Archives: family life
Weekend: A recital, a picnic, plus a week’s worth of workouts
Now that I am out of the little kid stage, I'm starting to feel like weekends speed by. This did not use to be the …Read More
Kindergarten graduation, a scam involving my name, content
I was talking with someone yesterday who'd received email from an address that was something like laura vanderkam blogger at gmail (or iterations thereof) -- …Read More
Phillies, plus a week of workouts
This felt like a very summery weekend. I even got to cross something (2 things, really) off the summer fun list! Our big adventure was to …Read More
Adventures at the mall, content
Both of my choirs have paused their regular rehearsal schedule for the summer. This means that my weekday evenings are a little more open. I …Read More
Hello June! (Plus some of last week’s links)
I wrote a draft of this blog post while on a flight home from Dallas yesterday. My June started with a very early morning wake …Read More
May reflections + content
The Boston Globe ran a fabulous piece on Big Time today - if you are in Boston I think it is also in print! Please …Read More
TOAD Time – making it work
The Happier podcast covered Big Time and the concept of "golden hours" as a "try this at home" segment yesterday. If you heard about me …Read More
The 2026 Summer Fun List
I went for a run through a nearby woods yesterday, and I kept catching whiffs of honeysuckle. It is that time of year again -- …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: All things summer
Memorial Day weekend is, mentally, the start of summer for many of us. So this week Sarah and I are back with our annual summer …Read More
