The 2022 Summer Fun List
It’s become a tradition around here. Every summer, I post a list of things I’d like to do before September comes. I hunted back through …Read More
Tag Archives: family time
Managing the circus (plus the TBT scorecard)
Last week was not "typical" for a few reasons. My husband left for Europe on Saturday the 14th and returned on the 20th, so I …Read More
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
Random Wednesday updates
Did anyone take an hour yesterday (Tuesday) to do whatever they said they'd do with an open hour on a Tuesday afternoon? I'd love to …Read More
Introducing the TBT Scorecard
My next book, Tranquility by Tuesday: Nine Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters, will be published in early October. The …Read More
When plans don’t stay planned
I created quite the summer camp spreadsheet over the past few weeks. I didn't start quite as early this year as some years but I …Read More
Weekend family playdates
We had a couple over this weekend that we hadn’t seen since 2018. In the intervening years, they had a daughter who is almost exactly …Read More
Serendipity amid the planning
I put visiting the cherry blossoms in Washington DC on my spring fun list. I have many memories from making this trip three years ago …Read More
The 2022 Spring Fun List
I've made seasonal fun lists for a long time. But I am a more recent convert to the spring fun list. I guess it's pretty …Read More
Everything fit (again!)
My new oven is being installed as I am writing this, which is quite exciting. We're going to be doing make-your-own-pizza night on Friday instead …Read More