Back from the beach (+ sonnet)
I began a draft of this post from my beach bedroom — a bedroom I’ve spent 1-2 weeks in per year over the past 6 …Read More
Tag Archives: free time
Off (and on) social media, plus this week’s content
I bought a new phone on June 3rd after it became clear that my old one was on its deathbed. The subsequent data migration with …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
Hello from Florida
So I am finally knocking the last item off my winter fun list -- escaping to Florida! I flew down here yesterday and am meeting up …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
Another long weekend in the books
Everyone is back home and packing up for tomorrow, so the weekend is close to over. I think we did achieve my goal of everyone …Read More
Wintry weekend
We came through this weekend's big snowstorm pretty well. Looking outside, I'm seeing a picturesque four inches of the white stuff, rather than a formidable …Read More