Reviewing the week that was
Today's Before Breakfast episode is called "Review the week that was." In it, I talk about my Monday morning ritual of looking over the previous …Read More
Tag Archives: habits
Daily discipline and nothing
This year I decided to attempt a few daily (usually morning) rituals. I would read a chapter in War and Peace. I would do some …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: Settling in
The new school year brings new rhythms, but I feel like this week -- the first full week of classes -- we are settling in. …Read More
Learning to talk
The toddler years can be tough. It is also really cool to watch a little human being figure out how to talk. From 18-24 months …Read More
The Fall Fun List, 2021 edition
I truly love fall. It helps that fall tends to be beautiful around here — not too cold until December, but with all the color …Read More
Time will be filled with something
We've had a lot of big summer adventure weekends lately, and have another coming up, so this one wound up being more low key. It …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
Forgetting
Longtime readers know that this year I've instituted what I call my "rituals." Each day, I read a chapter in War and Peace (with the …Read More
