Festive (and how we did on the 2021 holiday fun list)
This was a fairly festive weekend. On Saturday, most of us (my daughter was at a friend's house) went to Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New …Read More
Tag Archives: holidays
Friday planning gets it done (even when things don’t go as planned)
It is lunch time on Friday. From this vantage point, a few hours from quitting time, I am pretty sure I am going to end …Read More
Friday miscellany: Incessant pounding
The neighbors' roof project continues, which means that recording in my office during work hours is pretty close to impossible. This resulted in my attempting …Read More
The leaves are falling — here’s how we did on the Fall Fun List
This past weekend may have been the last of the peak fall color. The weather has turned cold for sure, with night time lows flirting …Read More
Friday miscellany: Long summer + summer fun list update
I just read through my summer fun list from late May. Thinking about honeysuckle and picking strawberries reminds me of how long ago that was. …Read More
Friday miscellany: Pondering September
Yes, we are still in August. But the planning wheels are in motion around here. In particular, I'm pondering the family's late summer schedule. Everyone …Read More
My out-of-office message
I have gone on plenty of vacations in my life, but I have never actually created an out-of-office message. That's partly because there's no other …Read More
Friday miscellany: Christmas memories and the holiday fun list
This wound up being a very exciting holiday vacation! I'm still tracking my time in half-hour blocks -- as I have since April 2015 -- …Read More
Holiday gift hacks
I am done with the Christmas shopping! Almost everything is wrapped. I feel pretty happy with what has been purchased — like I hit a …Read More
How we did on the holiday fun list
New Year's Day is rapidly approaching, which means it's time to look back on my 2016 holiday fun list. This is the list I make …Read More