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: Parenting
Long solstice mornings
I am not doing well with the early sun. I popped up at 5 a.m. this morning as the sky was brightening and I could …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Summer chat on reading + Father’s Day
Father's Day is coming up this next weekend, as is the official start of summer with the solstice, so today's episode of Best of Both …Read More
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
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
Weekend: Lots of camp forms
It's that time of year again. The kids are in a wide variety of camps, and those camps turn out to have a wide variety …Read More
The weekend circus + last call for pre-orders of Big Time
In Big Time I use an extended metaphor of a circus for describing a complex life. A complex life is not inherently chaotic. You can …Read More
Weekend: Lilacs, summer planning, etc.
We are back to having all seven of us under one roof again! (Albeit briefly.) On Saturday, my oldest took his last final and finished …Read More
Weekend, plus a virtual launch party for people who pre-order Big Time
Sunday was rainy and cool, but Friday and Saturday were lovely spring days. I had kept Friday fairly open and was able to do some …Read More
