Best of Both Worlds podcast: Parenting math — how much time should you spend with your kids?
There's a narrative that if you work full time, you'll "never" see your kids. When people track their time, they tend to find this isn't …Read More
Tag Archives: Parenting
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Kids + screen time (Screen series part 1 of 3)
Over the next few weeks, Best of Both Worlds will be looking at several topics related to life in our digital world. In this week's …Read More
Tuesday adventures: Mommy Day #5 and Mary Chapin Carpenter
One of the themes of my next book is how to make life feel more sustainable and joyful on an average Tuesday. Yesterday was something, …Read More
Report on Mommy Day #3
For my Mommy Days this summer (part of my Summer Fun List) I've generally been doing less ambitious things. But my oldest had asked for …Read More
Mommy Day #1, 2022 edition
Now that it is August, I'm working through my Summer Fun List with some intention and urgency. One of the biggest remaining question marks was …Read More
TBT Scorecard: Little adventures, if not big ones
I have been tracking my time for a great many years. One of the quirks of the calendar is that you wind up repeating the …Read More
Ninety cents of fun (and 2 hours of naptime)
Just posting quickly, as I have a 2 hours of nap time to get through an entire day's worth of work... For any Frugal Girl readers, …Read More
Traveling with the kids, summer morning runs, etc.
Over at The SHU Box this week, Sarah posted about financial priorities in light of a bear market and inflation. The upside: traveling remains a …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
When hours have to give what you ask of them
This has not been the most wonderful past few days. The current family logistics really requires multiple drivers. Our nanny is on vacation. My husband …Read More