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
Tag Archives: Time Management
A few mornings in Maine
Since school doesn't start until tomorrow around here, we decided to stretch the summer season a bit and do a Labor Day weekend trip to …Read More
Friday miscellany: Slow starts
Just a quick post as I am typing this in my basement at 6:30 a.m. The bad news is the toddler was up at 5:15 …Read More
The new morning schedule
We are still over a week from school starting around here, but I've gotten the bus schedules, and I’m trying to figure out what school …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
First drafts
The Tranquility by Tuesday project featured 9 time management rules. So, unsurprisingly, the Tranquility by Tuesday book is going to feature 9 chapters. I just …Read More
Mommy Day #4 and some kid updates
One of my goals for the summer was to do "Mommy Days" with all four big kids. This would be a one-on-one day doing something …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
Friday miscellany: Back-up slots
Many outdoor events come with a "rain date." This is an incredibly useful concept if you think about it. The hosts are acknowledging that things …Read More