BLP Live, round 3
I got back Sunday from a (mostly) excellent few days in Florida. Why mostly? Well, I was supposed to be back Saturday, and due to …Read More
Tag Archives: vanderhacks
Get the pebble out of your shoe
(Laura's note: A version of this essay originally ran at Vanderhacks, my Substack newsletter. To get a free or paid subscription, please go here.) We all …Read More
November weekend + sonnet
This was a fairly chill weekend, at least compared with the past few. The kids were off school on Friday, and my sitter went to …Read More
October reflections + content round-up
I tend to plan my life in weeks and in seasons (at least in terms of my seasonal fun lists). But there are other units …Read More
If you can’t work, plan
(Laura's note: This post originally ran at Vanderhacks, my Substack newsletter. There's a new post every weekday morning, with the general cadence of M/W/F being …Read More
Weekend in Boston
This was officially parents weekend (OK, "friends and family weekend") at Northeastern, so my husband and I both went up to Boston to see our …Read More
Friday round-up: Debating next year’s project…
This is going to be another doozy of a weekend, but with a lot of fun things planned. At first I worried it might feel …Read More
Little things making life easier, plus a mini content round-up
Life is featuring some circus-level logistics these days. That's a reason I'm a big fan of making life easier whenever possible. As I've been making …Read More
Friday round-up
My kids had a snow day yesterday...with no actual snow. I will admit there was some freezing rain in the morning, but by noon it …Read More
Coping with the cold and dark (and a content round-up, including a Cal Newport interview)
I really do not like being cold. And unfortunately, if it is cold outside, I am likely to be cold. There was a moment this …Read More