Content, St. Patrick’s Day week
The leprechaun did indeed visit earlier this week, but he was not caught in any traps. Instead, he left candy, but not too much candy, …Read More
Tag Archives: Weekly Planning
Content + a brief CA trip
I made a very quick trip to California this week - happily, I managed to pack in a lot while there. I also got the …Read More
Prepping for a busy season (+ warning about a scam)
First - there has been a scam going around for the past two years or so where people impersonate someone from an author's team, and …Read More
Long weekend prep
Our school district did away with half days (for the most part) this year, which I think is great. However, this has caused some confusion …Read More
2026 Time Tracking Challenge, Day 4
I am posting this around the end of the workday on Thursday. The end of day Thursday can kind of feel like the end of …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
Content, plus last call for the September Reset
I don't normally think "thank goodness it's Friday" -- weekends with little kids aren't exactly relaxing -- but, well, it's been a week. The back-to-school …Read More
Pondering the golden hours (+ sonnet)
I'm still working on Big Time, my next book, but as I'll be writing a book about "the golden hours" next, I'm pondering what to …Read More
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
