Merry and bright: The 2025 holiday fun list
I went into NYC for meetings yesterday. The train station experience in PHL was a bit more stressful than it should it been -- the …Read More
Tag Archives: work-life balance
Best of Both Worlds podcast: 7 daily practices to enhance your life, with Andrea Leigh Rogers
Whatever we do daily winds up shaping our lives through sheer frequency. So any attention we pay to daily rituals will probably be paid back …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Keep it hot – work edition
In today's episode of Best of Both Worlds, we discuss ways to rekindle the flame...with your job! Any long-term relationship can start to feel a …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: How to fall in love with your weekends
When you've got little kids, weekends are not naturally relaxing -- though they can feature relaxing times if you plan ahead and make some smart …Read More
Oliver Burkeman, plus making the most of unexpected downtime
First, a note, since I know a lot of people who read me are also big Oliver Burkeman fans. I'm interviewing him today over at …Read More
Weekend: A visit, a birthday, a concert
This was one of those weekends that involved making a lot of puzzle pieces fit together. The good news is that they mostly did -- …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Trips with friends
Planning and keeping friends tripsPlanning and keeping friends tripsMaintaining adult friendships can be challenging, especially if people are far flung. But it's not impossible. In …Read More
Various, mid-June edition
I guess one upside of blogging is that there's no need to string random thoughts into a coherent narrative. Today will just be a miscellany …Read More
10 lessons from 10 years of I Know How She Does It
I like all my books. But I'm particularly fond of I Know How She Does It, my book about how professional women with kids spend …Read More
Friday round-up: Watching the weather
This will be a weekend where the schedule is highly dependent on weather. There are several outdoor kid activities on Saturday; rain will shift all …Read More
