See that photo above? It’s a $1.49 daffodil bouquet from Trader Joe’s, but this photo means something to me because of all the history behind it. That photo is important ... Read more
Readers, last night, for the first time this year, I caught myself thinking wistfully of the coming fall, with its crisp mornings, turning leaves, and completely different routine. School starts ... Read more
I just finished Cal Newport’s new book Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World. Although I do have some quibbles with it, and would dearly love to ... Read more
Up for today: a few of the questions I can’t stop thinking about. A few weeks ago in the MMD Book Club, we chatted with Kelly Corrigan about her memoir ... Read more
I’m on book tour for I’d Rather Be Reading right now, an experience which is renowned by authors as being tons of fun and tons of exhausting. Before I left, I consciously ... Read more
This year I’ve been going to work out at six o’clock in the morning, a time I simultaneously love and struggle with. Love, because it feels great to have a ... Read more
Earlier this summer, my family joined the local rock climbing gym. Two of my kids were especially interested, and it’s one of those rare remaining places where a “family membership” ... Read more
This morning my alarm went off in what felt like the actual middle of the night. It wasn’t; it was 5:20. But it hurt. In my dreams, I’d been in ... Read more
This year I’ve been working on organizing my spaces, and so I’ve spent a contained but real amount of time scoping out other people’s pantries, fridges, and desk drawers, looking for ... Read more
Because it’s my birthday, and I couldn’t think of better words to begin the year ahead. I know this is a keeper because I originally wrote this two years ago today, ... Read more
