Work & Family

Back in June when we celebrated our fifteenth (!!!) wedding anniversary, we celebrated like we usually do (when we’re not in a strictly gluten-free year, that is). We picked up a ... Read more

July 27, 2015August 5, 2020

Ducks and sponges.

Personality/MBTI, Work & Family

I’m reading an interesting book right now: Catherine Crawford’s The Highly Intuitive Child: A Guide to Understanding and Parenting Unusually Sensitive and Empathic Children. Its scope is broader than you’d expect ... Read more

July 7, 2015June 22, 2021

I took my 8-year-old to the tattoo parlor and here’s how it went.

My Family, Parenting

Last January, my oldest daughter Sarah (then age 9) got her ears pierced as an early birthday present (of sorts). I found out a little too late that I wanted ... Read more

June 12, 2015November 23, 2015

How are you doing TODAY?

My Life, Work & Family

I had something different planned for today, but whatever. As you’ve probably heard, Sheryl Sandberg’s (COO of Facebook and author of Lean In) husband died suddenly last month at the age of ... Read more

May 26, 2015June 2, 2015

“You have to tell people what you’re interested in.”

Reflections, Work

A couple of weeks ago, I was standing on the sidelines of Jack’s ballgame, reading a book while the teams warmed up. One of the dads came over to say ... Read more

April 23, 2015March 8, 2019

What work/life balance looks like for me right now.

Work

When I wrote How She Does It: an everywoman’s guide to breaking old rules, getting creative, and making time for work in your actual, everyday life, our family’s situation was quite ... Read more

April 17, 2015May 13, 2015

The things you don’t read about on the internet.

Reflections, The Examined Life, Work & Family

There are many things I would dearly love to write about on this blog, for the sake of the writing process, the feedback, the crowdsourcing potential for knotty problems. I can think of ... Read more

April 2, 2015May 13, 2015

Chef for a day.

Parenting, Work & Family

My kids love Kiwi Crate, but they haven’t seen a new box in a while: they were eager to try Doodle Crate when the company rolled out additional lines last ... Read more

March 16, 2015May 1, 2015

Our newish special breakfast tradition.

Food & Recipes, My Life, Parenting

A little over two years ago I set a goal for the year: to celebrate special breakfast with my kids. We all loved it, the habit stuck, and I want to tell ... Read more

March 10, 2015May 1, 2015

Cooking lessons in a box.

Food & Recipes, Parenting

The kids and I have been watching MasterChef Junior (thanks to your comments on this post) and the show is spilling over into our real life in the best possible ... Read more

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