Monthly Archives: May 2014
Forgot my phone again. :)
I’m the mirror image of Erin. My kids are older and my time is freer; what I find myself pondering these days isn’t so much time and task juggling as the quality of those little lives we try so hard to guide as they grow large. Because quality of life means everything to me, I […]
Busy, busy, busy
It’s a great time to buck being busy. Brigid Schulte’s book “Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time” has enjoyed a wave of media coverage. I do my best to avoid busyness, but I did identify with several of the concepts she addressed. Like her, I feel like instead of having chunks […]
Kids, work, fun: How do you combine them?
Books about balancing family and work obligations are topping best-seller lists lately. You’ve got Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In,” Brigid Schulte’s “Overwhelmed,” and Jennifer Senior’s “All Joy and No Fun,” to name a few. I’ve read them all. I’m riveted by this national discussion about how families can make a living, rear children and somehow manage […]