Some Behind-the-Scenes Stuff: In the opening of this episode, I discuss the somewhat sticky issue of getting products for free. There are 3 ways I obtain products for review: 1- I buy them. 2- I email a company, and they send it to me.…
Laura and I recently recorded a podcast about teens and tweens (coming up!). As we opened up our discussion, I asked about the “magic age” when it gets easier, and she reminded me that I’ve mentioned that I am finding it easier now than…
1- TWO podcasts to check out: No Stupid Questions with Freakonomics host Steven Dubener + Grit author and psychologist Angela Duckworth. Love their discussions which often center around the intersection of economics and psychology. Routine & Things with Ashley Brown. Short + sweet and…
Happy Inauguration Day! (Very much hoping it is celebratory yet . . . uneventful. Please.) Each morning, I am still hearing Michelle Obama’s voice in my brain through Becoming (about 80% done) and it has been great fun. I haven’t gotten to the part…
We have had some good nights and some bad nights with the kids recently. And it has made me think. Why do the kids respond so differently to the same circumstances sometimes? Why is getting ready for bed effortless one night and as demanding…
Best Laid Plans
Episode #26: Q&A – Tracking complex work tasks, meal planning, planning during maternity leave, and more!
Questions/topics discussed in this episode: Q1: An attorney writes in as her office has just gone paperless. She is looking for ways to track the complex array of tasks that come with having many cases going on at once with constant data coming in.…
We did go to “Mingo Gardens” yesterday (as G calls it), and it was pretty glorious. We met up with friends (my close friend from Miami Beach + her two kids — also solo parenting while dad worked) and didn’t even bother to see…
1- Annabel got a palate expander. She has never been one to be particularly zen about discomfort (understatement) so . . . as one might imagine, this has not been a seamless transition for her. I pureed her dinner last night because being hangry…
I heard this yesterday on the Girls Next Door Podcast (one of my favorites, by the way). This was said by Erica Ladd, one of the show’s cohosts, and it really resonated with me. I think she said she got it from a therapy…