Heart Stuff I haven’t talked about this stuff in a while. That is because, thankfully, nothing crazy has happened. But, it seems like a reasonable time for an update. I take a tiny dose of beta blocker every day. It does make me dizzy…
M-F Camp Week #2: Leaning Into the Slower Pace Loved this pic of G that came across my camp pix feed yesterday: I don’t know how they achieved this magic (or maybe she only posed once and then headed to the sidelines, who knows!).…
Best Laid Plans
Ep #260: Mental Load Expert Allison Daminger Answers Your Burning Questions About Planning and Household Management
In today’s episode, sociology professor Allison Daminger joins me for a fascinating discussion about mental load, division of labor, and the role of planning! She answers three great questions from listeners, tackling challenging questions about a partner not interested in long-range planning, a partner…
1- Blog post rec: I loved Kristen’s recent post on Teach Me How to be Frugal (in 10 steps). I feel quite frugal in some areas and extremely NOT frugal in others, but I do feel good about the breakdown largely reflecting our family’s…
Finding something special in every day This is inspired by Kae, Laura (who inspired Kae!), AND Jenny — because I think it fits in so well with the “Every Day Counts” theme. I love the idea of identifying something special in each day (and,…
Happenings . . . As in, I have no kids at home right now. It is so weird. And so quiet. Normally, I would be “managing” kids getting up / breakfast right now and it’s so bizarre to feel like I only have myself…
In today’s episode, I lift back the curtain and share some real behind-the-scenes podcast talk with listeners. I chat about how Best Laid Plans came to be, how she chooses guests, how I track podcast logistics, what is outsourced, how I handle listener emails,…
Nice Chill Weekend We have very little going on this weekend! I am actually taking call next weekend (did someone a favor by making a requested swap that will also benefit me greatly, everyone wins!). SOOOO this weekend I am leaning into the chill.…
Checkity Check Check . . . Kae and I were discussing the habit of “checking”, as in: I would absolutely identify myself as a born checker. As a kid, I loved checking the (snail) mail. As an adult, I still love checking the (snail)…
One of those days . . . Yesterday was a hair straightening day. This process is a 6+ hour ordeal, involving 2 hours of driving and 4 hours of sitting in the styling chair. I am in awe of people who can get any…