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Life often requires a lot of resilience. While no one wants to have to rebuild from bad things happening, we often don t have a choice. Fortunately, some aspects of resilience and mental strength can be practiced as skills so we can call on them when we need them. Amy Morin, today s guest on Best [ ]
This week has been pretty good so far. I ve been doing a number of big kid things. I took two of my older kids out to lunch on Monday. My oldest and I attended a webinar for his new university, and then I did a college planning session with the 16-year-old. The 14-year-old and I [ ]
It is already the 5th of the month, but it s tough to time these posts for the 1st. I have been trying to think a bit more about months. It s not a natural part of my planning process (the core of which focuses on a week, with the long-range part being some seasonal and year-long [ ]
In years of writing about women, work, life, and time, I know that mom guilt is a topic that comes up again and again. I m not entirely sure why. Time diary studies show that women tend to spend more time actively engaged with their kids (often a subject of said guilt) than they did 60 [ ]
This has felt like a long month! Early July seems almost like a distant memory, though of course it isn’t. I didn’t necessarily do anything huge this month, but a lot of little adventures make the texture of time feel thicker. The first few days I was recovering from my Slovenia/Venice trip + jet lag. [ ]
I am on the road tomorrow so I am posting my weekly round-up early! It s been a slightly different feeling week with my 11-year-old gone. I am hoping he is having a good time no news is generally good, though, and the first letter or two won t arrive until this weekend most likely. The [ ]
Clutter is a very modern problem. Family life produces a lot of excess and the excess builds up. In today s episode of Best of Both Worlds we talk decluttering our experiences and the various theories out there. Sarah has put declutter my house on her goal list for years, but has made significant progress [ ]
This was another full summer weekend. On Friday my husband and I went to the Phillies vs. Yankees game because his office was having an event there. It was a lovely night for a beer and a hot dog. Sadly, the Phillies did not really distinguish themselves, and there were a shocking number of Yankees [ ]
I m currently thinking a lot about Golden Hours the time after work and before bed on weekdays. This is the subject of my next book (out in March 2028) and I m working on the manuscript and research and such. As part of that I am, naturally, paying attention to my Golden Hours! These feel [ ]
My year-long projects are continuing apace! Yesterday I listened to Mozart s Missa Solemnis (well, one of them), which was cool. I managed to listen to a full opera (not a well known one he wrote some obscure ones) while driving around in the car the day before. This is one sign that I spend [ ]