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My Family MVP Time Was 30 Minutes Alone at the Beach

especially on vacation, everyone needs their minimum

The Mental Load Before a Trip

Tryin to not think about whether my cat is fed while I’m swimming in the Mediterranean

Nobody Handed Me a Village. So I Built One.

The other day I had my two kids buckled in the back, already asking how many scoops they were allowed, when I pulled over and called my neighbor.

The Estrogen Shortage Is the Most 2026 Thing That Has Ever Happened.

I started HRT this year. Then I couldn't fill it. Let me tell you where we are.

The Tech Bros Don't Own AI

Here's my 4-step framework for building things that actually reduce the mental load

Summer Break Got Me. Here's How I'm Getting Back.

The MVP framework works on vacation too. I just forgot to use it.

My Daughter Graduated Preschool. I'm Not Crying. (I'm Crying.)

On lasts, firsts, and the season in between.

How I got 4 hours back (and exhaled for the first time in weeks)

I didn't set out to build a tool. I got curious and started poking.

I decided the path was fixed sometime around age 32. I was wrong.

What my dinosaur-obsessed kid knows that I forgot.

June is just Calendar Tetris now

A permission slip for the end-of-year sprint