Three hours in the morning is not enough time to do all the things I want to do before my workday begins. For the past 29 days, I’ve published a post on my blog every day; today will be the 30th. It’s satisfying to publish here, it makes me feel like I’ve done something. The … Continue reading My fountain pens have dried out
I listened to a podcast episode yesterday, How to spend time on what you value, that posed this question: if you had an extra hour each day, what would you do with it? A million times, I’ve thought, “there aren’t enough hours in the day!” But if I were suddenly given more time, would I … Continue reading An extra hour a day
I wish there were more hours in the day, but there aren’t. Sometimes we have to make hard choices about what we do with our hours and minutes: I can do this or I can do that, but I don’t have time for both. The latest issue of Pipe Wrench magazine has been out for … Continue reading I’ll read today instead of write
This afternoon, I’ll take our daughter out so she can practice driving. She wants to drive the route from our house to the pool when there’s no traffic. This will prepare her to start driving the route the six times a week we currently take her, usually in rush hour, such as rush hour is … Continue reading Parenting is weird
“Mom, are you taking me to soccer?” Our ten year old son stood in front of my reading chair. He was already dressed for his futsal game, shin guards and all. I checked my watch. “Uh, yeah.” Fifteen minutes until we needed to leave. “Let me take a quick shower.” I knew I was pushing … Continue reading Fairy Forest Shower
Butterfly Mind 