I often hear busy moms complain that meditation doesn’t work for them. I get it; our minds are going a million miles a minute and pausing...

The other morning, I was super stressed. The hyper-efficient Kari wanted to drive the kids to school instead of taking the extra...

Loving this quote this week. It seems like good advice for us moms, too. Wishing you a magically ordinary week! “Do not ask your children...

As I mentioned yesterday, each week (and sometimes each day), I write down why I will remember that week. Whenever I’m feeling a bit...

Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be sharing some “Dad hacks” from a Marc Picket, who is raising two young kids on his own. I love his...

Over the past few weeks, Rowan’s Pre-K class has been going on ‘listening walks’ around the school grounds. His teacher encouraged us to...

Sometimes I need something to just get myself out of my head. Interesting enough to distract me from worries or that looming todo list,...

Last night we went to Zoo Lights at the National Zoo. We went last year, and the kids had fun riding the rides while Joe and I watched....

Week 2 of my 30-day digital detox is done. I've been far from perfect, slipping into a few old habits when I was sick earlier this...

Inspired by Cal Newport’s new book, Digital Minimalism, I’m seven days into a 30-day digital detox of no podcasts, social media or blogs....

Last week, I heard Allison Shapira talk about her new book on public speaking, Speak with Impact. Even though I do public speaking quite...

Inspired by Cal Newport's new book, Digital Minimalism, I'm doing a 30-day digital detox. I've found myself tightly wound recently and...

Oh, Instagram—I both love and hate you. Being a working mom is messy, hard, and doesn't really fit into a beautifully composed square....

One of my worst habits is interrupting. I get so excited that I want to jump in at the expense of thoroughly soaking in the opinions of...

A friend, Margot Machol Bisnow, wrote a great book on Raising an Entrepreneur, where she interviewed parents and entrepreneurs to glean...

If you want a reminder that life is short, fit it all on a sheet of paper. The image below has a circle represent each month of a 90...

Ugh. I've become addicted to my phone again. I recently have found myself lost in email when I want to be playing with my kids. Not...

When people ask how I have been recently, I keep answering, "I'm living in dog years." Every week feels like a month, in a good way....

As someone who works from home, it's easy for work to bleed over into family time. To help me set boundaries, I rely on a daily post-work...