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  • Work & Home

    In Praise of Quantity Time

    As a mom who worked full-time while my kids were small, I worried a lot about how the time I gave my career might have a negative impact on them. At the same time,…

  • Work & Home

    Women’s Work

    In the last week or so, I’ve stumbled across a number of articles that focus on women working outside the home. One of those articles was Tess Taylor’s But Do You Have to Work?,…

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    The Secret Lives of Professors

    Many years ago, I remember reading Roger Ebert’s review of the movie Wonder Boys. I remember that review mostly because it’s the only one I know of that states a very simple fact: on university…

  • Long Road
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    Parenting, In Retrospect

    One of the great things about having adult children is the ability to view your parenting in retrospect, knowing how things turned out. At this point, my kids are 21 and almost-24 years old;…

  • Work & Home

    Hygge Sun Room Refresh, Part 2

    To read Part 1 of this post, click here! Once we had our sun room unloaded and cleaned, I was a little amazed by how spacious it appeared. I didn’t want to lose that…

  • Sunroom before refresh
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    Hygge Sun Room Refresh (Part 1)

    As I mentioned in an earlier post, one of my goals for this summer was to get more hygge into my life. But how? That was the question. Once the school year wrapped up,…

  • Get Everything Done
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    How to Get Things Done

    We’re nearing the end of another academic year, which means I find myself thinking How am I going to get everything done? on a daily basis. Not only do I have one more round…