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I recently embarrassed myself. My daughter’s school held a parent coffee—one I actually managed to attend. Even though I work from home, it’s rare that my mornings aren’t swallowed by meetings starting between 9:30 and 10:00. (Working with school districts means that this is practically midday.) But on that particular morning, the calendar gods aligned,
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Lately I’ve been thinking about time management—not in the abstract way that leads to spiral-bound planners and goal-setting podcasts, but in the ways I’ve learned to carve my priorities out of the hours required for work calls, dinner, and bedtime stories. Sometimes, I really only have 30 minutes to write down an idea, add meat
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There is nothing quite like rushing to arrive at a restaurant for a reservation made 28 days in advance. It’s like preparing for a date—dressing for the occasion, striking the balance between not too formal and not too relaxed, and planning your entire day around getting out of the house on time. Except when your
Growing Like Weeds 