Category: Living Simply
Getting a Handle on Homework
October 22, 2007
My fourth-grade son has been having a hard time keeping up with his homework. For weeks he was forgetting to bring things home, couldn’t remember when things were due, and was perplexed about upcoming tests. Sometimes he would wait to do an assignment until the night before it was due– only to find out he’d […]
Mis En Place: Cooking Made Easy
October 19, 2007
You watch the cooking shows, and then you try to do it… and you think to yourself… “30-Minute Meals?!? Yeah RIGHT!” Why does it seem that the cooking show cooks can do it so much faster than you? Part of the reason, at least for me, is that I can’t chop a carrot in 2 […]
Got Overwhelm?
October 18, 2007
Everyone I know is overwhelmed. There’s no end in sight to all of the chores that need to be done: the chauffeuring of kids, monitoring of homework, the backlog of email, appointments, project deadlines and the seemingly ceaseless ringing of the cell phone. This week alone I’ve witnessed a range of emotion from muttering and […]