by Katrina on January 9, 2012
I can’t believe how crazy this time of year is, every year. Intense work deadlines right before the holidays, during which I caught some new strain of Monster Cold that hung in there for over a month. It was so bad that at one point I lost my voice completely—I could not get any sound [...]
by Katrina on March 7, 2011
I just spent the last week in Long Beach, CA, at the TED conference. This was my third year there, and once again, my mind was blown to smithereens. The TED conference, in case you’ve never heard of it, is this incredible gathering of leaders in technology, entertainment, and design—accomplished do-gooders trying to improve the [...]
by Katrina on February 15, 2011
In this TEDx talk, Nigel Marsh makes a compelling case for changing the culture of the workplace. (Thanks, Pierre, for sending the link!) Want to save it for later?Print
by Katrina on January 21, 2011
It’s a much studied fact that too much multitasking has the same effect on our I.Q. as a bong hit. It makes us stupid. And yet, life with young children can require, at times, an absurd, stuntman level of multitasking. I first noticed the stoner effect of multitasking after my first child was born. That’s [...]
by Katrina on September 29, 2010
This is a continuation of yesterday’s post. If you haven’t read it yet, start here. And now I give you four more amazing, successful, competent women, inside and out.* ‘O’—Stay-at-home mom “by choice” Outside: O. is the mother many of us hoped we would be. She takes great pleasure making beautiful things for others to [...]
by Katrina on July 19, 2010
This is part of a series of posts about how working couples share the under-the-radar chores that, taken together, represent the “psychic burden” of raising a family. Part. I is here. Working moms are bearing more (sometimes much more) of the “psychic burden” of parenting than working dads. Yet, when asked in my recent survey, [...]
by Katrina on April 5, 2010
The party started at 8 pm on a Saturday. Normally I turn down all invitations that begin at my kids’ bedtime. Even if we can get a babysitter, waking up at 6 am with a two-year-old has a way of taking all the fun out of staying out late. But this was special. How many senior citizens do you know who celebrate their birthdays with a live blues performance and authentic Russian food?
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by Katrina on March 31, 2010
A quicky: update on Jane, a little love from the White House, and a reminder to sign up for the email subscription!
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by Katrina on March 24, 2010
My friend Jane has a problem. She works full-time for a government agency in California and has two little girls in preschool. Jane is really good at her job. Jane is losing her mind.
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