The Wedge | Finding Time in a Busy Life

A new job, a preschooler, a sick newborn and a bad back. How was I going to find a way to dramatically change my life when my life was already dramatic? How do we find a way to do new things when we’re just trying to get through the day? The answer? The Wedge.

Business Travel | Workout on the Road

Business travel is often more grueling than glamorous. Exercise on the road doesn’t have to be another hassle.Toil and Boil offers some tips to get you going. Find out why a set of plastic bands and some reality TV shows are critical to keeping me balanced when I’m away from home.

A Life Well Lived | Nigel Marsh at Tedx

What’s the key to a more balanced life? Sex! Well, and some other stuff too. Listening to Nigel Marsh’s talk about work-life balance from his recent talk at Tedx in Sydney got me thinking… are you thinking what I’m thinking?

43 Folders | T&B Tips

43 Folders is a smorgasbord of tips. It is a whole site that reads like the fun tidbits you get up front in your favorite magazine - the micro articles for which you even bought the magazine in the first place. It is easy to skim and addresses a wide variety of topics. In Merlin’s words, the current incarnation of the site is “focused on an arc about how to improve the quality of your career and life by managing your attention in a way that allows you to work your ass off on the creative projects that matter most to you.” Amen, brother.

Resolutions and David Allen’s GTD

2009 brought some challenges our way - high highs and low lows. We lost my dad and moved to France. Really, shouldn’t that be enough? Needless to say there is much to reflect on. What better way to start off the new year than with a TB Tip on resolutions!

Time out in Taghazout Morocco

As I write this we are in Morocco on vacation and we are staying someplace where there is nothing to do BUT relax – and surf. I was really sick before we came – was advised by the doctor not to travel at all and if I did to sit around and do nothing while here. Hell of a prescription. Relaxing in the sun for a week. I guess I can try and follow her orders.

Falling into the Void

Fall - I love so much about it - especially the cold, sunny days… a cup of steaming coffee or cider… the cheerfulness of orange and yellow in the trees. Gradually though, almost imperceptibly, the sky goes gray. Dampness invades your bones, colds your household and your spirit starts to sigh.

Since we are experiencing our first fall in Paris and our kids have to be commuted to school we are going through, how shall I say, a bit of a wake-up call.

Bus vs. Metro

This is a post I wrote this summer before my “work life balance” lopsided over to work, work work. Trying to wedge the balance in again. Anyway, I still stand by this post so here it is - a little late.

French Work Visas for Idiots

I’m trying to think about how I can tell you this story in a short format. Because really, it deserves a bottle of wine and a half an hour. To start, I will commend my company for their efforts to make this transition as easy as possible. I know we have had it much better than most. Help with the apartment search, assistance with the visa, the bank… for all this, I’m very grateful. Especially now that I know how hard it is even with all the help in the world.
Here is a short vignette about getting our visas. I call it, “Endurance.”

What I Love about Paris!

There is much to love about being here. The sheer difference of it all. The languages. The diversity. The food and the history. I’m not going to go on about all thatbecause it is already well documented. Amazing. Beautiful. Instead, I will simply share some of the moments and pictures that have made this experienceextraordinary…