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I spend thousands each summer to stay at a lake an hour from home. I tried vacationing in new places, but the nostalgia is worth more.
A few weeks ago, my daughters were floating in the water of New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee, with my mother and grandmother. I snapped a quick picture and then joined them, thinking how special it is to have four generations swimming together. But I wasn’t only considering the generations that…
The most impractical engagement ring styles, according to a private jeweler
If you’ve ever admired someone’s engagement ring, you’ve probably oohed and aahed over the size or shine of “the rock,” as many like to call it. The diamond or other gem in an engagement ring is a key element, but it’s important to remember the entire ring needs to be durable since it’s typically…
I wanted my daughter to experience the fun I had growing up. So we went toilet papering.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ciara Jones. It has been edited for length and clarity. My daughter recently turned 13, and there were so many ideas we had about how to celebrate. It’s a huge birthday — a big deal for a kid, and we wanted to make it special for
I was a New York psychologist who thought I understood families. Then I moved to Wichita.
The drive-thru line at Chick-fil-A stretched around the block, packed with oversized SUVs at 10 a.m. on a Tuesday. Engines idled. No one honked. No one seemed in a hurry. It was one of my first glimpses of life in Wichita, and it felt like a different world. I had just finished my postdoctoral…
AI is shaking software. There’s a new way to spot which companies are built to survive.
If AI really is coming for the software industry, which companies have the best chance of making it through? This has been on my mind again this week after the gruesome acquisition of Airtable. This former SaaS startup darling was valued at more than $11 billion during the pandemic tech boom in…
What RTO personality type are you?
Every office has them. The employee who treats work like a second home. The one who arrives before sunrise and disappears by lunch. The midweek warrior. The stealth drop-in. As the return-to-office wars have subsided, they’ve left behind a workplace ecosystem populated by distinct species whose…
I’ve been a flight attendant for years. Here are the 5 mistakes I always see travelers make.
I became a flight attendant in 2022, and the job has made me a better traveler. It’s also made me a more frequent one, and I prioritize taking vacations almost every month. Last year alone, I flew on over 250 flights. Along the way, I’ve learned some great travel tips and witnessed some mishaps in
We wore shorts to the office. Our boss didn’t.
Free the knee Shorts at the office. Appropriate or not? It’s a heated and long-running debate across much of corporate America, one that Instagram boss Adam Mosseri recently planted his flag in. He said he was “pro” shorts in the workplace, with caveats. “Not all shorts are created equal,” he said…
I work from home, and our family helps with childcare. We’re still putting our daughter in part-time day care.
As a stay-at-home, work-from-home mom, I am primarily responsible for my 18-month-old daughter’s childcare during the workweek. Even with childcare help from my mom and mother-in-law, it’s still hard to find time to get all of my work done on top of childcare and household tasks. I’m so lucky that…
Traveling with just a backpack taught me that I don’t need special clothes to exercise. I wear the same outfit for all my workouts.
One unexpected lesson I learned from traveling with just a backpack is that you can’t make excuses if you want to stay active. If you spend time looking for the perfect outfit, the best gear, or the right location, you’ll end up with a long list of reasons why you can’t exercise. “I don’t have