It’s amazing how being late or on time can set the tone that rules the day. Telling everyone to hurry and scolding them because they can’t find their shoes or don’t know where they set their homework down isn’t fun. Nor does it feel good to get the kids into the car or out to […]
As a 53-year-old divorcee and former TV news anchor, I took my fourth and final child to college last fall. This prompted a huge life decision: I decided to empty a five-bedroom family home in Cincinnati and move to a 1,200-square-foot apartment in downtown Chicago. Preparing to move into such a dramatically reduced living space […]
Sitting in rush hour traffic, shuttling the kids to sports games and birthday parties, taking road trips to visit colleges — for better or worse, most busy families spend a lot of time in the car. If you approach keeping your car organized in the same way you would the kitchen or mudroom, you’ll find […]