I’ve been sitting for the past hour trying to think about what to write. For the past several months, I’ve been diligent about writing a blog post every Wednesday and posting every Friday. Sometimes ideas will come to me in a flash and I’ll write quickly and easily. Other times, I brew on an idea for awhile because it requires proper research and curation. Today, I’m stuck. I scanned through the list of “blog ideas” that I keep handy in case I’m in a situation like this, but

A few weeks ago, I traveled down to San Diego to see two of my dearest friends who I’ve known since I was in elementary school. We all have children of our own now and I was marveling how special it is that our friendship has endured various iterations over the years: from childhood friendships, to adolescent crushes, to teenage drama, navigating early adulthood, and then marriage and becoming parents. It’s really wild. I’m really fortunate that I have several friendships tha

This here’s a post for all the mom’s out there (and dad’s, and future parents, and anyone who is interested in sleep training their babe and/or themselves!) It also comes with a disclosure/reminder: what works for us may not work for everyone. Every kid is different and every kid goes through different phases. But, my son has been sleeping “through the night” (5-6 hours from the time he was 2-months-old, 10 hours from the time he was 6-months-old, and 11.5-12 hours now that h

I’ve received a lot of bad career advice over the years: “You’re too good of an assistant to be a good writer” (didn’t realize those two were mutually exclusive), “People won’t take you seriously in this business because you’re too short and nice,” (So… assholes fare better?), “You should just try and sell a pilot!” (I mean… duh!) but there’s one piece of advice that has kind of stuck with me and messed me up as a result, which is: “As long as you’re staffed by the time you’r

This weekend someone referred to my time management skills as pristine and not only is it one of the best compliments I’ve ever received, but it’s also true. I am a master of managing time. Here’s some of my best time management tips and a “typical weekday schedule” so you can see how these tips work in action. Wake Up Early Hate to break it you guys, but the expression “the early bird catches the worm” is an expression for a reason. Nothing boosts productivity more than waki