The Scrappy Situational Checklist: When, How and Why

The Scrappy Situational Checklist: When, How and Why

While many of our Together Tools start with a template (or right within your digital calendar), there is also a time and a place for a Scrappy Situational Checklist. To be clear, we love reusable and recurring checklists for standing work items (like conference or...
Togethering Your Holidays: Is it Possible? Is it Necessary?

Togethering Your Holidays: Is it Possible? Is it Necessary?

We recently had the privilege of hosting a public Together Your Holidays virtual gathering for our friends interested in prioritizing and planning for the busy seven weeks ahead. We’re not talking the Pinterest Perfect kind of holiday organizing, but instead how we...
DEEP Admin Time: Do You Need Some?

DEEP Admin Time: Do You Need Some?

We have all heard the phrases Life Admin, Cave Time, and Infrastructure Weeks at this point, but let me coin a new one for you — DEEP Admin.  A few weeks ago, I had several evenings to myself (the reality of divorced parenting life is my biological kiddos were...
July Tips: Race (to Hit Word Count Goals), Rest & Rejuvenation

July Tips: Race (to Hit Word Count Goals), Rest & Rejuvenation

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Our regular newsletter takes summer vacation in July (though you can still find me on Instagram on some #semiTogetherMom #bigblendedfamilyadventures with Dr. Together and Together Farmer and some Together Travel to Houston, New...
June Tips: Weeping, Wilderness, and Winging It

June Tips: Weeping, Wilderness, and Winging It

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Out of necessity and somewhat by choice, I’ve been leaning into Maia-Winging-Things these days. Do you ever intentionally decide to just wing it? I know, I know, putting the words “intention” and “wing it” in the same sentence...

Together Tradeoffs: Using Togetherness to Make Choices

Occasionally, Togetherness gets a bit of a rep for being inflexible. But we believe the opposite around here. As you’ve heard me say before, “The more planned you are, the more flexible you can be!” (PS I’m thinking I should print this on a shirt! Would you wear that?...