Cat Garland’s Together Tour: Issue #122

Cat Garland’s Together Tour: Issue #122

Together Friends, I am drafting this note with a 15-pound cat in my lap. I’m not mad about it. So, are we happy about more daylight after dinner? I think I am ready to step into some well-earned sunshine after what felt like the longest winter ever. Which means I’m...
To Brick or Not to Brick: How Do You Handle Screen Time?

To Brick or Not to Brick: How Do You Handle Screen Time?

So, Brick has been advertising to me HARD these days. Not sure what Brick-ing is? You can get a sense from reading this article (NY Times gift link), but the headline is that a Brick is a device to block your device. Yes, it has come to that. But listen, I get it....
March Tips: Limbo, Luck & Learning

March Tips: Limbo, Luck & Learning

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, [there is snow on the ground in March, how do I help my 13-year-old support his best friend with family in the Middle East, is this lunch meat still good, Kid 2 is officially driving ON THE ROAD, prays for literal sunshine, and...
Nathan Olmeda-Lopez’s Together Tour: Issue #121

Nathan Olmeda-Lopez’s Together Tour: Issue #121

Together Friends, Well, here we are deep in February. It’s been a . . . year? Month? In brighter news, more daylight comes our way soon, and unrelated to anything Togetherness, here a few things I’m enjoying this month. Am I an influencer now?! Reading:...
Annual Planning: What’s Your Approach?

Annual Planning: What’s Your Approach?

At the start of 2026, I got curious how people approach long-term planning, not necessarily goal-setting, but how they look at the big picture of an entire year. And I went searching for a template of a portable year on one page, and I happily found this one. It’s a...
February Tips: Valentines, Voting and Voices

February Tips: Valentines, Voting and Voices

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, I HAVE A LOT OF THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS RIGHT NOW (and for the most part, they are unrelated to the mundanity of my broken dryer, my car hitting a snowcrete bank and sustaining damage, my kids being out of school for six days,...