April Tips: Pause, Prune & Prepare

April Tips: Pause, Prune & Prepare

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Is April really the cruelest month (calling back to my almost-English-major roots)? My daffodils would tell you yes, because in the past month, they have poked their way to the surface with literal snow on the ground, survived...
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...