Posted On: September 10, 2009
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In the autumn, changes fall like leaves from trees. The effect can be chilling—especially if you were enjoying a warm, summer groove and your family has a full fall plate.
But autumn is also a…
Posted On: August 25, 2009
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Sabbatical Soulmates, we call them. In this case, Wayne and Megan Davies, a Calgary couple, and their two kids ditched big-city life to escape to Costa Rica for a year. Their insights are familiar, yet…
Posted On: August 10, 2009
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Summer camp is likely the first real BreakAway that many kids experience—and also a full immersion for parents in setting their children free. In this touching essay, Michael Gerson ponders all that and more, only…
Posted On: July 9, 2009
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One of the best benefits of our 69-day BreakAway was that it forced my family into a less digi-centric lifestyle. And with fresh stimuli and waves surrounding us, nobody seemed to mind. In fact, they…
Posted On: July 8, 2009
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The job world keeps getting more co-ed with every passing year. Oh sure, some fields are still a Boys Club—politics, money, more. But others are becoming Girls Clubs. And many employers prefer hiring women over…
Posted On: June 26, 2009
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If you’re looking for ways to slow down and savor your free time, check in every Friday (or so) for the forthcoming series: 55 BreakAway BreakThroughs (BABT). We’ll offer one simple, symbolic suggestion that might…
Posted On: June 15, 2009
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Time with families is down. Way down. 28% down from a year ago—about the same period of time that FaceBook doubled its members from 100 million to 200 million.
I remember a broken TV with…
Posted On: April 23, 2009
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It’s my sense that families have been taking “staycations” for years. But these days, with folks trying to cut back on spending, the idea is generating all kinds of buzz and steam. In this clever…
Posted On: April 7, 2009
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For the final Travelog entry, may I present my perfect children. I took hundreds of pictures of them, but published only a few on this website. In this technological era of tell-all exhibitionism and voyeurism,…
Posted On: February 22, 2009
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When planning this Sabbatical, I initially proposed that we go somewhere remote and take a tech break—no TV, computers, or pods/games. That idea proved to be unrealistic, what with work, communication, and building this website. …