Lauren Denton
Ordinary Days By Lauren Denton: Chore charts and vegetables
A friend and I had a good laugh the other day about chore charts, and since then I’ve been thinking of all the things I’ve used over the years to judge my parenting skills. Read more
Feb 28, 2023
Ordinary Days By Lauren Denton: A morning walk
This morning, I took our dog Ruby on our daily walk up and down the streets around our house. I try to do it every day, but of course, there are days when I have errands or plans or it’s too wet or cold, but if I can swing it, I take her. If I don’t, Read more
Feb 2, 2023
Ordinary Days By Lauren Denton: Making space for delight
In the 10-plus years I’ve been writing this column, I’ve offered you January missives on everything from cleaning out closets to my first book deal to how much I dislike New Year’s resolutions. Read more
Dec 31, 2022
Ordinary Days By Lauren Denton: Reclaiming reading and rest
I don’t have many soapboxes. Generally, the only one I’ll stand up on (at least in a public manner) is the beast that is the internet, and specifically as it applies to our kids. Read more
Nov 30, 2022
Ordinary Days By Lauren Denton: Watching out for sharks
“Jaws” is a big topic at our house these days. Kate likes to play that tension-filled ba-dum, ba-dum on her clarinet, they both want to know if the book is like the movie, and every few months or so, one of them asks when in the world I’m going to le Read more
Oct 26, 2022
