Comments on: The reappearance of TOAD

By: Saturday Seven 329: Lifestyle & More for Quilters - A Quilting Life

Saturday Seven 329: Lifestyle & More for Quilters - A Quilting Life — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 10:02:21 +0000

[…] is a lovely idea–find more information for implementing this practice in this article. Also, TOAD-Time Outside After Dinner– is always good for my mind and […]

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:18:32 +0000

In reply to Katherine B.

@Katherine – TOBDAW – I love it! And yes, WFH makes all sorts of things possible if people are smart about it – without giving up anything at work. So many reasons it makes sense. A silver lining of the pandemic.

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:17:49 +0000

In reply to Sophie.

@Sophie – I like this playset too! We picked it out two years ago to replace one that was here and was really really old…yes, we tend not to be out on the swingset in the middle of the day in July. But summer evenings cool down and can be nice. TOAD is good for about 7 months of the year but is particularly fun in early spring when it is new 🙂

By: Sophie

Sophie — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 20:44:06 +0000

Wow that playset is impressive! Great that you can do TOAD again, Unfortunately our summer in my part of Australia has been so hot and wet and humid that being outside hasn’t been super pleasant in the evenings. But the weather is now improving and it’s going to be lovely to be outside after dinner for the next couple of months (before it gets too dark too early).

By: Katherine B

Katherine B — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:13:05 +0000

Here in middle England we’re not quite able to do TOAD yet – our time change is right at the end of March, so it’s still getting dark by about 6.15. But TOBDAW (before dinner after work) is still possible and I’ve been going for a walk every evening around 5 with my daughter home from university and it’s lovely. This would never have been possible before the pandemic as I never thought I could WFH successfully, but now I do it 3/4 days a week and so there is zero commute and I can do a bit of a split shift, stop work at 5.15, go for a walk and log back on for 30 minutes once its dark but before dinner. BOBW! Roll on real spring soon.

By: Yukun Wu at Mr. Wu's 3D Printer Corner

Yukun Wu at Mr. Wu's 3D Printer Corner — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 22:19:46 +0000

Yes, I think that it has worked for you, Ms. Laura Vanderkam. I usually don’t go outside after dinner, but, I do need to exercise for a few minutes right after dinner as they are essential for ensuring that I am still actually working on something after dinner.
I also tend to go outside for a couple of minutes early in the morning if time permits.