What did I learn from my post going viral? Read all the negative comments, I'm the only one who thinks it's OK to destroy original photos after scanning them, and I have no idea how to repeat the magic (but fingers crossed I will). lexmater.com/3-things-i-lea…

What's in your mom's house? Enough china and crystal for a State Dinner? Collectibles galore? If you don't want all of it to eventually be in your house, start the conversation with her now about downsizing. #CarPoolLineLaw lexmater.com/how-to-start-t…

Self-quarantine of infected/exposed patients is essential to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But what if someone refuses to comply? The government can force them, but the process is complicated. #Coronavirus #CarPoolLineLaw lexmater.com/can-you-be-for…

How much work would you get done if a stack of dirty dishes, an overflowing laundry basket, and crying child followed you to the office? This week hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people, are going to find out as they are… lexmater.com/how-to-survive…

What's worse than a meeting? A virtual meeting. Intimidating tech, everyone obsessing, "Is that how I really look?" To look and sound better in your next ZOOM meeting, use front lighting, raise your laptop, use earbuds, and pick a… lexmater.com/how-to-look-an…

My 4 girls will be finishing out the school year at home. I'm running my legal practice and an ad hoc Pre-K through 9th grade school out of my home, and we’re all crammed at the kitchen table. How am I juggling work with… lexmater.com/3-tips-for-jug…

3 weeks holed up at home with nothing to do and nowhere to be, I haven't made a dent on those tasks on my to-do list that never get crossed off. It turns out time wasn't the issue, it was me. I just don't care enough about… lexmater.com/3-ways-i-will-…

There’s nothing like being stuck in your house with 4 bored kids with no end date in sight to make you relax the house rules on devices and social media. Kids binging shows. Kids spending more time in their Minecraft worlds than… lexmater.com/how-covid-19-m…

Whenever you think you’ve hit your stuck at home limit, think about my husband. He’s spending all day, every day at home with a wife and 4 daughters. He’s Steve Trevor trapped on the island of the Amazons (which would make me… lexmater.com/quarantine-pod…

Today is the day—the day I find out whether the most magical week all year is a go. Or will it be ripped away from me like gym workouts and decent hairdo thanks to COVID-19. My girls (and there are 4 of them, by the way) are… lexmater.com/how-to-get-ref…

Quarantine fatigue has set in big time at our house. Tempers are short and quick. Hair is long and unruly. The breakfast room a one-room schoolhouse run by an unqualified teacher whose stock response to any question is "Google it." And the kids never… lexmater.com/how-to-get-alo…

What strange times we live in that the decision I get the most flack for is visiting my widowed mother. Not ending the homeschooling day with margaritas. Not giving my kiddos the answers to get to those margaritas faster. Nope, hanging out with my mom… lexmater.com/struggling-wha…

In our efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, we've been forced to make our children part of a worldwide mental health experiment. No opting out. No control groups. No placebos. No hypothesis. Will our kids emerge more resilient? Or will they grow up to… lexmater.com/do-i-really-wa…

To celebrate the end of my tenure as homeschool teacher, I treated myself to a pedicure. As I was perusing the bottles of nail polish, sipping on my free glass of box white wine, trying to decide if I really wanted to wear a shade called "Getting Nadi On… lexmater.com/what-to-do-bef…

Dad, you were right lexmater.com/dad-you-were-r…

Summer vacation 2020. Too nervous to fly. Too fed up with being stuck at home to stay put. Like many, my family opted for a road trip. Missouri. The Ozarks to be exact. And I learned a few lessons along the way. Avoiding air travel can lead to fun and… lexmater.com/3-lessons-lear…

Summer of 2005 brought 2 major life events. A baby and quitting my BigLaw job. 15 years and 3 more babies later, I’m still working a reduced hours schedule. While being a BigLaw partner or a GC is off the table, I’ve managed to grow a successful little… lexmater.com/tips-for-negot…

Mom to 4 girls, lawyer, and blogger, Siobhán Fitzpatrick. 2nd time at #Mom2Summit #GNO.

Thank You, RBG lexmater.com/thank-you-rbg/