Gift Guide: For the Bookworm
This year, I’m pretend-shopping for three portions of my personality and sharing a few things I’ve loved and a few things I would love. Next up: the bookworm.
Gift Guide: For the Homebody
This year, I’m pretend-shopping for three portions of my personality and sharing a few things I’ve loved and a few things I would love. First up: the homebody, the lover of a quiet night in, the curator of cozy.
The Best Books I Read in 2022
I wasn’t sure I’d manage to read more than 50 books in a year; it seemed steep, even for me. But last week, I finished my fifty-second book, six weeks early! I do not move from periods of serious nonfiction to periods of fun romance to periods of prestigious fiction: I pinball between genres with utter abandon.
All the Desks I Considered for Our Study
I saved too many beautiful options along the way to keep them all to myself. In the past few years, companies have really stepped up their game to outfit the home offices of those of us who work from home, and there has never been a better time to find truly beautiful and functional pieces for a home office.
The 10 Best Books I Read This Year
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a book roundup, but I’ve continued my tear through genres and bestseller lists. I’ve read as widely as usual (over 50 books this year!), but this list is definitely more heavily weighted toward sci-fi, fantasy, and magical realism than most have been. I think maybe I’ve wanted a bit of escapism!
Gift Guide 2021: The Good Stuff
last year I published an “Upgrade Your Life” wish list full of things I loved and slightly splurgey items that were on my personal wish list, and it was a fun excercise in finding beautiful, quality things that really add to my life. This year I want to share items I’ve received and loved and items I personally love to gift.
Every Product on my shelf right now
It’s no secret that I’m product-obsessed. My lineup of skin care is held in check only by the force of my relentless frugality and my hatred for clutter.
From holy grail skincare faves to the new things I’m trying, here’s what’s in my medicine cabinet right now.
10 Spooky-not-Scary Things to Watch This Fall
I don’t like to be scared, but I love to watch seasonally. For me, spook is atmospheric more than topical. As fall looms and then settles in, I want to watch things that are weird or creepy or unsettling, and I’ve got all of that on this list!
9 Things I Bought & Loved Lately
I thought I’d share a few things that I’ve bought and loved over the last several months just in case you’re on the lookout for something similar. All of these have been in my possession for at least 2 months, and I would buy them again and/or rave about them to my friends. Happy shopping!
How I Learned to Roast a Chicken
Last spring as everyone else was making sourdough and I was finishing unboxing my kitchen, I saw Smitten Kitchen’s Roast Chicken with Schmaltzy Cabbage on Instagram. She swore it was easy, she used a small chicken, and for the first time in my life, I thought “I could do that. I should do that.”
10 Great Movies to Stream for Valentine’s Day
Every year on Valentine’s Day weekend, I end up sifting through the streaming platforms looking for a love story that’s not eye-rollingly cringey or too horribly acted. Here are a few favorites!
How I Meal Plan
We’ve all been there: busy days, no motivation, and you’re trying to figure out how to turn a fridge full of half-bad food into a half-decent meal. I’ve cracked the code. For me, all it took was Pinterest, a binder, and a custom shopping list. Let’s talk!
The 10 Best Books I Read This Year
I read almost 40 books in 2020. I’m a reading generalist: I’ll pick up most anything and finish it, but I don’t like them all equally. I went through my list of this year’s reads and pulled out my favorites. These are books that deserve to be read.
Wish List: Upgrade Your Life
If something is intentional, beautiful, and high-quality, I’ll probably love it forever or at least until it falls to pieces in my hands.
How to Fight Maskne
To this day, my skin remains incredibly dramatic. My joke is that it’s always looking for a reason to be mad at me, and Covid masks have given it a reason to be furious.
10 Books I’ve Loved Lately
I’m a voracious reader, and I always have been. Though I spent my childhood obsessed with adventure and historical fiction, I now read everything from sci-fi to religion to romance to biography. This perfectly positions me as a recommender of your next read!