Gift Guide: For the Homebody
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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.

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The Best Books I Read in 2022
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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.

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The 10 Best Books I Read This Year
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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!

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Gift Guide 2021: The Good Stuff
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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.

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Every Product on my shelf right now
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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.

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9 Things I Bought & Loved Lately
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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!

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How I Learned to Roast a Chicken
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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.”

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How I Meal Plan
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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!

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The 10 Best Books I Read This Year
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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.

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How to Fight Maskne
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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.

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10 Books I’ve Loved Lately
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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!

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