Tip #175: Look to what you have. This weekend I found myself mired in a new project. It’s one I’ve been wanting to work on for ages—putting collected scraps of fabric together into something…
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five little things that made my week: 1. this chair cushion. {and one day, hopefully soon, when we can leave our highchair days behind us.} 2. this new dust pan. {found at this new…
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I’ve been given myself a breathing week. A take-a-step-back-from-the-desk week. A wander-the-farmers’-market week. A dive-into-the-archive-and-remind-yourself-what-you-love week. (A rest-your-aching-back-for-heaven’s-sake week.) It’s been something like an impromptu Reading My Tea Leaves staff retreat, except of course,…
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five little things that made my week. 1. this crate. {carried home from the wine store last week, put to use this week.} 2. this bag. {because i really needed something small and hands-free,…
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In cakes, plums. At night, breezes. Through hair, brushes. On heads, pigtails. Over shoulders, backpacks. In pouches, pencils. Inside t-shirts, names. On morning sidewalks, footsteps. Under the fence, asters. Among the milkweed, monarchs. In…
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five little things that made my week. 1. these fan blades. {for being clean.} 2. these undies. {in a grown-up size.} 3. these dried flowers. {for holding onto all their color, two weeks later.}…
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This post is sponsored by the American Express Cash Magnet™ Card. I don’t keep my pennies in a tin can tacked to the closet floor a la Francie Nolan in A Tree Grows in…
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Survival Tip #174: Shoes in a bucket, bin, or basket. There’s not much quite as comforting as returning home from a long day away and kicking off your shoes. (Well, maybe removing your bra,…
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five little things that made my week. 1. this camisole. {made from cleaner silk and very lovely to wear (on repeat).} 2. this soft landing spot. {for belonging to a baby just five blocks away.} 3.…
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Tip #173: Reroute your cables. They’re a ubiquitous feature of these old New York City apartments, cables snaking along baseboards and over doorways and tucked into the space where the ceiling meets the wall.…