Today is a busy day for the internet and a slow and sleepy day for me. I’m generally overwhelmed by the noise regarding sales and shopping and deals, deals, deals this time of year…
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In today’s New York Times Parenting Newsletter, Ron Lieber, author of The Opposite of Spoiled, says regarding gift giving that “It’s sort of hopeless to try to control the relatives. So forget that.” Control…
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This post is sponsored by Artifact Uprising in celebration of their brand new The Stories We Tell Scrapbook Album. For someone who doesn’t like a lot of clutter but who does have a soft…
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This is one of my very favorite times of year for doing the work I do. I love spending much of the months of November and December writing and creating around the themes and…
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1. this eucalyptus. {and the farmer’s market in general} 2. this little work in progress. {and always, those little hands.} 3. this tissue box cover. {because some weeks, you just need a box of…
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I know it’s the season to talk about gifts and buying them, and I’ve got plenty of thoughts on the subject forthcoming, but as I’m roundly (heh) in the need-to-pee-with-great-urgency-every-hour and wow-that-was-quite-a-sensation stage of…
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What sounds better than a fall afternoon spent hiking through fallen leaves, baking fresh bread, and sitting by the fire with a hot cup of espresso and a good book. For men—or anyone—here’s a…
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1. these prunes. {because pregnancy is no joke and i’m not here to sugarcoat it.} 2. this projector. {a birthday present for james (and all of us). for family movie nights et cetera.} 3.…
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It took me until I was past thirty to find a regular hair stylist. Before that, I’d hop around from place to place, partially because I moved so much in my twenties, partially because…
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We’re notoriously rough on our tables around here. Sometimes-work surface, sometimes-dining table, sometimes-roof for weekend forts, the tables in our apartment see a lot of use. And while I couldn’t be more excited to…