I have every intention of showering immediately upon waking and getting fully dressed before sitting down to work in the morning. But on days when I’m not the parent doing the school drop-off, I’m…
This post is sponsored by Parachute. My older sister and I are not the twins in our family, but our very similar taste in home furnishings might have you fooled. Whatever we lack in identical…
This post is sponsored by Leesa. Our kids aren’t allowed to jump on our bed. It’s just that sometimes it’s tempting to run down the straightaway from the kitchen to front window and veer left…
This post is sponsored by Everlane ReNew, a collection of outerwear made from recycled plastic water bottles. I spend a lot of time trying to avoid plastic. I try my best not to put…
This post is sponsored by Pyrex and features the Pyrex Simply Store glass storage containers. Whither the way to a low-waste kitchen? Is it meal planning? Eating your carrot tops and cooking your corn cobs?…
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…
This post is sponsored by OrganiCup, the award-winning menstrual cup that replaces pads and tampons. When: Sophomore year of high school. Where: The small bathroom in the hallway by the senior lockers, Pepto-Bismol pink…
Last week, while eavesdropping for the public good, I overheard two parents of young children lamenting the dearth of simple kids’ clothes available. I came directly home, opened my browser, and pecked out the…
This post and giveaway is sponsored by Bridge & Burn, makers of classic apparel for men and women. The light in the evening lately is, in a word, glorious. When James and I steal quiet…
Tip # 166: You don’t get what you don’t ask for. Ask and ye shall receive (sort of), but more than that, you don’t get what you don’t ask for. In even the best…