1. this morning sunshine. {on pillows.} 2. these green plants. {on a clean windowsill (clean window TBA).} 3. this newly washed pile. {of freshly puckered gauze.} 4. this work of non-fiction. {and the almost-end…
Tip #178: Look around. I’ve been dragging furniture into new spots around the apartment all morning. Must be January. Or maybe I’ve been inspired by my kids’ new dollhouse and the daily—even thrice daily!—ability…
five little things that made my week. 1. this drop-dead gorgeous yarn.{because having a magical general store within walking distance is no small luxury.}2. this book on my nightstand.{because i can’t go to the movie without…
Here’s a not-so secret: none of us wants our homes to be boring. We might—some of us—aspire to simplicity, or neatness, or perfectly curated tea collections, but we don’t want our homes to look…
five little things that made my week. 1. this cup of tea.{because ’tis finally the season.} 2. this fort. {because nothing beats a proper fort on a rainy fall day.} 3. this pumpkin.{because it’s…
five little things that made my week. 1. this book. {because it’s just what i needed to read.} 2. these barrettes. {because even though they keep getting pitched overboard, they’re mostly working for tiny…
five little things that made my week. 1. this new hat. {because it was the kindest gift from brookes. and because the weather for cool enough to wear it. at least for a day.} 2.…
Tip #126: Dress your windows, minimally. I’ll come right out and say that I don’t think that window dressings are always necessary. But more than that, sometimes I think they can be more harmful…
Tip #119: Ditch the couch. Get a cot. (Do what you wanna.) We recently decided to shake things up a bit around here and go couchless. Not exactly couchless, but one couch less. I’ll explain:…
When I was 21, I spent a fall weekend babysitting for a set of adorable twins. We occupied ourselves during the day by taking long walks around the sleepy neighborhood where they lived, collecting…