My dad has been reglazing and painting the twelve-over-twelve windows on my parents’ house on a five year schedule for the past thirty years. He does it for himself, and my mom, and for…
I wrote this piece from my home office with two kids and James nursing the last of their sniffles on the other side of the door. I’m eternally grateful for this little room and…
Tip #111: When it comes to furnishing, emulate Goldilocks.If there’s one thing that internet publishing isn’t terribly good at showing, it’s slow growth.We’re used to seeing befores and afters, but in these portrayals of…
Tip #110: Undress your work supplies, consider dedicated storage solutions. Because I haven’t tackled a reader query in a while, here’s one that I receive a version of every month or so, and I’m afraid…
Tip #98: Keep your home office simple. I’ve alluded in the past to doing some of my work at home. In the past five years, as I’ve made my way through graduate school and…
five little things that made my week. 1. this shelf. {because three new surfaces in this tiny apartment. more soon}. 2. this tea. {because even though it warmed up again this week, it’s still…
it’s the end of my first workweek at home, and most importantly, the first friday in nine months when i have an entire weekend without work to look forward to. i’m already jonesing for…
last week i decided i could use a change in scenery, so i added a few fresh bits to the wall above my desk. a newspaper clipping featuring wendy hollender‘s illustration {stay tuned, she says there’s a print version coming…