When it comes to everything bath and beauty, it won’t come as a surprise that I keep things simple and natural. Which, of course, can seem more complicated at first look. Here’s what I’ve…
Give me a plain cotton tee and a pair of jeans and I’m happy. Heat waves and cold snaps notwithstanding, I could wear the classic combination nearly every single day and not get sick…
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…
I’ve written a bit about underwear before. And yes, I’m still blushing. In that post I revealed my interest in everything cotton and comfortable and neutrally colored, along with my penchant for matching my…
Tip #125: Give yourself five minutes to make a teeny tiny fix. On the face of it, this is a post wherein I encourage you to trim a little piece of paper down to…
Tip #124: Consider ruglessness. We vacuum our apartment almost every single day. On any given day there’s an army of minuscule squatters taking up residence on our floors. They take the form of shriveled…
When it comes to keeping a wardrobe filled with a modest collection of only the most loved, most useful, and most flattering articles of clothing, activewear is a category that often gets left out…
Tip #123: It’s hip to be square. Or, consider a square table for a tiny space. To be clear, this is a tip for small spaces, not teeny tiny spaces. Sometimes I hesitate to…
Not that swimsuit edition. Summer is upon us, and so are swimsuits. Well, maybe. Current states of dress notwithstanding, let me be clear about one thing: this isn’t a post about having a perfect body.…
Tip #122: Skip the coffee table. We don’t own a coffee table. We had one in our very first apartment in North Carolina—a funky little table that a neighbor gave us for free. It…










