An elegant homemade cake with a heart sparkler candle to make them laugh as you walk out of the kitchen. A cherry red record player to play while lounging on Sunday afternoons. We listen to ...
These days, one of my simple pleasures is my husband and my end-of-the-day ritual. We flop on the couch with a treat in hand — a mug of cookies n’ cream ice cream for Max ...
One afternoon last year, I was minding my own business, when I somehow stumbled upon magazine writer Hunter Harris’s weekly newsletter, Hung Up. For the next hour, I tore through the archives, including an Olivia ...
Last night, I felt like a pencil in a pencil sharpener. The boys had been grouchy all day, my head ached, and the construction project next door created the soundtrack of a literal jackhammer. The ...
What books have you read lately? Anything good? Here are three we’re tearing through… No matter how you feel about royal gossip, how can you NOT read Prince Harry’s memoir? Even the reviews themselves are ...
What’s a random item that makes your life easier? I once asked this question to poet Kate Baer, and her reply came immediately: “This phone holder for my car. It sticks onto the vent. You ...
In 2015, my partner and I took a leap: we moved to Berlin and moved in together. What was meant to be a one-year jaunt for a research grant turned into a four-year stay. One ...
Is it just me, or was 2022 jam-packed with I-can’t-stop-talking-about-this books, podcasts, and TV shows? It felt like every couple months, a new pop-culture giant would burst onto the scene and take over everybody’s group ...
Okay, my partner and I just watched You’ve Got Mail for the first time a few months ago. And, wow, Tom Hanks character is a CREEP. Red flags all over the place. Guess you gotta ...
If you work from home, what does your setup look like? Do you have a dream office in your favorite color? Or do you work at the kitchen table an arm’s length from your cereal-eating ...