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ERIN BOYLE

  • make-believe: dreaming.

      We’re in that period of sleep post-baby where I’m starting to feel like I can’t even remember what it’s like to sleep through the night. Close your eyes in the evening and don’t open…

    October 11, 2017 19 Comments
  • zero-waste progress report.

    A few months ago, at a dinner out, Faye popped her head over the top of the restaurant booth and saw the party next to us drinking from cocktails with plastic straws.  “That’s not…

    October 10, 2017 36 Comments
  • my week in objects, mostly.

    five little things that made my week: 1. this apple cider in this mug.  {because for a day there it was cool enough to warm it up and have a snuggle.} 2. this tub…

    October 6, 2017 12 Comments
  • baby proof: baby proofing.

    We’re in it. That mildly mind-wrecking moment when the tiniest human among us is making daily work of investigating every nook and cranny in our apartment and identifying for us yet another potentially hazardous corner…

    October 4, 2017 35 Comments
  • habit shift: natural cleaners.

    I’ll begin by stating the obvious which is that I have neither a degree in chemistry, nor a desire to wax poetic about the joys of house cleaning. I have a house that often…

    October 2, 2017 37 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. 1. this sweater.    {i’ve got some colorful plans for you, little bud.} 2. this book. {spotted on the sidewalk by a little friend who insisted upon rescuing it…

    September 29, 2017 22 Comments
  • simple stuff: throw rugs.

    Simple Stuff: A series devoted to talking about the stuff that might prove useful or helpful or otherwise necessary while making a home in a small apartment or anywhere. Its aim is to provide a…

    September 27, 2017 30 Comments
  • make your own: elderberry syrup.

    I’ve been sniffly for the past few weeks. Which has been kind of yucky and kind of uncomfortable but also a marker of the season and a good reminder to take a few proactive…

    September 25, 2017 24 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five things that made my week. 1. this new bottle.    {after two weeks i reconciled that i left my old one on the subway. found it the day after this arrived. and then there…

    September 22, 2017 24 Comments