• make-believe: pockets.

    Because pockets just shouldn’t be hard to come by, here’s my ode to the handy compartment so often missing from women’s clothes. Here’s to needing pockets for cell phones, pockets for keys, pockets for…

    November 21, 2017 12 Comments
  • a new mattress from leesa, a year later.

    This post is sponsored by Leesa, a mattress company with the simple goal: “to help people sleep better”. It’s not very often in the world of partnerships that you get to talk about something old, but…

    November 20, 2017 32 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week.  1. this cookie. {and all the others.} 2. these empty shelves. {no, pardon me. these empty bunk beds.} 3. these hand-me-downs. {worn more than eighteen months by…

    November 17, 2017 28 Comments
  • habit shift: natural hair care.

    Writing about a natural hair routine in the lifestyle realm feels a bit like pandering. Everyone wants a foolproof fix and so there are roughly one million blog posts convincing people that their particular…

    November 15, 2017 114 Comments
  • fall arrivals from tradlands.

    This post is sponsored by Tradlands, a favorite source for ethically made essentials for modern women. Selvedge denim jackets, cozy flannels, organic poplins, chore coats in three colors, and just-launched chinos. Suffice to say, the folks at…

    November 14, 2017 12 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. 1. these slippers. {and the weather to wear them in.} 2. this can of utensils. {silas’s absolute favorite thing right now. dump them out, put them in.…

    November 10, 2017 22 Comments
  • make your own: squash lanterns.

    Today, a brief tutorial on how to make a seasonal craft that gives an autumnal walk or an autumnal dinner just the right bit of whimsy and light to make everything else disappear for…

    November 8, 2017 22 Comments
  • a fall giveaway with bridge and burn.

    This post and giveaway is sponsored by Bridge & Burn, makers of classic apparel for men and women. To celebrate fall, here’s a chance to take home a few thoughtfully made fall arrivals from Bridge…

    November 7, 2017 36 Comments
  • 15 ways to ward off seasonal depression.

    I wrote this moderately tongue-in-cheek list of ways to ward off seasonal depression over the weekend because the nights just got very long and the days just got very short and my gosh it’s…

    November 6, 2017 83 Comments