We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. I can pinpoint the moment I began to rethink living room design. I was standing in my new, empty apartment, staring at four very stark walls. The space felt impossibly small—like the room was shrinking the longer...

Did you know there are only 22 days until spring? ‘Til cherry blossoms and butterflies and no more snow? To get in the mood, here are seven styles we’re excited to wear, in partnership with Nordstrom… 1. A flowy Dôen-esque shirt. (Madewell has a bunch, too.) 2. A pretty dress to wear to dinner dates...

There are stretches of my life when imposter syndrome feels less like a passing thought and more like a personality trait. It doesn’t arrive in dramatic spirals. It lives in the second-guessing, the over-preparing, and in the way I reread something I’ve written and think, This is fine… but is it actually good? I’ve sat...

I’m entering my simplicity era—clearing the clutter, streamlining routines, and letting go of what no longer serves me. During a recent kitchen reset, I discovered multiple half-opened bags of nuts and seeds tucked into the back of the fridge, including three separate bags of pistachios. (Yes, this was an organizational failure that has since been...

West Chester, PA Travel Guide A walkable historic downtown, 65+ restaurants, a speakeasy beneath your hotel, and gourmet chocolate. Your guide to a perfect West Chester winter getaway! West Chester PA: A Borough That Feels Like a Small City The lobby at Hotel Indigo makes a strong first impression. | Photo: Better Living Somewhere between...

I do like winter. There’s something oddly satisfying about the ongoing battle against the elements. Each time I don’t fall on a patch of ice while carrying four bags of groceries, it feels like a hard-won victory. And yet, sometimes I wish winter would be a LITTLE bit less of an unmitigated ass ache. In...

“Why am I like this?” writes Ella Quittner on the cover of her own cookbook. She is delightfully obsessive — always striving to figure out the fluffiest pancakes, the crispiest potatoes, the juiciest chicken. Her new cookbook, Obsessed With the Best, is packed with recipes, but also such fun photos and voicey essays that it doubles...

We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. For many of us, the default state in the morning is urgency. The alarm goes off, notifications stack up, and before your feet even hit the floor, the day is already asking something of you. Over time,...

There are stretches of my life when imposter syndrome feels less like a passing thought and more like a personality trait. It doesn’t arrive in dramatic spirals. It lives in the second-guessing, the over-preparing, and in the way I reread something I’ve written and think, This is fine… but is it actually good? I’ve sat...

We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. Spring always feels like a gentle nudge to refresh what’s underneath it all—your routines, your top drawer, your go-to layers, even what’s stocked in your fridge. It’s the season of feeling good from the inside out: dialing...