We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. When it comes to reading, my tastes run the gamut. Fiction will forever be my ride-or-die favorite genre (I could stay up for hours diving deep into a good plot). But lately I’ve read so many inspiring...

What are you up to this weekend? We are having people over tonight for pizza and green salad, and on Sunday we’re going to our friend’s baby’s baptism. (What would you suggest bringing as a gift?) Hope you have a good one, and here are a few fun links from around the web… Who wants...

500 months or so? Michelle Rial is the author and illustrator of the forthcoming picture book Charts for Babies. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Oprah Daily, WIRED, and more. She is the mom to one baby (ahem — toddler). P.S. Questions I’ve asked after having a baby, and March ladies. 0 COMMENTS...

We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. If you haven’t yet subscribed to my Substack, it’s where I get a little more personal—writing from the heart about self-care, motherhood, wellness, and all things in between. My community loved this post there, so I wanted to share...

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...