There’s a version of the glow-up that has almost nothing to do with looking different. It’s waking up and realizing your life feels calmer. Your body feels stronger. Your thoughts aren’t constantly pulling you in ten different directions. You’ve started keeping promises to yourself. Your room feels peaceful, your routines make sense, and you’re becoming … Read more
There are seasons when you feel completely at home in yourself. You like your routines, trust your decisions, enjoy your own company, and feel excited about where your life is going. And then there are seasons when that connection quietly disappears. Maybe you’ve spent too much time taking care of everyone else. Maybe a relationship … Read more
There’s a special kind of satisfaction that comes from walking into your garden, filling a basket with vegetables and herbs, and knowing that none of that harvest has to go to waste. 1 During the height of summer, though, a productive garden can quickly become overwhelming. One week you’re patiently waiting for the first tomato … Read more
Green will always be beautiful, but there’s something about discovering a plant with splashes of blush, bubblegum pink, cream, and deep burgundy that makes you stop and look twice. Pink houseplants can almost seem unreal. Some have tiny freckles of color scattered across their leaves. Others produce dramatic blocks of pink variegation, while a few … Read more
There are certain cleaning products that somehow stay in the back of the laundry cupboard for years because we only know one thing to do with them. Borax is definitely one of those. Most people associate it with laundry, and that’s understandable. But borax—also known as sodium borate—has traditionally been used for several household cleaning … Read more
There’s something exciting about camper life. You have your bed, kitchen, bathroom, clothes, food, outdoor gear, and travel essentials packed into one tiny home on wheels. The problem? It doesn’t take much for that tiny home to become a complete mess. One pair of shoes left by the door, a few groceries sitting on the … Read more
The entryway is such a strange little part of the house. We walk through it every single day, drop our keys there, kick off our shoes, hang up a jacket—and yet it’s often one of the last spaces we think about decorating. For years, entryways seemed to follow the same formula: a neutral console, a … Read more
A balcony can be one of the nicest spaces in an apartment, yet somehow it often ends up being the most ignored. Maybe there’s one lonely chair out there. A couple of plant pots you keep meaning to repot. Possibly a drying rack. And despite having this little patch of outdoor space, you rarely actually … Read more
There’s always that strange little stretch between summer and fall when the afternoons are still warm, but you’re already craving something cozier than a frozen summer drink. That’s exactly when this Spicy Fig Margarita feels perfect. It has everything I love about a classic margarita—bright lime, tequila, and orange liqueur—but fresh figs give it a … Read more
If summer had a cocktail, it would probably taste like this creamy Aperol coconut margarita. It is bright, tropical, smooth, lightly bitter, citrusy, and refreshing all at once. The Aperol gives the drink its beautiful orange color and slightly bittersweet flavor, while coconut cream makes it soft, silky, and vacation-worthy. This is not a basic … Read more