My grandma has the most beautiful skin of anyone I know. The only product she has ever used on her body or face is Nivea. My grandpa, who...
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“Baking is a science, Jessie! It’s chemistry.” I heard my mother reprimanding my every time I pull out my mixer. “What are you doing? You can’t use your finger...
Before the Industrial Revolution and the creation of better forms of artificial light, people had to make the most of the natural light. Which meant in bed by sunset....
It’s strange to think that there was a time when only the wealthiest owned a mirror, or an object meant to reflect one’s image. Mirrors are ancient tools –...
Have you ever driven to an IKEA simply to dine in the wonderfully-decorated cafeteria? Yeah…me neither…BUT if I HAD, it was only because this food utopia was just 15...
Spring is the most confusing and conflicted season. It is all about rebirth, hope, resurrection. The flowers bloom, the birds chirp – the trees have those bright-green-almost-yellow baby leaves,...
I just spent an entire week organizing my house. Literally it is all I did for an entire week. And you would never know it. The whole process is...
If I would have been taken seriously, I would have answered the question “Why do you want to be a historian?” on the application to graduate school: “because of...
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I have never read The Giver. It’s one of those books people assume you have read. I’ve spent the last 30 years pretending that I have. I’m not sure...
An Ode to Postp Thank God for those glorious mesh panties they give you in the hospital after you have a baby. And the ice packs that they pretend...
I’ve never won anything in my life. But that’s only because best grade on an English essay counts for squat. There was the time I thought I had won an...
Friday nights are date nights. For us, with 3 kids under 6, during a pandemic, this means we order a giant platter of sushi and eat it in front...
Y’all, I have a new best friend. We’ve never officially met, but Robin and I spend time together every day. I think we may spend more time together than...
When my brother and I were little we had our own rooms. This worked well for Aaron who liked being alone with his books and his toys. But I...