It is very important that you be embarrassed
Why trying and failing is the last good thing left for you to do for yourself
First Rodeo
I once built a startup that burned out like a comet—that was my First Rodeo. 💫 Now I write about getting back on the horse after you’ve been bucked off 100 times, healing, a happily crowded bookshelf, and building a life to love.
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15 late summer things to add to your bucket list
No passport or expensive flight to Positano or Ibiza required, I promise.
The Weekender // 036
What to do, eat and wear when your AC kicks the can during an August heat wave...
On making the hard parts of life feel easy.
In the words of Elle Woods: "what, like it's hard?"
The Weekender // 035
A big sale on Negative's five-star wares, the jellies of the summer, finishing the best book I've ever (!!?!) read.
8 things I don't regret spending money on (and 7 that I do)
What’s not worth it? And I don’t mean in the influencing “free stuff that I probably wouldn’t buy with my own money” vein. What was a total and utter flop of a dollar?
5 recs & 12 reads from July!
My 5-star reads, my DNFs, and a bunch of other fun summer stuff, straight from the horse’s mouth. Nothing unloved, unread, or untested!
30 books for people who think they hate historical fiction
I'm making my case for the most underrated-- and IMO, unfairly maligned!-- genre, and I promise you'll walk away with at least one book to love.
The Weekender // 034
A fine jewelry sample sale, a new caffeine addiction, personality pants & so much more.
On writing a book, scarcity mindset and being "sellable"
My mid-year writing progress update!
4 (more!) brilliant Etsy finds that I plumbed from the depths
I'm getting my Etsy PhD...
The Weekender // 033
Taste of Nantucket, the Gap set people keep thinking is fancy ($$$), great journaling prompts and more July delights.
I went to Nantucket and came back an Elin Hilderbrand character
I wrote you an Elin Hilderbrand novel. (Sort of!)
The Weekender // 032
Garlicky zucchini fries, Gap does it again, my post-beach face mask hack & much, much more.
3 sustainable swaps that are no brainers
Most of you know my lore— about six years ago, I set out to try to make sustainability less… beige.
The Weekender // 031
Easy, delicious weekend recipes, good sales, and food for thought on being "The Single Friend."
5 recs & 17 reads from June!
You know the rules: these are all things I have read, used or loved this month, straight from the horse’s mouth. Nothing unloved, unread, or untested!
The Weekender // 030
A bunch of great sales, summer reading, and inspo for creatives.
The ULTIMATE beach read round up: 35+ books for your summer TBR
I cooked with this one, IMO.
Do you really want to start a business? Or just a creative project?
A framework for figuring out when to monetize your passions-- and when to leave them be.
The Weekender // 029
Notes on Caravaggio, leather totes, the new J.Lo romcom and so much more.
17 things I'm doing to prepare for summer as a beach person
The $20 hack I found to work outside in the sun on my laptop is probably the best tip I have ever offered you...