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By Candlelight · Jul 16, 2026

What Everyone I Know Over 35 Is Doing to Look (and Feel) Stunning

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Lacy Phillips · By Candlelight

And just like that, we’re back into our normal routine before we head out on our next two-week road trip.

While we were away, we hosted for 11 of the 14 days. When I arrived back in LA, knowing we’d finally be settling back into rhythm, my entire nervous system relaxed the moment I saw my bed, hugged by the old coastal live oaks just outside our windows. They were waving me in to cocoon.

Our geese honked so loudly with joy when they saw us that the entire canyon must have heard. And my Maine Coon, Rhubarb, was overjoyed and hasn’t left my side since. Our little white Pygora goat, Linden—who is easily the most popular animal on the farm—has finally started letting everyone feed her pellets and pet her. She’s a Virgo and radiates the most unmistakable Virgo best-friend energy. She also has the sweetest constant underbite smile, which is just so good.

We also came home to our yarn, which had been at the mill for the past three months. It’s spun from the fiber of our alpacas, Pygora goats (mohair), Angora rabbits, and Gotland sheep, and it turned out absolutely gorgeous. I already have three knitting projects picked out, and I don’t care that it’s nearly the height of summer. It’s the perfect excuse to knit for hours in the car on our next road trip.

We arrived home with a tiny kitten we found orphaned in our basement in Yosemite. It took me three days to earn her trust—leaving her little pieces of salami each day—before I was finally able to snatch her by the scruff in the eleventh hour before we left for Mendo. Naturally, we named her Salami, aka Sally. She’s currently undergoing my elite kitten training program to ensure she never gets eaten by a predator, and then she’ll move to my daughter’s Waldorf school to become their head mouser.

Now that I’m back in rhythm and settled into my home routine, I’m diving back into all of my health rituals. Since they’re top of mind as my body rebalances after six straight years of pregnancy and nursing, I thought I’d share what all of my stunningly vibrant 35+-year-old friends are doing. I’ve been asking everyone for their best hacks, and after hearing many of the same answers over and over again, I thought I’d round them all up here.

Let’s get into it below.

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