Some mornings I get a full ten minutes to myself. Most mornings I get about as long as one song. This is the five-product version I do standing up, usually with a baby on my hip. It is not a…
The Diary
The Linen Closet That Finally Stopped Falling On Me
For about a year, opening the linen closet was a small gamble. Towels came out in an avalanche and I shoved them back in worse than I found them. Five things fixed it, and it has stayed fixed since spring,…
The Changing Station That Ended the Scramble
For about two months my changing table was just a pile. Every diaper change turned into a search, usually one handed, usually while she was rolling toward the edge. Five things fixed it and I have not rearranged it since….
The At-Home Manicure That Actually Holds Up
A salon gel set is two hours I do not have anymore. So I learned to do my own at the kitchen table after bedtime. It took a few messy tries. Now it lasts me about two and a half…
The Cleaning Stuff I Keep Rebuying
I have bought a lot of cleaning products that looked great on a shelf and did nothing in my house. These five are the ones that stay on my reorder list year after year. Not exciting. Just the things that…
Car Rides With a Baby, Actually Survivable
The first long drive we took, I pulled over four times in ninety minutes. Nobody was in danger. I just could not see her and my brain would not let it go. These five did not turn her into a…