Getting braids installed is the easy part. Week three is where it falls apart, and it always falls apart in the same two ways: the scalp starts screaming and the edges start looking rough. I keep these five things stocked…
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The Fall Reset: Cozy Swaps I Make Every September
I do not redecorate for fall. I swap five things, it takes an afternoon, and the whole house feels different by dinner. No pumpkins on every surface, nothing that has to go back in a bin in November. Just warmer,…
Tummy Time Without the Tears
For a while tummy time in our house lasted about forty seconds before it turned into a full negotiation. What actually changed it was not trying harder, it was putting something worth looking at at eye level. These are the…
The Brow Routine I Can Do With One Hand
Half the time I am doing my face with a baby on my hip, which means anything requiring two hands and a steady breath is out. Brows are the exception, because brows are the thing that make me look awake…
The Desk Corner That Made Working From Home Bearable
My desk was the dining table, and my office hours were whenever she napped. That worked until my neck stopped forgiving me. I gave myself an actual corner, about four feet of it, and these five things are what turned…
Baby-Proofing the Room We Actually Live In
At nine months she pulled herself up on the coffee table for the first time, and I suddenly saw our living room the way she sees it: a room full of edges and outlets and one very tippable bookshelf. I…