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The weather outside is about to get frightful and I'm not allowed to use my fireplace, so let's talk about dressing to avoid hypothermia. This post is for women like me who chose to leave their tropical climates to experience cities with seasons. This post is not for those magical women in Montréal who can … Continue reading How to Dress for the Cold
Grace gave you what you can do for others this holiday season, so I'm following up with what you should do for you. (Also what I'm doing for me, because this is really just my holiday bucket list but I decided to feed two birds with one scone). 1. Watch The Christmas Chronicles The holiday season just … Continue reading 2018 Holiday Bucket List
I know, I know, the true meaning of Christmas is about Jesus or something. But to get that kind of Christmas spirit, I need to re-read the Gift of the Magi, go to church, donate to charity, and watch a Charlie Brown Christmas. And I'm probably going to do at least some of those things. … Continue reading How to Create Christmas Spirit on a Budget
Every week, we like to let you guys in on our secret loves from the past seven days. Here’s what we’ve got for y'all this time. 1. My kids' Halloween candyI'd like to thank 3 Musketeers in particular for getting me through the past week. You're my one true love and I'll never leave you. - … Continue reading Stuff We Love: Weekly Roundup
This November, we're challenging you to stop apologizing. There are a couple of images circulating around Facebook and the rest of the internet which suggest ways to stop saying sorry and start saying thank you (e.g. "I'm sorry for being so late" vs. "thank you for being so patient!"). I recently decided to try it myself and … Continue reading November Challenge: How to Stop Apologizing
Halloween is my favorite holiday. Unfortunately, this year it falls in the middle of a work week, and I can't celebrate it with all the reckless excess that it deserves. Fortunately, with a bit of determination, you can still feel the spirit of the holiday (even if you have to do it in a suit). … Continue reading Five Ways to Celebrate Halloween on a Weekday
The real answer, of course, is that you can't always do everything. Pick what’s important to you. Grind through the absolutely-must-do work that's fallen on your plate. Write a shorter blog post than you originally intended. And then say fuck it to the rest until later, and hang out with this sunshine angel that came … Continue reading How to Do Everything
You know what's great? Halloween. You know what's also great? Kids' halloween costumes. You know what's weird? Looking at kids halloween costumes when you don't have kids... unless you're "doing it for a friend." So here, for you all to enjoy, is my open letter to Grace about what she should dress her kids as for … Continue reading Six Toddler Halloween Costumes (picked by someone without kids)
Do you want to bribe your co-workers into liking you? Do you want to show your friends that you care after they've gotten some bad news? Do you want something unexpectedly delicious to munch on while re-watching Sabrina the Teenage Witch in preparation for Netflix's new Chilling Adventures of Sabrina series? Well, then you need … Continue reading How to Bake (nearly) Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
It's no secret that I make people like me by bribing them with food. Want to impress the people at your next potluck? Here are five seemingly-complicated foods that nearly anyone can make. 1. Ice cream cake I used to make things for Ben & Jerry's, and all you really need is time and some … Continue reading Five Fancy Foods Anyone Can Make