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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
We're in the twilight of summer, with the weather turning from unreasonably hot to pleasantly sunny, which means I'm allowed to start writing posts about Fall. Fall is more than just pumpkin spice lattes, the best holidays, and the clothing style that most fits my #aesthetic: whether you’re headed back to school (or your kid … Continue reading Five Tips for a Productive Fall
When people say that they love to travel, they don’t actually mean that they love to travel. Exploring far-away places is exciting: the actual act of getting there is not. No matter how adventurous your life seems in a three-second airport Snapchat, actually being confined in a giant metal tube for hours on end is … Continue reading How to Prepare for a Long Flight
I was supposed to get out of my comfort zone and go on five New York Tinder dates this summer, but I watched Supergirl on Netflix instead. Here's what (probably) would have happened if I had followed through. The Guy: Jack. Twenty-eight. New York City. Likes alliteration, which is a plus. Works as an AI … Continue reading Five Tinder Dates I Didn’t Go On
As you know, our July monthly challenge is to do an instagram post a day. If you've found yourself uninspired, here are four easy and three difficult tropes to steal from the insta-famous. Easy posts... 1. Rustic Brunch Flatlay Taken by Standing on a Chair Please don’t actually stand on chair to pull off this … Continue reading Seven Instagram Tropes to Try This Month
The United States Supreme Court has been in the news a lot over the past few weeks, and not without reason. Tonight, President Trump will be announcing his nominee to the Supreme Court. If confirmed by the Senate, this new Supreme Court Justice will have a profound impact on the future of our country. I’m … Continue reading How to Understand the Supreme Court
Happy July and welcome to our first ever monthly challenge! On the first of every month, we’ll be issuing ourselves a self-improvement challenge. July’s challenge is an Instagram post a day. Why? There are tons of ways to combat social media envy, like cleanses or blackouts or simple restriction. They force you to leave Facebook, delete … Continue reading July Challenge: Instagram Post a Day
It's not a secret that I'm going through a slump right now. You can tell because of my whiny, self-indulgent previous post, plus the fact that I keep missing weeks of blogging which (I like to think) is unusual for me. I nearly missed this week, too; I watched as the afternoon came and went, … Continue reading Why Every Girl Needs A Kim