In Defense of the RBF
What it actually means to be told you look unapproachable, and everything I’ve learned about living with the face I was given.
The Fall Beauty Edit
15 things replacing my summer beach-bum persona so I can look like a functioning adult again this fall.
October Favorites
Weeknight TV rituals and go-to dinners, cozy season essentials, a work-from-home upgrade, and the rest of what I’m loving this October.
Heads Up, Don’t Duck
How to fall and other lessons learned from youth hockey.
The Importance of Becoming a Lifelong Beginner
What relearning how to be bad at something taught me about growth, identity, and why competence isn't the whole point.
September Favorites
Pink spritzes, fragrance hyper-fixations, and the post-wedding hobbies that are getting me excited for fall.
Football Is Back
How I learned to love football season without developing any interest whatsoever in football.
My Adult Back-To-School Routine
10 Things I do every august to reset for fall.
The Achievement Trap
What happened when I accomplished every goal I had.
My Benjamin Button Skincare Routine
A decade-plus of trial and error distilled into the products I actually use every day.
the Middle Child Survival guide
Birth order, identity, and what it actually means to grow up in the middle.
The 10 Best Things I’ve Cooked This summer
From corn pasta and whipped ricotta to the weeknight steak that cured my fear of cooking meat, these are the recipes I keep coming back to.
The Best Thing I Ever Did Was Leave Home
On outgrowing certainty, starting over, and discovering that home doesn't get smaller when your world gets bigger.
August Favorites
Orange wine, detective novels, and other things to help pass the dog days of summer.
A Life, Well edited
Why I’ve never believed in having just one passion.