House & Home

June 24, 2020June 25, 2020

5 summer salad recipes for simple everyday lunches

I often enjoy a little more spontaneity in the summertime. Simple choices like grabbing an impromptu drink on the patio with friends or gathering for a spur-of-the-moment barbecue make for ... Read more

January 9, 2020January 21, 2020

5 favorite recipes for soup season

Food & Recipes, House & Home, Stuff I Love

We eat a lot of soup this time of year: twice a week, we’re serving up some kind of soup or stew. The soup recipes we rely on are easy, ... Read more

May 1, 2019May 13, 2019

Just give it a minute

The Examined Life, Time Management

A hazard of the writing life is that you spend too much time on your duff tapping away at a tiny keyboard, neither of which are good for your body, ... Read more

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019

2 things you love, 1 thing you treasure, and 1 thing you’ll never forget.

Inspiration, My Life, Time Management

Readers, I’m just back from a quick trip to Memphis (for the second time ever) and Oxford, Mississippi (for the first). I’d always wanted to see Oxford for myself, but ... Read more

December 6, 2018December 8, 2018

A beginner’s guide to happy, healthy houseplants

House & Home, My Life, Stuff I Love

I was warned years ago that people who work with ephemeral mediums (think: words, code, tech anything) need to find a tangible creative outlet or they will lose their minds. ... Read more

October 17, 2018September 11, 2020

4 travel essentials that made my life much easier this fall

Organizing, Stuff I Love

I’ve always said I don’t travel enough to be good at it, unlike those people who can pack up a week’s worth of clothes and gear in twenty minutes, zip ... Read more

July 18, 2018July 18, 2018

The things that seem to work for everyone else

My Life, Reflections, Time Management

This morning my alarm went off in what felt like the actual middle of the night. It wasn’t; it was 5:20. But it hurt. In my dreams, I’d been in ... Read more

July 16, 2018July 31, 2018

One helpful piece of organizing (and life) advice

Organizing, Reflections, Time Management

This year I’ve been working on organizing my spaces, and so I’ve spent a contained but real amount of time scoping out other people’s pantries, fridges, and desk drawers, looking for ... Read more

May 24, 2018May 24, 2018

Don’t take fake breaks (and two nonfiction books to frame your summer reading)

Books & Reading, Time Management

Up today: a simple tip to help you feel less harried and two great nonfiction books to kick off summer reading season. These past few months I keep having some ... Read more

May 7, 2018March 5, 2021

20 interesting recipes to make for dinner with boneless skinless chicken breasts

Food & Recipes, House & Home

Do you ever have days where you didn’t plan ahead and you find yourself with absolutely zero creative energy (or any energy at all) to decide on dinner? That was ... Read more