This is where we live, review
BOOKS | It’s not that I hated this book. It wasn’t badly written. It was compelling enough. (I actually raced through it less than a week, despite the demands of a life that amounts ...
Hey-o! Costume jewellery is happening now
SHOP NEWS | Costume jewellery is up! It’s all happening. Well, I did it. I listed three items. It’s really happening, y’all. Will & Bequeath vintage is back up and running! ...
Will & Bequeath: On starting small
SHOP NEWS | Life remains a little overwhelming, not going to lie. I’m in the midst of a house renovation (some new flooring we’ve needed pretty much since we moved in, but have been ...
Target’s decorative gold turkey is the ultimate thneed
RANT | Confession: I’m done my Christmas shopping already. Not only that, I’ve been done since before Halloween. Sure, if something jumps out at me, I might add in an item here or ...
Flippers are annoying (so maybe I’m annoying?)
PET PEEVE | Earlier this year I sold a mid century style dresser for $250 to what I thought was a local couple shopping for personal use. But … flippers are annoying. Really effing ...
Will & Bequeath vintage is back!
SHOP NEWS | Three years ago I had a baby. I first opened Will & Bequeath back in 2012 after leaving my last, traditional, non-freelance office job (in advertising, on the copy editing side), ...
To all the toys I’ve loved before
PARENTING | My Smeetch is in the midst of a series of love affairs. She takes up with, then abandons, stuffed animals and other soft toys at a rate that feels staggering and terrifying. It is ...
Holy shit, Dietland is so good
BOOKS | Dietland is so good. So good. Amazingly good. Riveting. And Sarai Walker is a warrior genius. Damn, y’all. Where has this book been all my life? I’ve been reading a lot ...
Same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall
BLOG | Happy fucking birthday to me! And to this website! Have you noticed it looks a little different these days? Yep. A mere 13 years after launching, I have finally gotten around to getting ...
Calypso by David Sedaris, review
BOOK REVIEW | Calypso by David Sedaris | Little Brown. At this point, blogging a review of anything by David Sedaris feels pretty presumptuous. Like, who the fuck am I to “review” ...
Happy Mama’s Day!
MAMA LIFE | Happy Mama’s Day! This bullshit holiday has wormed into my black and shrivelled heart. Good lord, I am such a SUCKER. Like, I never thought I’d be the sort of person who ...
Look Alive Out There, review
BOOKS | New collection of essays by Sloane Crosley is good, but Look Alive Out There still irks me | Macmillan. I don’t think I’m a particularly good judge of Sloane Crosley’s ...