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What Static, Frizz and Hat Hair Taught Me About Letting Things Be Messy
Static, frizz and hat hair are tiny problems, and also a surprisingly accurate map of how I felt about being seen. Here is the science, the small fixes that work, and the one rule…
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My Grandmother’s Coat and the Style Lessons It Keeps Teaching Me
A camel wool coat, a butterscotch candy in the pocket and a grocery list that says good bread. What an inherited coat…
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I Did My Own Nails for a Month and Learned to Slow Down
Four weeks, two hands and no salon appointments. What doing my own manicure taught me about nail health, slow hobbies and finally…
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The Black Friday Haul I Returned and What I Actually Wanted
I filled my cart at midnight and stood in a post office line two weeks later. Here is what the return pile…
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How I Learned to Love My Face in Photos After Years of Hiding From Cameras
For years I was the one holding the camera so I never had to be in the picture. Here is what the…
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The Boots I Wear Every Winter and the Woman They Turn Me Into
Every November I pull the same pair of boots out of a shoebox and something in me changes. Here is what the…
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Why I Keep a Self-Care Sunday Even When It Feels Like Another Chore
The Sunday dread is guaranteed, so I built a tiny ritual for it. Here is how I keep my self-care Sunday from…
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The Holiday Card Photo I Dreaded and the Version of Me It Showed
I dodged the family holiday card photo for three years. When I finally showed up, the camera caught the version of me…
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The Winter Haircut That Made Me Start Over and What It Quietly Fixed
I walked into the salon asking for a trim and left having cried, chopped eight inches and started over. Here is what…