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12 Summer Books for Your Beach Bag

Things That Make Me Feel Like a Person Again

What to Wear When the Weather Is Rude (way too hot)

Sunday Edition: A Case for the Mid-Year Reset

Petite Pause no. 5

Every Sarah J. Maas Book, Ranked by Vibes, Heartache, and Re-readability

Why Are We So Obsessed With External Validation?

Sunday Edition: Everything You Need to Know About the Libby Library App

Petite Pause no. 4

Mothering in the Margins

Not the Love Story You Were Expecting

Sunday Edition: Sunshine Doesn’t Have to Cost a Thing

Petite Pause no. 3

What I Read in May & June

A Week of Summer

One Year of The Second Act!

Petite Pause no. 2

Book Review: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Is This Intuition or Am I Spiraling Again?

Sunday Edition: Sunday is the Woman I Want to be

Petite Pause no. 1

Books That Feel Like You’re Living in a Nancy Meyers’ Movie

Why Jazz Feels Like Love

Sunday Edition: Summer Rhythm's That Work (So Far)

Lovin' Lately no. 34

Notes on Love, After Everything

Sunday Edition: Slow Living, Beyond the Aesthetic

Lovin' Lately no. 33

Elin Hilderbrand, My Summer Obsession

June's Library Book Roundup - Book Ideas for Your Next Trip to the Library

Lovin' Lately no. 32

Lovin' Lately no. 31

Is this a Pre-Midlife Crisis?

Sunday Edition: What is rotting, if not rest?

Lovin' Lately no. 30

Help Your Child Say More Words with Play-Doh

May-cember Madness

Sunday Edition: Crossroads

Lovin' Lately no. 29

May's Library Book Roundup - Book Ideas for Your Next Trip to the Library

Lemon Recipe Roundup! 🍋

Sunday Edition: The Cool Girl, Burnt Out

Lovin' Lately no. 28

Songs, Rhymes & Early Literacy Development

The Only Outfits You Need for Hybrid Work

How to Be a Better Home Cook (without crying)

Sunday Edition: I got a Ukulele!

Lovin' Lately no. 26

Why Visual Processing Matters More Than You Think in Early Reading

A Divided Life

Sunday Edition: Time moves differently depending on where we stand.

Lovin' Lately no. 25

Benefits of Decodable Text for Beginning Readers

Practical Habits That Turned My Motherhood Mindset Around

Sunday Edition: The Unsexy Things That "Cured" My Burnout

Lovin' Lately no. 24

Books for Kids to Celebrate Springtime and Spring Holidays

15+ Books to Read on the Beach (or Couch!) This Spring Break

Lovin' Lately no. 23

Hello, Spring! Fun Family Activities to Enjoy the Season

20 of My Favorite Spring Dinner Recipes Perfect for the Season

Sunday Edition: How I’m Romanticizing Spring

The Best New Books to Read This Spring

Family Movie Magic - The Best New Kids Films Hitting Theaters in 2025

Why Am I Always in a Hurry?

2025 Spring Capsule Wardrobe

The Age of Why: Raising a Relentlessly Curious Child

Sunday Edition: The Art of Becoming Again

Lovin' Lately no. 22

Fall in Love with Being Alone

Sunday Edition: “I’m not trying to look younger, I just want to look and feel good for my age"

From Playdates to First Dates: Dating as a 30+ Single Mom

On tiny signs of sweetness

I Read Fantasy Like It’s My FT Job - Here Are My Top Must-Reads

The Days That Feel Like Too Much

Sunday Edition: Never Skip Getting Dressed

Lovin' Lately no. 21

A Few Thoughts on Overthinking, Intuition, and Learning to Trust Ourselves Again

Sunday Edition: 5 Things That Helped Me After the End of My Marriage

Lovin' Lately no. 20

Sunday Edition: Where the Quiet Lives

Recipe Box: Lemon Pasta with Shrimp

19 Thriller Books You’ll Want to Put Down But Won’t Be Able To

The Unspoken Conflict: Balancing Your Desires with Your Children’s Needs

Recipe Box: Cava Bowls

Glimmers: A Simple Way to Find Magic in the Ordinary

Sunday Edition: The Power of Being Less Reactive

Lovin' Lately no. 19

Where Is There Friction in Your Life?

Sunday Edition: Routines not Resolutions

Lovin' Lately no. 18

How to Break a Reading Slump