Gift Guide 2024: Hot Dogs
A gift guide featuring all things Hot Dog. A Chicago dog flag and dad hat. Earrings. A tote bag. What more could you want?! This holiday, give the gift of hot dog.
Gift Guide 2024: Farfalle
A gift guide featuring one of, if not THE most aesthetically pleasing pasta shapes, farfalle. Your pasta loving friend (or self) will be thrilled to receive any of these gifts, be it a hair clip, a glittery poster, or a keychain
Gift Guide 2024: Tinned Fish
We’re doing an ultra-specific gift guide this year and I’m highlighting foods I find visually pleasing. These are celebrations of foods as visuals, not so much as foods. First edition: Tinned fish! All products mentioned are described as sardines, but any tinned fish image scratches my brain just right.
My Away Suitcase Broke, But Away (and Their Lifetime Warranty) Had the Situation Handled in Under 30 Minutes
My six year old Away Bigger Carry-On broke, and Away sent me a new suitcase immediately. I already thought this was a must-have product, but now that I know the lifetime warranty is for real, I demand you get an Away suitcase.
You Might Not Think You Need a Mini Trash Can. You’re Wrong.
I got this trash can for sewing scraps, I use it for EVERYTHING
These Little Beads Completely Remove the Dog Smell Embedded in my Vacuum
If you live with animals, you may be familiar with the smell that comes from your vacuum exhaust when its running. There was seemingly nothing I could do about it -- until I found Fresh Wave Vacuum Deodorizing Beads. These make vacuuming smell like NOTHING. It's miraculous.
Wear, Watch, Want #289: The Loud, Deep Sea Cushion Edition
What I wore, watched, and wanted this week — From a custom pincushion to a speaker made for pool parties
A Kind of Eulogy for Disability Twitter
Three life changing things that Disability Twitter brought to my life: The shingles vaccine, a pain-free pillow, and actually cute KN95 masks
Bury Me With My Pillow Cube
As someone with chronic pain, believe me when I tell you a Pillow Cube is life changing. I am so addicted to sleeping with a Pillow Cube, I ordered one to be delivered to be while I was on vacation
Four Times the Store Brand Isn’t Just Fine - It’s Better (Yes, It’s Mostly Kirkland)
Sometimes it’s time to be spendy, sometimes it’s far more worthwhile to be thrifty. These are four items that aren’t just good — they’re BETTER than the name brand/fancier options. And yes, three out of four are Kirkland brand.
Four Items For Which Name Brand is Necessary
Sometimes only name brand will do. Here are four items that I will always spend extra money on, because the real deal is absolutely worth it
Wear, Watch, Want #285: The Anachronistic Heavy Straw Edition
Everything I wore, watched, and wanted this week - From the return of Bridgerton to yet another Yeti product
These Lighters Are a Bit Pricey, But For a Candle Lover, They’re Worth Every Cent
After being disappointed and frustrated by cheaper USB lighters, I have realized that the only place to buy a good USB lighter is from the USB Lighter Company, even if they are expensive
The Travel Bottles That Helped Me Overpack Slightly Less Than Usual
These travel dropper bottles worked perfectly to hold my various oils and elixirs - AND they didn’t leak OR get confiscated by TSA
After a Very Bad Burn, These Bandages Were the Only Thing That Helped Me Heal
All-Health Hydrocolloid Bandages are the only ones I’ve found that live up to all their promises.
Wear, Watch, Want #282: The Poor Power Chair Edition
Everything I wore, watched, and wanted this week — From a Peloton class to a gimmicky chair
This Rolling Pin is So Amazing, I’m Mad I Only Got One Recently
No more guesswork, no more uneven bakes, just perfectly rolled dough
My Beloved Pastry Blender, I’m So Sorry I Forgot You Exist
If you need to get a dough together quickly, easily, and without ruining your nails, look no further than the humble pastry blender
If You Ignore My Advice About These Five Things, We’re in a Fight, Immediately
These are the best things and that's an objective fact
My Favorite Little Kitchen Tool is Cheap, Small, and Indispensable
Plastic bench scrapers help corral crumbs, lift up sticky cookie dough, scrape burned cheese of your stovetop, and probably have one million uses I haven’t found yet. They’re perfect.