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What I’m Reading This Summer (and the Bookmark Keeping My Place)
What I’m Reading This Summer Summer reading looks a little different when you have kids home. It happens in stolen pockets — thirty minutes at the splash pad while they get gloriously wet without me, a quiet lunch when I actually remember to sit down for one, and my…
12 Small but Meaningful Gifts for the Thoughtful Reader
Gifts for the Thoughtful Reader There’s a certain kind of person who lights up at the words “I got you something small.” Not because small means less. Because small, done thoughtfully, often means more. It means someone paid attention. It means they noticed what you…
Why I Switched From Sticky Tabs to Magnetic Planner Tabs
Why I switched I am not a born planner girl. I know there are women out there who have used the same system since high school, who color-code without thinking twice, who have never once torn a page in frustration. That has never been me. I’m becoming a planner person,…
One More Chapter: Books for the Busy Mom Summer
Books for the Busy Mom Summer Summer has this way of feeling like it should be slower, and then somehow not being slower at all. There are kids home all day, schedules that disappeared, snacks to locate every forty-five minutes, and somewhere in the middle of all of…
How to Build a Summer Reading Ritual You’ll Actually Keep
How to Build a Summer Reading Ritual You’ll Actually Keep There’s a particular kind of light that only happens in summer. Late afternoon, when the sun goes low and everything turns amber. The garden looks softer. Colors warm up. The whole world slows down just a…
The Golden Hour Garden Drop Is Here (And It Feels Like Summer)
There’s a particular kind of light that only happens in summer. Late afternoon, when the sun goes low and everything turns amber. The garden looks softer. Colors warm up. The whole world slows down just a little. That’s the feeling I was chasing with this collection….
Do Magnetic Bookmarks Damage Book Pages? Here’s the Truth
Do Magnetic Bookmarks Damage Book Pages? Here’s the Truth If you’ve been curious about magnetic bookmarks but haven’t pulled the trigger yet, you’ve probably asked some version of this question. Will this thing ruin my book? It’s a fair thing to wonder. Books matter….
How to Get Back Into Reading (and Why This Summer Is the Perfect Time to Start)
How to Get Back Into Reading (and Why This Summer Is the Perfect Time to Start) Today is the day. We took a trip to the library last week — me and my boys — and let them wander the shelves until they each found something that actually called to them. No pressure, no…
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