What’s your favorite type of hug? Hope your weekend is full of good cuddles. xo Katia Wish is a divorced mom recording the joys and challenges of co-parenting. She writes children’s books and teaches illustration at Massachusetts College of Art and Design; her new zine is MAMA IS…. You can follow her on Instagram, if…
Read more11 Patterned Products I’m Loving That Will Look Great in Any Home
When you first start feeling comfortable working with pattern in your home, it can be tempting to overdo it or jump right in with a riskier purchase (think a patterned sofa, for example). There are so many small ways to get comfortable with mixing and matching patterns that don’t require a huge purchase. I’m sharing…
Read moreWhat Do You Wear on First Dates?
Recently I was noodling around on Instagram when a question by stylist Amanda Murray caught my eye: “What do you wear on a first date?” My last first date was six years ago at an Italian restaurant with a funny guy who had hot hand tattoos and dimples. My outfit of choice? A chiffon swing…
Read moreMy Year of Selfies
You could get lost in the landscape of a face. Daily, I marvel at the point of my daughter’s chin, like the V of geese soaring in the sky. I trace that slightly protuberant upper lip with its soft rose-petal swell. In conversations, I’m mesmerized by the way my husband’s brows hook, then flatten like…
Read more4 Common Mistakes Men Make That Destroy Their Relationships
You’ll be surprised how smooth everything will become. Not-so-fun fun fact: About 42% of marriages in the US end in divorce. Leading a happy relationship with a future isn’t easy. Sometimes, it’s because you two aren’t compatible. Other times, you could’ve made it, but you slacked off. It’s normal. It happens. Relationships take effort. If…
Read moreThree Recipes With Boursin
Have you tried Boursin, the crumbly, herby cheese spread from Normandy? The boys and I love eating it with crackers while watching TV; and at parties, it’s always the first food to disappear, rivaled only by onion dip. So! When I spotted a Boursin pasta on Ethaney Lee’s Instagram, I immediately reached out to her…
Read more5 Popular Interior Design Patterns, Styled in Rooms I Love
The May theme on Wit & Delight is all about the joy of decorating with pattern at home. I wanted to pull together a list of some of the most popular interior design patterns, styled in spaces I love. There’s no shortage of ways to bring pattern into a home. Most patterns fall into one…
Read morePlant Kween’s Leafy Brooklyn Apartment Is Rooted in Love
“When folks come over, they’re like, whoa, you’re really into plants,” laughs houseplant expert Christopher Griffin, aka Plant Kween. They live in a colorful Brooklyn apartment with more than 225 “green gurls,” but since each plant is strategically placed, the space feels more airy than crowded. Here’s a peek inside… LIVING ROOM: Chair: Ikea. Candle:…
Read moreWhat Glimmers Are You Noticing These Days?
This weekend, I learned about glimmers: How lovely is that? So, this morning, I took a walk around the neighborhood and, let me tell you, glimmers abound. Here’s a short list: * Feeling the spring breeze.* Walking past multiple guys with mustaches. *fans herself** Meeting a five-month-old baby with the saggiest, baggiest cheeks, and recognizing…
Read more9 Writers Share Their Favorite Books on Motherhood
As Mother’s Day approaches, we turned to nine writers with a question: what’s your favorite book about moms? Here’s a compendium of bookmarkable selections… MEAGHAN O’CONNELL Meaghan writing about newborns in And Now We Have Everything: Day and night bled into each other, coalescing into one big nightmare. My clothes were indistinguishable from pajamas. A…
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