Open House
Living in a small lake town in California, slowly bringing a hundred-year-old cottage back to life. Notes on home, hosting, and the rhythms of a well-lived life.
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The Locals’ Summer Catalog (opens the original)
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How to Cozy-fy Your House for Fall (opens the original)
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We all know ‘Spring Cleaning’ well. You clear out your closet, reorganize the junk drawer, and mop the floors. It’s a season for getting rid of what you no longer need after you’ve stocked up all winter. It’s about shedding layers and starting new. Cozy-fying for fall is the antithesis of spring cleaning. It isn’t necessarily about accumulating more, but it is about harvesting and abundance! More candles, more layers, more things left out where you can actually enjoy them. Not clutter for clutte
The Pour Over: September (opens the original)
Your Fall Syllabus (opens the original)
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Congrats, you’ve been accepted. Welcome to the 2026 Fall Semester: Future Self Course.I must admit, I was never a perfect student. However, I was always pretty good at tests, take home projects, and boy, did I love the first day of school syllabus. There was something so satisfying about flipping through seeing what the rest of the semester had in store – books to read, what we’d be learning week by week, milestones, quizzes, and of course, the final project.I loved buying a fresh planner or not
Full Time, Freelance, or Something In Between? (opens the original)
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I’m writing this while pumping on the eve of my official return to a full day of work and being away from my daughter.Before I got pregnant, the idea of having to take any step away from my career was deeply unnerving. Years of experience, building connections, and keeping up with the latest in brand and marketing would have to be put on pause. How could I ever find the time for motherhood while work was already bleeding into my Saturdays and Sundays?As someone who has always truly loved working
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