HeyJaredThis Part of Me
Essays, style notes, and quiet revelations from the in-between moments of building a life and a brand—as a mom.
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Color Crush (opens the original)
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Dear Reader,It’s been on my mind for a while now: deep rusts, oxbloods, burgundies—all the dark reds that verge on the edge of an earth tone.It started when I painted our bookshelves Etruscan Red by Farrow and Ball. Then I rebranded this page—Undone—to have a similar backdrop.Now that it’s fall, it’s on my mind once again.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jf8v!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-po
Fake Fatigue (opens the original)
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Dear Reader,Months ago, I watched a health-oriented reel from an influencer who had lost a significant amount of weight.She explained how she did it.She changed her diet. She lifted weights. She walked. Drank more water.I remember thinking, how impressive. Then I moved on.Later, I learned there was another part of the story (a part that came out much later).She also uses a GLP-1 weight loss drug.Now, before you think this is an essay about GLP-1s, it’s not.I don’t care if someone takes a GLP-1.I
Ever Feel the Need to Disappear? (opens the original)
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Dear Reader,It was 5 a.m. when I sat down to meditate.I pulled up the timer on my phone, and before I hit start, I caught myself wondering: should I record this?Should I capture it? Put it on my story? Show my community one of the most important moments of my day?I didn’t record it.Partly because I couldn’t make myself take the extra steps—find the tripod, prop the phone, frame the shot, press the button. But mostly because the question itself stopped me.Why was I considering filming a private m
10 THINGS: SEPTEMBER (opens the original)
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Dear Reader,Happy first day of what I consider the most beautiful month of the year.Really though—isn’t September underrated? It’s like summer and fall had a baby. You get the best weather with all the fall charm.On my radar this month: sunflower fields, apple-picking with the girls (we go to the BEST organic orchard called Peck & Bushel—locals, you must go, and get some apple cider donuts), cozy autumn scents (favorite below), and crisp morning walks in a good lightweight jacket (also more on t
How I Purge My Closet (opens the original)
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Dear Reader,I love clothes. But I don’t like owning a lot of them.I’ve been this way for years.In 2013, I read Overdressed, a book about the true cost of fast fashion that forever changed the way I thought about clothing. Almost immediately, I went to my closet and donated or sold roughly 80 percent of my wardrobe.It was around this time that I became very clear on my personal style—but, more importantly, on a philosophy that has followed me ever since:Covet fewer, better things.I still remember
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