5 Pretty/Ugly Things

Weekly round-up of 5 things I consumed during the week that skirted the line between beauty and ugliness in a myriad ways.

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Satirical conformity

Plus trad make-believe, the remaking of a life, and the earrings I wear with everything

Sep 19 •

Manic Prairie Dream Girl

A treatise and a multitude of recs

Sep 13 •

What keeps you coming back?

The momfluencers you can't quit

Aug 29 •

August Summer Book Giveaway

Plus - gimme your "this book blew my mind" recs!

Aug 22 •

A bevy of rainy day recs

What I ate, wore, saw, and swore about on vacation

Aug 15 •

A very delicious rec

It’s been a hot minute since I shared an Obsessed rec, and I’ve been using the product I’m about to enthusiastically endorse regularly for several days…

Jul 26 •

How are you trying less?

I was so gratified to learn that My Summer of Minimal Effort resonated with folks. So many of us have been try, try, trying our way through life for a…

Jul 19 •

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