Archive - 5 Pretty/Ugly Things of In Pursuit of Clean Countertops

The World is Burning but Ballerina Farm has Makeup to Sell You

Plus 5 Pretty/Uglies about the Biden/Harris news

Jul 23 •

I'd like to complain about The Bear

Plus this week's 5 Pretty/Ugly Things

Jul 19 •

5 Pretty/Ugly Things About Summer Vacation

Plus the WORST part of beaching with children.

Jul 9 •

June 2024

What To Do During A Tiny Tornado

Plus perimenopause art and the happiest striped tee ever?

Jun 25 •

Some Pressing Thoughts on The Parent Trap

Plus my new favorite jeans and other pretty/uglies

Jun 11 •

May 2024

What Harrison Butker Taught Me About Motherhood

And so much more

May 21 •

5 Pretty/Ugly Things

Plus my thoughts on The Idea Of You

May 14 •

5 Pretty/Ugly Things

Mother's Day Edition

May 7 •

April 2024

Children Play House. Grownups Play Taylor Swift.

It’s been 10 days since the release of Taylor Swift’s latest album, and I’m somewhat unsettled by how much my reaction to it has shifted with so little…

Apr 30 •

5 Pretty/Ugly Instagram posts

Short and Sweet, Baby

Apr 23 •

5 Instagram accounts that make my life better

Including the best thing online my husband ever showed me

Apr 2 •

March 2024

I might have found the perfect white tee

This is not a drill

Mar 26 •

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