spoonie adventures in books, beauty, & bullshit
There’s something to be said about a good drink – it can cure most of life’s ills. Breakups. Hangovers. A serious case of the Mondays. You name it, there’s probably a craft cocktail that can ease your situation, whatever it may be. In their new cocktail book, Doctor’s Orders, authors Chris Edwards and Dave Tregenza…
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There’s something to be said about taking the time to pause and enjoy life. I’m not talking about posting an Instagram quote with inspiring hashtags, but actually being intentional about your thoughts and actions. In her new book, Lagom, Swedish food stylist and cookery writer, Steffi Knowles-Dellner, explores the eponymous Scandinavian word (“lagom”), which roughly…
Navigating life after a long-term relationship is something I’d never wish upon anyone. It left me feeling so inexplicably empty and without a sense of identity; I honestly thought I’d never recover. You forget you’re your own person because you’ve become so consumed with putting someone else’s needs before your own (and that’s not a…
THEME: Creative, in collaboration with LA-based artist Priscilla Witte. She’s a street artist known for “colorful murals and relatable illustrations,” inspiring Ipsy’s first-ever “coloring book-style Glam Bag.” I really like the idea behind this month’s theme, because featuring actual artists gives the bag more personality and gives you someone to look up and follow (if you’re…
It was this time of the year, six years ago, when I experienced my first “real” breakup. He was a two-month crush whom I fell swiftly for, only to find myself with a bruised heart and lots of unanswered questions. He broke up with me the day before I had an appointment to get birth…
Read more Thoughts | Deleting a Photo Doesn’t Erase the Memory
What do you call a single guy? A bachelor, right? How about a single girl? Pathetic? Desperate? Spinster? Loser? In her new book, Single Girl Problems: Why Being Single Isn’t a Problem to be Solved, author and co-host of CBC’s daytime talk show The Goods, Andrea Bain, celebrates the single gal and everything she offers to…
A while back I read an article that asked what the key to leading a fulfilling life is. One person said it was to do one thing that scared them each and every day. Today, for me, that was booking a flight (well, four actually) with a guy I had a first date with the…
