spoonie adventures in books, beauty, & bullshit
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…
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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…
Three weeks ago today I was crying unconsolably. I couldn’t accept or even fathom the idea of my five year relationship being over with a man whom I’d pictured forever with. I loved him with every brittle bone in my body. Every unreliable fiber of my being. All I wanted was him – I could’ve…
