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In my experience, people always fall into two different categories: they get dressed to live, or live to get dressed—and I’ve always been the latter. Now more than ever, I’ve realized how much my clothing is a part of my identity. It’s a part of my day I truly look forward to. I love planning […] More
Spending all of this time at home looks different to everyone. For some, tackling home projects, getting ahead on work, and spring cleaning are keeping them extra busy. For others, watching everything on their Netflix queue, catching up on sleep, and relaxing are more in line with their daily to-dos. And most of us are […] More
With the number of people infected by the novel coronavirus continuing to grow, government and health officials continue to recommend that people stay home to help stem the spread. Many hospitals and medical practices are currently closed or overwhelmed by an influx of patients, making it harder to get prescriptions for contacts, glasses, and birth […] More
My sister Rebecca is one of my heroes—she’s a dedicated nurse, a loving wife, the best sister, a dedicated daughter, and the most amazing mom to my 16-month-old nephew. Even in the best of times, she does it all—but now especially, I’m even more in awe of her than usual. We both live in Chicago, […] More
At this point in the COVID-19 isolation (I’ve lost count, but it feels like day 432-ish), it wouldn’t be surprising if you have flown through all of your initial forms of entertainment and ways to keep busy. If you’re anything like me, you’ve plowed through two or three Netflix docuseries, you’ve baked enough cookies for […] More
I’m going to begin with a personal anecdote: My birthday is July 2. This means that it falls on one of the most popular weekends of the year to flee town: The 4th of July. Every single year, I receive strings of texts from my friends about how they won’t be able to do anything […] More
Social distancing during the COVID-19 quarantine feels a lot like that time in between Christmas and New Year’s where days of the week simply don’t exist. What day of quarantine are we on? It could just as easily be day six as day 32. I’m unsure at this point. I live alone in a small […] More
When I had envisioned myself becoming a “responsible adult that cleans regularly,” the visual I had in mind was of the Monica Geller variety, who washed dishes in a wedding dress, made DIY magical cleaning solutions, and enjoyed vacuuming her vacuums. I had achieved that to some degree, until the current events were upon us […] More
