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The semester is ending next week, and things are finally slowing down enough that I have the mental space to try to reset some of my habits that got a bit wonky during the semester. Being a professor is like a sprint — it gets a little all-consuming during the semester, and then you fall […]

Tiny little home improvement that I’m surprisingly happy about — I got a bench for our bedroom. It’s a small room, but it turns out there’s enough room for a narrow bench by the window. And it means: • I can tuck my slippers and the pets’ water fountain under the bench (less visual clutter)

I’m happy with them — we had storage ottomans here from Target for a long time, but they’d gotten pretty battered, and they also took up a lot of space in my small living room, which gets pretty crowded in winter when I bring all the tropical plants in. We’re in an 1885 Victorian, so

Pulling out a random comment of mine from a friend’s post, in case it’s of general use to some of you, re: clothes and tailoring: a) Most women are unhappy with their clothes most of the time, I think. It’s sad. I blame the patriarchy, among other things. b) It’s worth taking some time to

Shortened skirt and matching mask, done. I cut the fabric on an angle, because I liked the idea of a slightly wonky bookcase. I have quite a bit of fabric left, not quite sure what I’ll do with it. Probably a matching headband. Maybe a matching bag? I wouldn’t match everything at once, but it’s

Playing around with alterations on this “Imagine the Possibilities” skirt tonight. I bought it from ModCloth, and I love the colors (and the book pattern, of course). It’s on sale now (40% off $69), but let me warn you that they have limited sizes left — 0, 2, 6, 16, 24W, as of right now.