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March 31, 2026
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Six Left-of-Center Things I Ordered for Spring.

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Barrel utility pants, bandana scarves, and four other items I've been buying this spring.

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March 31, 2026
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Tuesday-in-March Pastiche.

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March 30, 2026
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Beauty Products I’m Loving in My 40s.

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March 30, 2026
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Who Were You Named After?

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March 29, 2026
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The Magpie Diary: March 29, 2026.

Musings + Essays
March 28, 2026
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Jen’s Weekend Drafts: Things I Didn’t Know I Loved.

Musings + Essays
March 27, 2026
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What I Loved Wearing This Week: March 27, 2026.

Classic Style
March 27, 2026
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How I Think about Exercise in My 40s.

Musings + Essays
March 26, 2026
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Statement Shorts and Skirts for Spring.

Classic Style
March 26, 2026
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Seven Fashion Finds That Took Me on Vacation.

Musings + Essays
March 25, 2026
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Spring Bed and Bath Refresh.

Home
March 25, 2026
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A Paean to the Mid-Atlantic.

Learnings
March 24, 2026
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The Cutest Kids’ Everyday Clothing I’ve Found for Spring.

Children's Finds

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The Softest Kinds of Love.

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Signs You’re Becoming an Expert in Yourself —

Reflections on the goal of becoming an expert in myself -- and signs I might be on the right path.
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Our Lives as Mosaics.

A musing on the notion that our lives are mosaics of the people we love.
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A Magpie Desiderata.

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Parenting Clarities + Reassurances.

Reassurances and encouragement for tough parenting days -- a few phrases and mantras that help when things get tough in motherhood.
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Losing Tilly.

Reflections on losing my dog, Tilly, and what's been helping me through this time of grief.
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January 21, 2025

Fragile Bells.

Musings on learning to listen for the magical in the mundane.
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January 27, 2025

Matryoshka.

Reflections on mothering my seven year old daughter -- and how she still needs my little tendernesses.
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January 24, 2026

The Befores.

Musings on time before children with my husband.
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Spotlight: La Ligne Sweaters.

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The Best Jeans For Petites.

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Magpie Promo Codes.

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