January 8, 2026
4

I Hope There’s a Lot of This in 2026 —

Musings + Essays

A mood board for the year ahead full of slow and gentle starts, legato energy, and downtime.

About Jen Shoop

Meet The Author
January 8, 2026
6

What to Wear: Mid-Winter Days.

Classic Style
January 7, 2026
4

Quince Finds + Favorites: January 2026.

Classic Style
January 7, 2026
6

I Know There Is a Word for This —

Musings + Essays

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January 6, 2026
2

Designer Bags for the New Year: Sale Edit.

Classic Style
January 6, 2026
14

On Whimsy —

Musings + Essays
January 5, 2026
0

Building No-Skip Underwear + Pajama Drawers.

Home
January 5, 2026
21

What Book Releases Are We Most Excited about in 2026?

Book Club
January 4, 2026
2

The Magpie Diary: Jan. 4, 2026.

Musings + Essays
January 3, 2026
0

Jen’s Weekend Drafts: Slowmaxxing and Dried Flower Art.

Fashion Trends
January 2, 2026
0

Micropost: Epic January 2026 Rag + Bone Sale.

Sales + Budget Buys
January 2, 2026
2

What I Loved Wearing This Week: Jan. 2, 2026.

Fashion Trends
January 2, 2026
0

Quiet Luxury for the New Year.

Classic Style

Featured Essays + Musings

July 29, 2025

The Softest Kinds of Love.

A musing on the softest kinds of love: patience, acceptance, receiving energy, "take as long as you need," etc.
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July 28, 2025

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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February 14, 2024

Losing Tilly.

Reflections on losing my dog, Tilly, and what's been helping me through this time of grief.
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November 6, 2024

It’s just that —

Musings on what really matters in life -- not the big, dramatic trips of a lifetime but the tiny, everyday, domestic gestures of love.
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January 21, 2025

Fragile Bells.

Musings on learning to listen for the magical in the mundane.
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April 3, 2023

Our Lives as Mosaics.

A musing on the notion that our lives are mosaics of the people we love.
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March 14, 2025

10 I Love Yous.

A musing on the many hidden ways of saying "I love you."
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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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July 8, 2024

The Befores.

Musings on time before children with my husband.
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March 26, 2024

A Magpie Desiderata.

A roundup of life lessons -- what we'd tell our twenty-year-old selves.
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LET'S GO SHOPPING.

December 29, 2025
2

Sweaters for the Depths of Winter.

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December 23, 2025
4

The Best Jeans For Petites.

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November 5, 2025
9

Magpie Promo Codes.

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