The Kind Who Make Appointments and Keep Them.
Learnings
On becoming a proper grown up.
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How I Think about Exercise in My 40s.
Musings + Essays
Un-learning some of my past unhealthy and unhelpful perspectives on fitness.
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The Magpie Diary: Feb. 22, 2026.
Musings + Essays
A patchwork of thoughts, poetry, and lists I'm working on, almost none of which hang…
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An Ode to Sarah Creal’s Face Flex Concealer.
Beauty
The concealer I've written about dozens of times before + all the beauty products I…
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What Would My 70-Year-Old Self Say?
Learnings
Musings on what my older self might say -- mainly, reassurances and words of encouragement…
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Advice from Older Sister Figures —
Learnings
Advice on parenting, perimenopause, sibling relationships, becoming braver, and more from our septuagenarian Magpie readers.
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Weird Things in My 40s.
Learnings
Weird and unexpected surprises of turning 40 -- from being overstimulated by bathroom fans to…
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The Tree Follows the Sky.
Musings + Essays
Musings on witnessing the change in seasons --and attempting to follow their model of accepting…
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Two Months with the Ziip Halo.
Beauty
A review of the Ziip microcurrent device, the Halo -- the concerns it addresses, how…
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