On Being High Maintenance to Be Low Maintenance.
Beauty
Musings on being high maintenance to be low maintenance -- an LED mask and other…
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What Simple Reframe Has Changed Your Outlook?
Essays
Simple reframes and mindset shifts that will change your outlook on life.
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11 Magpie Reader Self-Portraits in Miniature.
Learnings
11 Magpie readers share portraits of themselves with 3-4 poetic "signature" descriptions of themselves.
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On My Radar: 3.18.2025.
Fashion Trends
A few fashion and beauty finds on my radar this week, from a Marni mini…
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Jen’s Weekend Drafts: Messy and Light.
Musings + Essays
This week's inspirations: a quote on being unpolished, hair goals, a Mary Oliver poem, and…
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How Do You Reset for the Week?
Musings + Essays
Musings on how we reset for the week - and what it means to reset…
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The Magpie Diary: Mar. 2, 2025.
Motherhood
This week's diary, spotlighting meandering things on giving myself grace, celebrating small wins, and enjoying…
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Welcome Inconveniences.
Musings + Essays
Reflections on welcome inconveniences in life.
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What’s Something That Saved You?
Learnings
A reflection on little things we do just in case that ended up saving the…
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The Magpie Diary: Feb. 23, 2025.
Musings + Essays
The Magpie diary: a reflection on being misunderstood, and learning to lean into your own…
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Jen’s Weekend Drafts: Realizing You’ve Changed.
Musings + Essays
Points of inspiration this week: realizing when you've changed, a quote on "what's normal" in…
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Pouring from the Center.
Essays
Musings on recovering from my first delivery experience and how it required me to make…
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