THE SUNDAY ISSUE

We had a little epiphany last weekend and are sort of *blown away*. Saturday was lost to Marie Kondo’s new Netflix show, “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo.” Fascinated by Marie and her ability to divide and conquer a house full of chaos and unnecessary excess, we began fantasizing what life would be like with a “Kondoed” apartment. While we don’t necessarily like to follow the crowd, we’d happily follow Marie into any KonMari, Neat Freak Cult, which is why Saturday night was spent on the living room floor sorting through our overgrown beauty stash. Things got a little weird. We...

Please tell me I am not alone in the feeling of dread that comes with that first warm-weather day or weekend of the year? I check my weather app and see a sunny forecast and 80 degree temperatures but look in the mirror and see lots of dry, pasty skin in need of some summer lovin’ (I hate myself for writing that. I am very sorry). I am naked and afraid, people. It’s at this point I begin to wonder why I didn’t anticipate this moment months in advance so I could avoid the feeling I have every year around...

A few weeks ago, I met up with a friend and her 13-year old daughter. When the two of us were alone, my friend mentioned her daughter started complaining about her appearance. She wishes she were taller and less flat-chested, amongst other things.  I wished I could tell my friend’s daughter what I have the privilege of knowing with the gift of hindsight: you never want to peak in high school. You want the line graph of your life to always rise upwards on the Y axis as you move right on X axis. That’s a hard concept to understand...

by Ashli Stockton I became obsessed with propagating plants on accident and didn't even know this was a "thing" until recently. It's so cool that you can create multiple plants from just one, and I also love the idea of being able to share some of your plant baby with your friends, and then your plant is related to their plant. It's all very cute. Tips & tricks to make your plants multiply: I'd recommend starting with a snake plant or golden pothos. They're super pretty and easy to work with. I like to use either the "cutting" or "rooting"...