One precious life
Where I wander when I'm online
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Where I’ve been spending my online time lately
Your tabs say a lot about you…right? I’ve recently been thinking about how we spend on our time alone influences our “real” life. I have nothing smart to say about that except that I’m personally cataloguing my own frequent (sometimes embarrassing) haunts and spring cleaning to make room for NEW. New thoughts, new color schemes, new perspectives, new people. But also hold on to my solids, my ride or dies, my comforts. What’s wrong with a little comfort?
In that vein, let’s have a ‘I show you mine, you show me yours’ sort of situation, shall we?
My favorite newsletters I haven’t unsubscribed from
Mally K Goldman’s (fashion, sales, dose of so cal)
Culture Study (sociological journalism, makes me cackle, great community)
Nicky’s Substack (early podcast listener turned online friend; raw life)
Looking at Picture Books (Mac Barnett of First Cat in Space fame)
Jillian Librarian (solid middle grade, YA, contemporary, and romance book recs)
My favorite comfort podcasts
Beautiful mess podcast (sisters chatting about making stuff & telling you you can do it too)
Happier by Grechin Rubin (life tips from someone incredibly smart)
Culture Study (my fun intellectual podcast)
Ologies (scientific experts, most curious and warm host/interviewer)
Bachelor Party (Bachelor-related news, recaps, and reality tv)
Scrubbing In (girl chat/pop culture)
Armchair Expert
Indoctrinated (about cults and the science behind controlling groups)
My favorite small online shops
Sarah Fulton’s Crown Pattern (beautiful bowls, candlesticks, textiles, and bags)
Cat Rabbit (Australian felt artist *heart eyes*)
Mochi Kids (soft kids t shirts, Kawaii stuff, good adult sweatshirts, unique birthday gifts)
Maisonette (sale section)
PF Candle Co (Tobacco and Teakwood and Rose Sandalwood!)
Tubby Todd (Natural body wash and bubbles)
Everyday Oil (body oil to die for)
Koala & Co (natural cleaning products that smell divine)
Off Hours ($$$ house jackets)
Ferm (beautiful Scandinavian inspired home goods)
Baggu (duck bag, packing cubes, big reusable totes for groceries)
Artifact Uprising (photo prints)
My favorite not small online stores
Lately, Gap (really great linen sets, heavyweight t shirts and long sleeve shirts, and cotton sweaters)
Zappos (best customer service and fast shipping ever. I’ll be loyal forever and buy my kids’ shoes here.)
REI (cute durable kids clothes, Keens shoes, hats, Patagonia)
Quince (linen sheets, percale sheets, v neck sweaters, dresses, yoga sets, and solid black crew socks for my older boys. RIP cashmere socks)
Shopbop (sales, special occasion dress, unique sandals in small sizes)
Glossier (gifts, You perfume, balm dot calm gloss)
Google Photos (cheap way to print photo books in the app)
Yes Style (k beauty)
Open tabs, sites I frequent
Cup of Jo (since 2007, baby)
Design Mom (going on 15 years but really isn’t updated)
Rivian reddit (researching EVs, fun community, prettiest car)
Various beauty related Reddits when the research itch calls (K beauty, sensitive skin)
Linkedin (le sigh)
Instagram on a browser (keep the app of thy phone. I watch 2 minutes of Stories and I’m out.)
So, that’s it. Now you. Where do you spend your one-precious-life time when you’re online?
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