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Last month, I was lucky enough to go on a work trip to Paris (definite pinch-me moment!), and here are 10 fun things I noticed around the city, if you’d like to see… 1. The street style was as gorgeous as ever. I loved those studded ballet flats, above. (We also featured a full Paris street-style recap on Big Salad today.) 2. I was there for a project with Sézane, so I stayed near their office at Le Grand Hôtel Cayré in the 6th arrondissement.

As the sun sets earlier and I find myself snuggling under my bedsheets before 9 p.m., I’ve been trying to ignore the siren call of doomscrolling and instead make my way through this touching motherhood memoir. If you, too, are in a bookish mood, please enjoy these recommendations from the most book-adoring people we know: the Cup of Jo community. Here are 10 gems… On reading as a love language: “We’re deep in the IVF trenches, so I’ve been a moody mess.

This weekend, my third baby turned one, and I’m finally starting to feel like myself again. But even now, I remember how special, raw, and incredibly hard those early months of motherhood were. Every five minutes, I’d nestle my nose into Evelynn’s fluffy hair, breathing in her newborn smell. For the first two months, I always grew nervous as the sun went down, since I knew what waited for me was a night of back-to-back nursing sessions.

What are you up to this weekend? We’re having a chill night at home tonight, and then Alison and her husband are throwing a joint 40th birthday party! I’m excited to dress up and sing karaoke in a wig, as one does. Hope you have a good weekend, and here are a few links from around the web… 12 ways to make friends as an adult that really work. (Big Salad) How cool is this kitchen before-and-after? We made white chicken chili this week, and the boys wolfed it.

Hallie Bateman is a writer, illustrator and twin mom based in Cincinnati, Ohio. She’s the author of four books, including the bestselling What To Do When I’m Gone. Her Substack, HALMAIL, publishes weekly. You can follow her on Instagram, if you’d like. P.S. Going from one kid to two and what parenting stage are you in right now?

“While working, I’m in an apron and Blundstones, clothes that I can get dirty,” says Claudette Zepeda, the award-winning chef, competitor on the new TV series Bobby Flay’s The Line, and author of the beautiful cookbook, Cooking the Borderlands. “But I love dopamine dressing, and if the day allows it, I want to look girly, fun, and whimsical.” Here, Claudette shares five outfits she wore in a week… Blazer: Zara, similar. Bodysuit: Amazon, similar. Skirt: Amazon.

Are you hosting any get-togethers this fall? If you ever get in your head when planning parties, like I do, just take a deep breath, remember that people love to hang out with you, and read these entertaining tips from our past house tours. Here goes… HOSTING IN SMALL SPACES: 1. Rearrange your furniture. “The key to hosting big parties is moving the furniture. Before people arrive, I move everything into the back room.

Every month, we’ll take a deep dive into a simple technique or piece of kitchen wisdom that will change the way you cook. Back to Basics isn’t about memorizing another recipe — it’s about learning something so well you don’t need one. Our first topic is scrambled eggs. When they’re good, omg they’re good. When they’re bad, eek! A few small decisions will give you a tender scramble with big, glossy curds every time. Here are eight rules: 1. Salt your eggs before you cook them. How much salt?

Now that I’m 47, I’ve been thinking more often about death. The fact that it actually happens. To everyone. It’s such a wild thing that we don’t often talk directly about (even on this site, where we talk about everything, it’s been two years since, and five years before that). And what happens after we die? No one knows, of course, but do you have ideas/guesses/beliefs?

While planning a fall gathering, I read through Jenny’s post about grown-up party activities. This comment from Elizabeth made me laugh: “One night, my friends and I tried to draw, freehand, a map of all 50 states. The results were hilarious. No one did it accurately, and it was interesting to see what areas lined up with people’s personal geography.