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Hi! How’s your week? Recently, at a neighborhood café, I struck up a conversation with a new mom holding her teeny baby. “He’s adorable,” I told her, admiring his pajama-ed feet. She looked up at me with teary eyes. “He’s growing up so quickly, it makes me sad.” Through the years, many new moms have told me the same thing, and I remember feeling that way, too. My friends especially worry about their sweet toddlers growing into surly teens.

Hello! How is your week going? Welcome to the August Edit. This month, we sent four issues: Five gorgeous home makeovers — how amazing are the before-and-afters? Three stay-at-home moms share their back-to-work stories and spill the beans on how they made it happen. Otegha Uwagba’s brilliant career advice, plus her everyday uniform, a propulsive novel, and her London travel tips. Four friends try on four fall jeans. Bonus: Every pair comes in sizes 0-30 and rings in under $50.

Hi! How’s your week going? We are heading home from a family trip, and I’m excited to catch up. We’ve always loved before-and-after photos — like Abbey’s garden and Alison’s wallpaper — so today we are featuring five home makeovers.

Hi! How is your week? Today, we’re excited to bring you the next issue of our career changes series. Many readers asked to hear from parents who returned to work after staying home with kids. “I’m a stay-at-home mom who gets excited about the idea of a new career,” commented Ferrell. “But I worry that it just won’t happen.” So, this week, we spoke with three parents who found flexible, fulfilling careers after staying home with young kids.

Hi! How are you? Fall is approaching, and I’m excited to make apple crisp and spot little kids staggering around with giant backpacks. After a summer in cut-offs, I’m ready to live in jeans again. My brother teases me for dressing like Seinfeld — jeans with a button-down, on repeat — but it’s such a great everyday uniform, so why mess with it? Today, we’re partnering with Old Navy to share their new fall denim lineup. The pairs all ring in under $50 and it’s the kind of denim you can move in.

Hi! How’s your day going? This week, we spoke with Otegha Uwagba, the writer of style newsletter Add to Wishlist and the author of We Need to Talk About Money. “I’m endlessly curious about people’s financial lives,” she told us. “Recently, at a party, I met someone working in London for an American company, and I immediately asked, ‘Do they have you on an American salary?’ I end up having very direct conversations, and I’ve realized many people find it gratifying.

Hi! How’s your week? Welcome to the July Edit! xo Good news: We’re offering 20% off Big Salad annual subscriptions right now.

Hello! How’s your week going? Today is our sixth ask me anything issue! Over the years, readers have asked whether I get botox, how it felt to have sex after divorce, the real reason Freddie and I took a relationship break, and a celebrity encounter where I had no chill — and this week the questions are just as gripping. We’re also offering a 20% off discount for new annual subscriptions this week, if you or any friends would like to try one.

Hello! How is your week going? Today’s post is a really fun one! What are your top 50 movies of the 21st century? Since many of the big lists seem to be male-dominated, I wanted to write my own. Plus, everyone’s lists are so personal. For example, The Lost Daughter may have been the first movie I’d ever seen that felt truly and utterly filmed from the female gaze; I found that experience astounding.

Hi!! Our AC at home broke, and after two weeks of sleeping with bowls of ice water in front of floor fans, we escaped to a hotel for the past two nights. It’s felt like a mini vacation! We watched The Town in bed last night, have you seen it? ANYWAY, after spending all my time with sweet and rascally teenage boys, I’m in the mood for some girl talk! Do you have anything you‘d like to discuss?