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Updated: Dec 13 2025

Whew, it’s been awhile. Last “now” page update was August 27th! Rereading it makes me realize how much I enjoy now pages because they’re little time capsules, often the boring stuff I don’t include in my journal.

Work

Anth and I have officially another book! Working title is Fridge Rules, and it’s a rom-com set in a cabin in New Hampshire, which is a bit of a change from my usual Manhattan-based stories, and I’m loving the switch.

I’m also back to this website in earnest. I’ve been hiding in the shadows, too scared to be online without a specific niche, and it’s finally occurring to me that maybe the thing I’m meant to do is actively challenge this idea that we must niche down in order to add value by showing up.

Personal

It’s the calm, quiet season, and my calendar is empty. I am in my happiest place.

Loving

It’s probably the elder millennial in me, but leggings + long sweaters will forever be my favorite winter uniform, and I have a soft spot for turtlenecks. Which means I’ve basically been living in these sweaters from Old Navy. I bought four of them over Black Friday for $16 a piece, and I’ve worn nothing else since. I honestly don’t notice any difference in quality from sweaters in past years I’ve spent hundreds on. I buy them in a Tall. I’m only 5’7, but I have a long torso and long arms, and I too-short sweaters make me fussy.

On really cold days I pair them with Athleta’s fleece leggings. On just more regular winter days, I love Lululemon Align leggings, as well as Spanx (← size up).

Listening

I’m not as into Christmas music as I used to be. Not into Christmas really at all, if I’m being honest. I’m more of a Halloween and New Year’s woman these days. But I never get sick of Beegie Adair’s Christmas albums, and this year’s no different. It makes for the perfect seasonal background music while writing. Here’s Spotify playlist I made.

Reading

I just finished The Sailing of the Intrepid, and I think it might be my top read of 2025, though I’ve just started Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott and can’t believe it’s taken me so long to pick up this classic. I can already tell it’s going to be “re-read in the future” for me.

Watching

Our TV lives in storage now. We bring it up once a month to host a movie/puzzle night with friends, but 24 hours is the maximum amount of time it stays.

Mostly we spend our nights reading, talking, or writing now. Though when Anth heads to work at night, I do sometimes like putting a Hallmark Christmas movie on my iPad while I journal.