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After approximately one thousand years of rolling my eyes at my parents for telling me to write hand-written notes … I am currently super into writing hand-written notes. Short cute ones! No biggie! Write a postcard—people love the stuff! I am also a sucker for a good stamp from the USPS. I know, the nerd levels are peaking right now. But look at these espresso stamps!! They’re so freaking cute!!
Oct 26, 2021
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My sister and I talk nearly every single day, but we still send each other letters and post cards on the reg. I feel like we can be much more open and vulnerable over letters than either of us can be over text. We also get to look for cards And stickers and postcards and prints and tiny things that we know the other would like to make it more personal.
Feb 24, 2025
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📬Pen pal letters...post it note doodles...mini folded zines...tiny abstract paintings...fun stickers...etc.! I've even printed out silly internet memes and made paper collages with them. Postal correspondence is a great way to brighten someone's day...and opening your mailbox to find an envelope hand-addressed to you with Good Stuff inside from someone you care about? It sure beats just getting bills and junk mail!
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🍚After making rice literally every night for six months straight starting in (yep) March 2020, I finally invested in a beautiful rice donabe from Toiro. Donabes are Japanese clay pots that have been used to make soups, stews, rice, and other dishes for many hundreds of years. They’re heavy, simple, beautiful, and designed to hold heat and cook foods gently. I can’t say I’m as good at cooking rice in my donabe as I am in the 2-quart saucepan I used to use, but cooking well is all about repetition. I’m going to keep at it!
Oct 26, 2021
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🤓I have always read in bed before lights out, until having a phone ruined all that. Ever since my phone became my alarm clock (several years ago), things have gone steadily downhill. But! I’m trying, and the last few months have reminded me why I love finishing my waking hours tucked in with a book. Recent highlights: The Yellow House, The Vanishing Half, Crying in H Mart, Animal, Three Women, and My Year of Rest and Relaxation.
Oct 26, 2021
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🌶There are a lot of chili crisp brands out there, and on the English-speaking internet, there’s a high obsession rate with Lao Gan Ma brand. Well, this video from Chinese Cooking Demystified includes a taste test for all 18 products in the brand’s line. I don’t want to spoil it, but let’s just say we might be fixated on the wrong product! Watch, like, subscribe—and then fiendishly scour the internet to find a jar of the stuff they recommend. This channel is a true gift.
Oct 26, 2021