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Sun Joe Electric Pressure Washer
$167We live in a wooded area with tons of spider webs and everything on our outdoor patios gets dirty. This pressure washer is such a helpful tool and it works so well. I wish I would have gotten it sooner!
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Crate & Barrel Cabinet
$2,499This storage cabinet is a game-changer in terms of the clutter that tends to accumulate from the kids’ toys. And because they have easy access to their favorite toys, they’re playing with them much more (and watching TV less than before).
FASHION
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Sun Joe Electric Pressure Washer
$167We live in a wooded area with tons of spider webs and everything on our outdoor patios gets dirty. This pressure washer is such a helpful tool and it works so well. I wish I would have gotten it sooner!
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Crate & Barrel Cabinet
$2,499This storage cabinet is a game-changer in terms of the clutter that tends to accumulate from the kids’ toys. And because they have easy access to their favorite toys, they’re playing with them much more (and watching TV less than before).
HOME
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Arty Parties: An Entertaining Cookbook by Julia Sherman
$20I love the way this book is written as much as I loved the recipes. The author really encourages people to think outside the box of what it means to bring people together, inviting us to use creativity and curiosity when it comes to creating experiences.
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Dish Rack
$78I’ve been looking for the perfect dish rack for over a year now. This one popped up on my search and it’s everything I wanted. The handles make it easy to move around, the design is attractive enough to let it hang out on the countertop, and it’s well made.
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Endlessly Elated Coupe Glasses
$154I love how elegant and sleek these coupe glasses are. I find myself grabbing them often as a way to make enjoying a glass of wine that much more enjoyable with every sip. They are a bit pricey but would make an amazing wedding or anniversary gift. (I love this budget-friendly option as well!)
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Fante’s Garlic Slicer Grater
$8Have you ever had a recipe tell you to thinly slice garlic and you think, BUT HOW?? This is how. I found this tiny mandoline-esque garlic slicer at a local hardware store and it works like a charm.
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Farmhouse Pottery Silo Butter Keeper
$95In our family, there are few things more upsetting than spreading cold butter on toast. I was so excited to get a proper butter keeper for this reason. It keeps the butter soft and spreadable but still fresh and free from other odors in your kitchen that can affect the taste. This particular product is crafted by potters in Woodstock, VT.
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Fellow Ode Brew Grinder
$299.99This grinder is both gorgeous and useful, giving you total control over the type of grind you need for all types of coffee brewing methods. My favorite thing about it, aside from its looks, is the infographic located inside the lid of the bean dispenser. It gives you guidance on finding the ideal grind for your method so you can perfect it to your liking.
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HOLIPOT Stainless Steel Lunch Box
$23I’ve been packing the kids’ lunches in these lunch boxes lately and they work so well. I love the divided container—it makes it easy to pack a variety of foods. I purchased these a few months ago but just recently started using them a lot.
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Material The reBoard Cutting Boards
$35I just donated my old cutting boards to make room for an array of brightly colored Material cutting boards, which are made of recycled materials. They are thin enough to store in a shallow drawer and the assortment of colors makes it easy to color-code for different tasks—cutting aromatics, leafy greens, and meat—so food stays fresh and free of lingering odors.
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Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System
$240This is such a great tool to have on hand! I’ve used it to make a number of things so far, including smoothies and pasta dough. I’m eager to use it for bread, pie crusts, guacamole, slaw… you name it! This particular model is an all-in-one tool and can be used as a food processor and blender. It’s also really lightweight but still powerful, and easy to clean too.
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West Elm Acrylic Drinking Glasses
$28 – $32 FOR A SET OF 4I love the style of these drinking glasses and, most importantly, that they won’t break if dropped during our frequent outdoor meals. They come in four colors.
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wishacc Book Stand
$30This book stand was my favorite Christmas gift! It allows me more space on my counters for (inevitably) making a mess when I’m cooking, and leads to less mess on the cookbooks themselves.
BEAUTY
DECOR
SELF-CARE
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A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris
$16David Sedaris does it again. This book gives you a peek into the author’s deeply intriguing personal diaries. I find reading how he wrote every day about life really inspiring. He can turn even the most mundane stuff into a story, which I love.
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A Cook’s Book by Nigel Slater
$42I’ve found myself turning to this cookbook a lot since purchasing it this year. It features both descriptive recipes and the tales behind them. I love reading through the author’s writing and cooking his recipes in equal measure. Lots of vegetarian and vegan recipes too!
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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Box Set
$42I’ve become so very into this series. If you like Game of Thrones and Normal People, PLEASE READ THIS SERIES. And if you are a fan, DM me and let’s chat.
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A Table for Friends by Skye McAlpine
$17The author, Skye, shares her tips for hosting alongside the recipes. The back of the book includes menu ideas for different occasions and below each recipe, she includes ideas for what dishes to pair it with. It’s such a helpful guide and the food is delicious.
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An Everlasting Meal by Tamar Adler
$13I picked this book up in Grand Marias and could not put it down. It reads like an essay with tons of ideas around making the most of every ingredient in your kitchen. I now look at veggie scraps with delight knowing they will be flavoring a batch of stock by the end of the week.
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And Yet: Poems by Kate Baer
$27Kate’s words cut right to the place in my heart where I did not know how deeply I needed to feel seen. She brings us all closer together while leaving room for us to interpret her words through our own experiences.
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Arty Parties: An Entertaining Cookbook by Julia Sherman
$20I love the way this book is written as much as I loved the recipes. The author really encourages people to think outside the box of what it means to bring people together, inviting us to use creativity and curiosity when it comes to creating experiences.
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Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
$16I can’t get enough of Sally Rooney and was waiting patiently for this book to come out! Her writing reads like you’re talking with an old friend you haven’t caught up with in a long time. I love her prose and conversation style.
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Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer L. Eberhardt
$18This book opened my eyes to how deeply biases affect the way we see patterns in the world. Author Jennifer L. Eberhardt looks at the way racism seeps into the way we see patterns in the world. This book has helped to engrain the deep importance of asking the right kinds of questions of ourselves before forming opinions.
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Bitter Honey by Letitia Clark
$40This is a beautiful book that makes me want to escape to the remote island of Sardinia and just eat pasta and fresh tomatoes all day. The recipes are simple yet elevated enough to serve to guests.
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Burnout: The Secret to Unbreaking the Stress Cycle by Amelia and Emily Nagoski
$17I love the writing style, stories, and how clearly I see myself in the pages. It’s easy to start implementing strategies out of the first chapter, and I now ask Joe for a hug when I’m feeling overwhelmed as a legit strategy for calming my body.
And guess what? It works. I highly recommended this for anyone who feels on edge 24/7. We don’t have to be in fight or flight constantly!
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Christi Belcourt by Christi Belcourt, Sherry Farrell Racette, Dylan Miner, and Nadia Kurd
$45I saw Christi Belcourt’s work at an exhibition at The Minneapolis Institute of Art and was instantly intrigued. I bought this book which shares not only her artwork but also a deeper dive into her life and work. It’s something I like to read or look at when I’m taking a break from work, to connect with beauty and help me get unstuck.
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Every Room Should Sing by Beata Heuman
$55I love Beata’s style. It is sophisticated, playful, and, above all, totally unique. This book is really helpful for people who want to learn to create that eclectic style in their home. It’s a very emotional way of thinking about home design.
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I Hope This Finds You Well by Kate Baer
$11Kate Baer captures the adolescent age of the internet so well. This book is one my heart needed.
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In Bibi’s Kitchen by Hawa Hassan with Julia Turshen
$35This is a beautiful cookbook featuring the culinary insights of grandmothers (bibis) from eight African countries. I’m excited to experience a small taste of the rich and broad history of African cooking through this deeply personal lens. I cannot wait to cook my way through this entire book!
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Jungalow: Decorate Wild by Justina Blakeney
$28This book is like getting a peek into Justina’s brain. She breaks down her design advice in ways that are so digestible. It’s part travel guide too, which I love. Justine sees beauty in the world I often overlook, and it is a joy to lose yourself in this book.
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Kindling Magazine
$12From the people who create Kinfolk. Parenting isn’t a stagnant thing and I find it really helpful to take in new perspectives and concepts that keep things fresh. If you love great design and are looking for a different kind of community around parenting, you may want to check it out!
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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
$18This book is such a delight. I love the author’s quick, witty, and zingy writing style. If you like Gilmore Girls or The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, this book is for you. I devoured it.
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No Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler
$19The author, Kate, went through such a wild experience facing her own mortality. The frankness with which she talks about being a young, overachieving woman grappling with cancer was sobering and enlightening. As someone who tends to think about mortality a lot, this kind of openness was deeply refreshing.
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One: Pot, Pan, Planet by Anna Jones
$27It’s full of not only recipes but also very actionable tips for being more resourceful in the kitchen (including a section on different ways to cook with common ingredients). I’ve found it so helpful for cooking things on the fly. This book has helped me become more creative in the kitchen and even more excited to cook.
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Our Women on the Ground by Zahra Hankir
$17This book includes essays from Arab journalists that had me stopping often to think about the underrepresentation of the work these incredibly brave women are doing. It’ll shift your mindset to think about how one-sided stories can be and how important it is to hear the perspectives of people in different circumstances.
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Outline by Rachel Cusk
$13Rachel Cusk is a new-to-me author who has been an absolute joy to read. Each page in this book is chock-full of anecdotes that had me pausing to contemplate, reread, or simply appreciate her prose. It’s one of the most memorable contemporary lit books I’ve read so far. I cannot wait to finish the entire trilogy.
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Radical Compassion by Tara Brach
$18This book was so impactful for me I slept for sixteen hours after completing it. While reading it, I had so many shifts in how I connect the feelings in my body to the thoughts in my head. Reading it felt like putting on glasses, and my world looks more in focus now.
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Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder by Gabor Maté
$17This book provides an incredible look at the origins of ADD and its relationship to generational trauma. If you are an adult with ADD and have young children, it can be difficult emotionally, as you may be trying to understand your own childhood while coming to grips with how these patterns are showing up in your own parenting. All this said, I found the book to be revealing and totally unique to anything out there on the topic.
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The Anatomy of Anxiety by Ellen Vora, M.D.
$24My ears perked up at Dr Vora’s explanation of her term “false anxiety.” It’s a polarizing way to define the physical and environmental factors that contribute to a likeness of anxiety, rather than a pure chemical imbalance. This is not an easy line to toe and I read her book with some hesitation.
What I loved was how she was able to hold multiple truths of an experience with anxiety at the same time while challenging the ways we’ve treated mental illness in Western medicine. It reflects her unique experience and training, both as a licensed psychiatrist and functional medicine expert.
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The Modern Cook’s Year by Anna Jones
$23This is a gem of a cookbook organized by season. While every recipe is vegetarian, the resulting dishes include so much depth of flavor and are far from boring. Recipes I’ve made from it recently include miso roasted squash and potatoes, French onion soup, and kale and Brussels sprouts Caesar slaw. The book is also really educational, and Anna breaks down the elements of go-to dishes (like the “perfect” green salad), which is super helpful.
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The New Traditional by Darryl Carter
$30What I like about Darryl’s design approach is that it places comfort front and center in each room and really encourages you to be yourself in the way you bring a room together. I have found myself referring back to this book often as a “North Star”—the advice within is classic yet unpretentious in ways that are personal and not at all flashy.
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The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
$18I started a book club with my neighborhood friends and this was the first read. It’s like The Handmaid’s Tale but in terms of parenthood and every page is like a paper cut. The entire tale will haunt me for months, no doubt. It’s really upsetting and really good at the same time.
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Writers & Lovers by Lily King
$14This books is an easy, digestible read that still feels like you’re getting substance. I kept coming back to passages that made me feel wholly seen as a woman and as a writer. Reading about the author’s creative process unfolding alongside daily life is deeply inspiring to me at this point in my life. It reminds me that inspiration happens in the most unexpected places.
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When she’s got a break from the care and feeding of her three small children, Bridgette enjoys trivia nights, entertainment or history-related podcasts, reading “light” nonfiction (and the occasional thriller), and binge-watching television with her husband.
BY Bridgette Dutkowski - April 15, 2019
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