Bergamot bath with wine

After a grueling trip to Costco for emergency supplies to prepare for this week’s potential power outages, I needed a relaxing soak in the bath. Bergamot-scented Epsom salts and a tiny bottle of my favorite wine elevated the experience. Today’s #OneGoodThing was a Bergamot bath with wine! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please share in…

Pedicures for everyone!

Today’s #OneGoodThing was getting pedicures with Mama and a bath for Paisley! We enjoyed the pampering at Pazazz Nail Salon, and did Paisley at Hair of the Dog! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please share in the comments! Kindness is Everything. Day 277 of 365. And Day 1,373 in a row (here’s the first 366, & the following…

A mani-pedi kind of Monday

Mama and I discovered that the lovely little nail salon we’ve been frequenting this summer is significantly quieter on Mondays because the attached hair salon is closed. So off we went for calm, relaxing manicures and pedicures today. We closed our eyes and reveled in being the only people there! Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was…

A bomb bath

One of my favorite self-care rituals is a nice long soak in a hot bath with lots of Epsom. Tonight I went all out and used a lovely bath bomb with dried flowers. I lit candles, played music, and enjoyed a wee bottle of myx Peach Moscato. It was all kinds of wonderful! Today’s #OneGoodThing…

Joyful summer self-care

Despite sharing something good with you every day, we’ve had a rough last couple of months. Frankly, it feels like a real shit show. We needed a jolt of happiness, so Mama and I went out for mani-pedis this morning. We chose bright, happy colors with glittery top coats; and we really enjoyed the new…

Thoughtful, uplifting gift

After learning about my #OneGoodThing writings on this blog, the parents of our wonderful Passover Seder host sent me this uplifting book for my birthday. I was deeply touched by the thoughtfulness of this gift—and we are loving Lin-Manuel Miranda’s little pep talks! Today’s #OneGoodThing was reading “Gmorning, Gnight!” with Mama! Many thanks to Norm…

My turn at the salon

Yesterday Mama had the pleasure of an excellent haircut, and today was my turn at the salon! I always love to see our stylist, Matthew, and let him work his magic on my locks. My pixie cut had gotten dramatically long in front, so I was happy to have a fresh, shorter take on it.…