10 Things We’re Doing Besides Falling Hard for Japan

Jun 2

erica’s things

Landing on a GIF that perfectly encapsulates how I traverse the internet.
Nodding my head at this Into the Gloss post about prepping food for the week on Sunday—which also kind of helps with my end-of-the-weekend anxiety?—and praising Bon Appétit for putting together this fully genius guide to having a better lunch deskside.
Liking the idea of a lamp in a sweater, no matter what the weather’s doing outside. Naomi Paul’s got the good stuff.
Cold-brewing some green tea, thanks to this tip from A Series of Tubes. So good, so cheap!
Dabbling in co-washing, a truly terrible name for the practice of cleaning your hair with conditioner, not shampoo. Listen, so far I’m into it—more here and here. (Current fave: Suave Rosemary + Mint.)

Loving that Wallpaper* City Guides (my go-to!) are now available in app form—one less thing to pack means room for at least two more souvenirs, right?
Wanting to buy this seriously awesome Dictionary of Color Combinations for everyone I know who works in design.
Awarding Tide To Go Stain Eraser the title of Travel MVP. (Though, to be fair, it had a real leg up on the competition given the omnipresence of splatter-prone ramen in Japan.)
Putting $20 towards this super-light and portable laptop stand because my lifelong quest for better posture is, apparently, still going strong.
Readying myself for bare-leg season with the consistently clean, fast, and just-plain-good service offered by European Wax Center—now with a whopping 588 locations across the U.S.