A Thing Or Two We’re Doing Besides Celebrating The 10-Year Anniversary Of This Newsletter
If you can stomach a little nostalgia: On December 31, 2012, we sent the first installment of this newsletter. It was meant to be a one-off (lol) to promote a sale we were running for our ecomm business Of a Kind (RIP) without being too “shop, shop, shop!” about it. The subject line? “10 things we're doing during the holidays...besides shopping our SALE, duh” And here we are, 500-ish weekly installments later. In an ode to the passing of time, we are reproducing the original, straight outta the archives, links updated to spare ya the 404s. We’re less embarrassed by it than we expected to be, frankly! Happy 2023, friends: to trying new things.
erica’s things
Determining the best NYE nail color. Into the Gloss makes a strong case for Sally Hansen Gem Crush in Big Money.
Filling up the Kindle with books about game-changing ladies—Diana Vreeland, Katharine Graham, and Mindy Kaling included.
Researching matcha on the internets. Is owning a bamboo whisk too much?!
Trying to motivate the wintertime working-out. This Lululemon hat with a *genius* ponytail hole might help. Ok, caved and bought running mittens.
Sorting out the Monday-night [Ed note: Saturday-night!] bubbly sitch—and using Grub Street's list of emerging sparkly brands as a guide.
claire’s things
Learning how to knit, courtesy of my mom (the pro responsible for the sweater Erica's wearing in the above pic). Working my way up to a Wool and the Gang kit—eyeing this poncho-meets-scarf.
Wishing I was IRL friends with Suze Orman after reading her book Women & Money, which is the perfect mix of therapy, coaching, and straightforward instructions.
Telling everyone about the wonder of RMS Living Luminizer, which Diana, our rockstar developer, gifted us for the holidays.
Catching up on my Instapaper account. Highlights include this (about an artist working in Chicago’s South Side, where Erica and I met) and this (about my favorite childhood author).
Listening to Solange’s “Losing You” on repeat, bonus points for the video, which features highly inspirational pattern-mixing and dance moves.
