A Thing Or Two We’re Doing Besides Getting You Up To Speed

Feb 3

Is it rude to just direct people to our podcast when they ask what we’ve been up to? Don’t answer ‘cause we’re doing it either way. What we’ve been up to is this: We reflected on what’s it’s like to lose the business we built—and not to have a job in general. One of us celebrated a first motherhood anniversary...and the other a first godparent anniversary. We got to ask our retail icon—everyone’s retail icon?!—Mickey Drexler all the Qs. And, of course, we contemplated important nonsense, ranging from skin barriers to black tights to the latest in SNACKS. Oh, and we made time to suss out what follows, too.

erica’s things

Carving out cabinet space for porcelain from Wing on Wo, the oldest store in NYC’s Chinatown. Until I make room, maybe I spring for a calendar?
Clicking so many links in this all-ages guide to menopause, which has me feeling like less of a dummy about my own body.
Making the absolute most of leftover bits of fancy (or not fancy!) cheese.
Handing it to Hay for creating plastic folding crates that come off as kinda aspirational.
Wanting a second course of the witty rom-com banter served up by this delightful book. If I used the word “flirty,” I’d use it here.

Leaving it to Jerry Saltz to sum up what made Jason Polan so magical—and so very, very missed.
Leaning heavily on the Peloton app to get me through the drudgery of winter workouts. Key fact: You don’t need their equipment to use it.
Performing this magic trick on frozen chicken breasts at least once a week. It is quite handy to have on hand for salads, sandwiches, etc. and is also very toddler-fingers-friendly.
Hailing Harling Ross for always putting the gospel truth in writing: All good outfits expire by 3 p.m.
Silently cursing Tellus Mater for not existing when I was pregnant. Chic!!