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I always imagined postpartum life as something I could manage with a bit of determination and the new glow of motherly instinct. But I realized I was wrong when I had my baby at 24. I didn’t go through the whole nesting process. My hormones didn’t entice me to establish…
Working at the White House might be one of the most exclusive and prestigious jobs in America, but you’d be surprised by how much some of the people around the president make each year.For starters, having the top job — that is, being the president of the United States — brings…
Are you interested in becoming the “Wardwick of the North Moor”? What about walking the same halls as Geoffrey Chaucer, Alfred the Great, King John, and Queen Matilda?If so, do we have the property for you.Maunsel House, an estate in Somerset, a county around 130 miles west of London, has…
All the conversations with my mom friends right now revolve around how exhausted they all are because of the holidays.The pressure to keep up with the holiday magic is the number one topic of conversation, often accompanied by the observation that husbands simply don’t participate in making it happen.I can’t…
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Gone are the bare white branches and blood-red forests that once adorned the halls of the White House in December. Instead, they’ve been replaced with classic Christmas trees and standard-issue garlands.While first lady Melania Trump’s Christmas decorations leaned more avant-garde in her first term, during a visit to the White…
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It’s the holiday season, which means it’s the kick-off to building the traditional gingerbread houses for many families. I used to do this all the time as a kid growing up in the Midwest — it was just a normal part of the season. I haven’t really kept up the…
Before I moved into my tiny house four and a half years ago, I was accustomed to living minimally as a semi-nomadic travel writer for 25 years. But building — and then moving into — my tiny house really awakened my inner minimalist.To me, minimalism isn’t really about stuff. It’s…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Pat Santiago, a 28-year-old cofounder of Accelr8, based in San Francisco. The following has been edited for length and clarity.Last year, I moved to San Francisco to cofound an AI startup. Living in a hacker house seemed like the best way…
