Issue 57: How my matrescence & independence strengthens my marriage
Plus I keep buying these elevated home essentials
The elevated home essentials I keep buying - I recently updated Portia's bedding with these pretty linen sheets and a matching duvet cover in blush pink / Doug and I have this duvet cover and sheets on our bed and they are so soft and perfect / The cute towels I’m using to take my makeup off instead of of white ones / Pretty ceramic everyday plates I could not love more / My favorite everyday flatware / I am big on frames matching and have these enamel picture frames in every room of our home / Hermione has this print on the wall above her bed and "loves" it / The vases we have sprinkled around the house. They look so pretty on a bedside table with dried flowers in them / Who doesn’t want their home to smell like Paris / In my bathroom I have a gallery wall just for myself of things that make me happy. Obviously this print and this print made the cut.
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This shower head filter is the one I use in both my NYC home and and upstate shower, where the water is very hard. I’ve noticed such a difference in my hair and skin since.
How my matrescence & independence strengthens my marriage
This week when I looked back at our 13-year-old wedding announcement in The New York Times, although I did not feel it then, I now know I was very young when we got married. Over the years, and mostly with my own matrescence (god I love that word), I have become more assured in who I am by myself which I believe has helped my relationship.
In my late twenties and early thirties, I was insecure and unsure of myself. So much so that my mind would have seen the idea of attending a theatre performance solo or enjoying a day by myself to mean I wasn’t loved or wasn’t in a solid relationship.
It’s almost laughable to reflect on that mindset now. At the start of my 40’s, I cannot think of a greater pleasure than spending a day alone.