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Day One: Thursday, 9:30 a.m. -- Wake up for the day and cuddle my cat. Do my normal skincare routine: Beauty of Joseon toner, Torriden hyaluronic serum, Hado Labo moisturizer, Biore sunscreen, and then pour myself a coffee and log in to work from ...

Day One: Wednesday, 8 a.m. -- Anxiety kept me awake until 2 a.m., so I am dragging ass this morning. F. kisses me goodbye and I lay in bed scrolling on RedNote to take my mind off all the terrible things happening in the world.

All of the perks seemed like smoke in mirrors.

Day One: Sunday, 9 a.m. -- It's Sunday and I wake up at the leisurely hour of 9 a.m., mainly because my 17-year-old son, Y., announces that he needs to go work on a school project at 10:30 a.m. His dad, B., agrees to drive him, so I head downstairs, ...

Day One: Thursday, 7:30 a.m. -- I wake up and eat yogurt with almond butter mixed in for breakfast. This has been my go-to breakfast for a while. Afterwards, I make black tea with a splash of oat milk and begin my long, hard commute (aka the walk ...

From boardrooms to brunch dates, we've been conditioned to believe that looking polished, "put together," and effortlessly expensive is the bare minimum. And lately, even that standard has skyrocketed because it's not just about looking good anymore- ...

Day One: Sunday, 9 a.m. -- I wake up to a SNOWGLOBE outside my bedroom window -- guess I didn't check the weather! The fattest, fluffiest snowflakes are flurrying and rapidly accumulating.

Day One: Sunday, 8:30 a.m. -- Sleeping in and waking up slowly with coffee is so nice. We bought a Jura coffee maker about a year ago and it may be our best purchase ever. Before we bought the Jura, we bought a ton of coffee outside the house, but .. ...

Day One: Monday, 10 a.m. -- I roll out of bed very unwillingly and make a coffee (Nescafé, instant, black). I drink the coffee while I check my email. I eat a piece of Taiwanese pineapple cake that my friend E. gave me after his trip to Taiwan.

Day One: Thursday, 8 a.m. -- I wake up next to my girlfriend, M., who came over late last night after having dinner with a friend. I make us crepes for breakfast -- toppings are lemon and sugar or jam.