The Edition: No. 184
Aug 11, 2020
Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together. // Eugene Ionesco
+ 10 Steps to Improve WFH Productivity
+ The must-have ‘Vote’ tee for 2020 (also, in plus-size).
+ On creating communication boundaries with friends.
+ Treat ‘maskne’ with this light device, liquid exfoliants, and these stickers.
+ Success addiction is a real thing, and it’s messing with your happiness.
+ The Rack is having an amazing sale on dresses. Snagged this one for <$20.
+ A useful guide to spending less time on your phone.
+ I bought light-wash denim shorts and I like them. 2020 is weird.
+ Add this free thing to your closet to start decluttering.
+ Outnet, your incredible DvF sale beckons me.
+ Long Reads: The grandfather who turns out to be a contract killer.
Are these simple chocolate chip cookies from The Kitchn the best chocolate chip cookies ever? I certainly intend to find out this weekend. I already picked up the bar chocolate I need to get the ooey-gooey consistency just right.
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I loved the tips from the WFH productivity article and the one on spending less time on your phone! Pre-pandemic, I had started to implement some of the strategies from How to Break Up with your Phone, which I highly recommend. If anyone is really struggling with using their phone too much, It goes more into the psychology of why our phones are addicting before setting up a game plan for using it less. https://bookshop.org/books/how-to-break-up-with-your-phone-the-30-day-plan-to-take-back-your-life/9780399581120
If you’re still looking for cookie inspiration, may I recommend these? https://www.pret.co.uk/en-GB/dark-chocolate-chunk-cookies-recipe
It’s a cafe chain in the UK who released their ‘secret’ recipe as a bit of a lockdown pick-me-up and can attest to the deliciousness (and speed to throw them together!).
I felt the same way (weird) about the fact that I’ve gotten a bunch of denim from Abercrombie… and liked it. Whaaat? But I have to say, their Curvy line is ACTUALLY curvy and has granted me my first well-fitting-without-tailoring shorts in years!
I’ve tried both the Rael patches and the Acropass patches and the Acropass is much more effective. The Rael is fine-ish for surface acne, but doesn’t do anything for cystic acne. Acropass has worked for me 9/10 times for both surface level and cystic acne.
Agreed on effectiveness. I keep both on hand, but I cannot burn an Acropass patch on just a regular blemish. It feels wasteful.