Neuroscientist + Curious Mind + Passionate Maker
Ryan has desperately needed new jeans for several years now—not because his jeans didn't fit or were too old, but because even after prewashing the fabric, they still shrank significantly lengthwise over time. Annoyingly, his jeans ended up several inches too short and looked ridiculous. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough fabric leftover to add panels... Continue Reading →
Hiking and smiling at 11,000 ft. Now that I’m able to get back into hiking more regularly, I figured it was a good time to try out the sun protection shirt trend. Years ago, I used to wear long sleeves like the Patagonia Self-Guided button-down to avoid sun exposure, but I’d usually overheat in it.... Continue Reading →
Content Warning: This post contains medical content and images related to surgery, including visible blood and clots from my dad’s lungs at the end of the post. Please proceed with care if you’re sensitive to that kind of content. After my disappointing experience with the LilypaDesign Mysa pattern, I needed a new bralette pattern that... Continue Reading →
Silk pillowcases and sleep bonnets have definitely saved both my hair and Ryan’s. He’s a pretty aggressive sleeper—most mornings his hair used to look like a bird’s nest, sticking straight up in all directions. Since we switched to silk pillowcases, he usually wakes up with bedhead that’s way more manageable, often not even needing a... Continue Reading →
