A Few Things I've Been Thinking About 

The holidays ask a lot of us.
Not just our time or our energy, but our hearts.
We give and give and give — our attention, our kindness, our thoughtfulness, our effort — often without stopping to ask what we might need in return.

And somewhere in between the wrapping, the cooking, the remembering-ever...

A new year doesn't need resolutions - just rituals that remind you hope is always on the table.

-Helene Oseen

 As we turn the corner from one year to the next, many of us feel that quiet mixture of reflection and anticipation. The world slows down for a moment. The calendar resets. And suddenly, t...

Girls do not dress for boys. They dress for themselves,

and of course, each other. If girls dressed for boys,

they’d just always walk around naked.

—Betsy Johnson

My granddaughter Zoë, just two and recently potty trained, started to hop around at the mall as if she was dancing on a bed of ...

Sorrow may shape you, but it doesn’t define you. 

There are moments in life that change everything. Moments we never see coming, moments we’re not ready for. Some of them leave us breathless with wonder. Others crack us open. 

What follows is a letter I once wished I had received—and now as a w...

Everywhere you turn these days, there’s a cause asking for help.
And truthfully, most of them are worthy.

It’s easy to feel torn—pulled between compassion and fatigue. The need is endless, the world feels heavy, and even with the best of intentions, we can’t do it all.

That’s why giving, for me, ha...

I opened Michelle Obama's latest book The Look  late one night, thinking I’d read a few pages before bed. By the time I reached the dedication, I was in tears.

She wrote:

“To all of the people behind the scenes of fashion and beauty who use their expert hands and creative gifts to make us feel our...