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Blogging Organically: Five Year Check-In

A bouquet of flowers sits in a straw backpack

I can’t believe it has been five years since I published my very first post on Wayward. (really, you don’t have to click the link and read it – it’s… not great). Back then I didn’t know what to expect from beginning this adventure. I certainly didn’t have a five-year plan in place to guide …

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Five More Easy Swaps I’ve Made to Reduce Waste

Two lint removers: one reusable one, and one with replaceable sticky sheets

One frequent New Year’s Resolution (or intention) on many people’s lists this year is to make an effort to be more sustainable. It’s a daunting task, really. Monumental. But you should know that the fate of the planet doesn’t rest solely in your hands (although the manufacturers of the world would like you to think …

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Setting Intentions for a New Year: 2022 Edition

Alyssa holds a bottle of wine that reads "pet nat"

*pops cork* Happy New Year! If you stayed up to watch the clock turn from yesterday to today, I hope you were able to sleep in a bit this morning. I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling pretty grateful to be alive and well today in this new year. And I’m also thanking my …

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2021: Year in Review

I think we can all agree on one thing: it’s been a year. As I reflect on 2021, it’s easy to get lost in the bad. Between the continuation (and mutation) of COVID-19, still-unresolved social justice issues, and disastrous effects of climate change, there is a lot to be frightened and angry about in the …

Beauty, Home, Style

A Flake-Free Pout: Comparing French Girl Rose Lip Polish and Olio E Osso Lip Scrub

Two small boxes on a white background. On the left is a white box that reads "FRENCH GIRL rose lip polish" with an abstract lip line drawing. On the right is a black box with a red circle which has "Olio e Osso" printed in it

It’s the first day of winter today here in the northern hemisphere—which means it’s the first day of the season of cracked hands, itchy scalp, and chapped lips. In preparation for all the excessive moisturizing to come, I recently decided that I should add a lip scrub to my routine, in addition to making every …

Food, Home, Recipes

Five Easy Meals

A white woman's hand stirs udon noodles in a reddish sauce with wooden tongs

“What do you want for dinner?” It’s such an innocent-sounding question, even a friendly-sounding one, but you and I both know that’s a loaded question. Are you asking me to try to guess what you’re in the mood for? Are you asking me to cook? Are you thinking of getting takeout? Who’s picking the spot? …

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Italic Is a New Marketplace for Home and Away

Two images sourced from Italic

If you’ve been anywhere on the internet lately, you may have heard of Italic – the brand that, well, isn’t really a brand. Maybe you have even browsed their website before, admiring their beautiful, minimal products that all noticeably lack a brand name or label (garment tags simply read, “MADE FOR ITALIC”). And maybe you …