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Hi! I’m Beth. I’m an artist, avid crocheter, and expert napper. I am also an Insomnia & Stress Management Coach. I help women find natural and practical solutions for insomnia and bedtime anxiety. I also talk A LOT about being cozy, making your bedroom your favorite place, and taking time for self-care.
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True Story: I Lived At The South Pole For A Year
This is one of many True Story interviews in which we talk to people who have experienced interesting, challenging, amazing things. This is the story of Andrea and her time working in Antarctica. Tell us a bit about yourself! My name is Andrea Grant. I'm 41 and have made a career of scientific instrumentation. I have degrees in physics (BS), materials science (MS), climatology (PhD), and am...
Mornings In India
Name: Latha Sunadh Hometown: Mumbai, India Age: 31 Occupation: Editor, eStylista My alarm is set for: 7:30 am My Indian breakfast My favourite brekkie called Kanda Poha. Poha is actually a staple breakfast in Mumbai where flattened rice flakes are cooked with mustard seeds, turmeric, chili powder, finely chopped onions, potatoes and chillies to form a bowlful of yummy. I love poha because it's...
How To Enjoy Travel + Be A Happy, Laid Back Traveler
Oh, travel. You slippery minx. Even though I've spent years of my life living out of one backpack, working in refugee camps, washing my clothes in buckets, eating with my hands, any time I leave home there's a 2-3 day adjustment period. How To Enjoy Travel + Be A Happy, Laid Back Traveler Travel outside of our home countries can feel like an endless exercise in embarrassment. Fumbling...
True Story: I Attachment Parent
This is one of many True Story interviews in which we talk to people who have experienced interesting, challenging, amazing things. This is the story of Dagmar, her family, and the way she chooses to parent. Tell us a bit about yourself! I grew up in Germany and moved to the U.S. 20 years ago. I studied acting in Hollywood and then attended UCLA. I met my husband – my yoga teacher – in Los...
New Things: Sleep in a fish house
Each year I make a list of new things I want to try. Some are easy, some are difficult, some are shockingly mundane. You can read about past shenanigans here. As I've probably mentioned about a million times on this blog, I'm a third generation Minnesotan of Scandinavian heritage. This means I'm blonde, I know how to layer in cold weather, I can make lots of dishes involving potatoes,...
The Super easy, low-tech thing I do every night to stay happy + productive
At the end of 2012 I went through a pretty rough patch. Like, a too-sad-to-even-eat-pizza-rolls, self-medicate-through-exercise, cry-over-your-pho sort of rough patch. So, like anybody who's ever read O magazine, I decided to start a gratitude journal to help me get through the darkest days. Some entries were "styled hair and left house" or "cute new hedgehog eraser." Of course, after a few...