One item that's at the top of your wish list?
"Now more than ever, I feel a profound obligation and desire to support small businesses, particularly those that are working around the clock to help people in need. With that criteria in mind, here is what's at the very top of my wish list (I have two!):
Tenoverten x Hatch ($36): Two female-founded brands I love have just joined forces to create the most beautiful, nontoxic sheer nail polish shades. I already rely 100 percent on Tenoverten's products for my at-home mani/pedis (the polish remover smells like roses!), and now with the introduction of these new colors, I can quickly do my nails with less stress because the supersheer shades mean you won't be able to see mess-ups as easily."
Loeffler Randall sandal ($195): Years ago, after over a decade of suffering in too-hight heels, i discovered LR shoes and haven't looked back since. There's some kind of witchcraft happening in the construction of these shoes that make them 1,000 times more comfortable that every other pair I've ever tried. And they are my exact aesthetic, too. While I'm obviously not going anywhere that requires heels right now, I love the idea of putting something pretty and super comfy on my feet to even just wear around the house as slippers, and dream about the day I will be out and about in them. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, LR's founder, my friend Jessie, has created the most beautiful masks that she's donating to front line workers and hopes to sell them soon, too.
What's something you hope you are teaching your children?
"If I can successfully teach my children to never overpluck their eyebrows, I will consider my job done. Kidding (but only kind of). Just this morning, I overheard my 6-year-old daughter telling her 1-year-old brother that while practice is necessary, it doesn't make perfect because there's no such thing as perfection. She's obviously heard me say this many times over the years, and it made me so happy to see that it's sinking in. When I think about all of the time and energy I spent on fruitlessly striving for perfection, it makes me want to wrap by younger self in a hug and tell her to take 10 deep breaths. Of course, being a recovering perfectionist does not mean I've fully gotten over this part of my life, but it does mean that I can be mindful of how to help my children avoid falling into the same patterns. As a mom, there are a million little and big things I hope to teach my kids, but at the top of the list is definitely showing them by example that perfection is a myth."
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