Life Unoptimized
Rachel WardHolding on to adventure, style, and ease in modern motherhood.
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My Fuss-Free Formula for Filling Lunchboxes
For many years, I carried a tote bag with a glass Tupperware container full of salad or leftovers on my train ride to the office, for later consumption at my keyboard. Now I pack two lunches every weekday, and neither one is for me.
When I...
Help, Goodie Bags Are Taking Over Childhood!
At least once a week I fantasize about reinventing myself as a large-scale installation artist so I can make a statement with the piles and piles of plastic trinkets and packaged snacks that are showered on my kids at every turn.
I rememb...
I Blocked the Internet on My Phone for 21 Days
Last year I came across a study1 that found blocking smartphone internet for just two weeks could dramatically improve focus and result in better mental health and subjective wellbeing.
Having a smartphone is like carrying around a stash o...
5 Little Things Making Life Fuller Right Now
Every month or so, I share five things that are bringing me joy, taking the pressure off, or just making life more interesting. I hope you find something here that’s useful, relatable, or at least entertaining.
1. Toilet Paper Tube C...
A Plan to Unapologetically Romanticize Fall for All It’s Worth
I make a list at the beginning of each new season, a collection of activities to punctuate the coming months. This started sometime after I read about Japan’s 72 microseasons, including “bush warblers start singing in the mountains.”
I’m p...
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Questioning the mainstream motherhood script of consuming, rushing, and settling. Former magazine editor exploring home exchange, dressing up, cargo biking, and getting the kids outside.
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