A Cookie Named Desire Let’s be honest for a hot second: Moms, would you rather receive a floral arrangement or a flower-shaped dessert on Mother’s Day? Yeah, that’s what we thought. Flowers are beautiful and all, but hand over the damn chocolates and sweets. Mother’s Day is on the horizon, meaning it’s time to slyly...
Mother’s Day can be overwhelming. Whether it’s your first one or your 10th, there’s something about a holiday dedicated to you that can feel like a lot — and it’s probably because the holiday isn’t just dedicated to you. It’s also dedicated to your mom and your mother-in-law and your stepmom and your grandmother and...
Ariela Basson/Bustle; OleHenrikson, Dore & Rose, Sephora, Getty Images Mother’s Day is coming, which means it’s time to buy gifts for your own mom, sister, mother-in-law, grandma, friends… you know, everyone but yourself. We say no more. Nope, this year we say to hell with that little twinge of guilt when you put something for...
I’m lucky; I never felt like I lost myself in pregnancy or postpartum the way so many women say they do. My friends, my interests, my quirks, and my personal failings all remained. Some anxieties were magnified, and I had to adjust my priorities, sure, but that was the extent of the great change. But...