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Books to Help You Escape Right Now

Hi all, Olivia, Ramshackle Glams editorial director here; Jordans still away, so Im hopping on today for a quick guest post! If youre anything like me, youre currently working overtime to keep your anxiety at bay, so Ive been making the effort to put my phone down at night and read books. I thought Id share my top book finds of recent times in case you also need something to help your mind escape at night. What have you been reading lately? Tell us in the comments! PS. Need some more book...

What It’s Like To Get On An International Flight, Right Now

Not gonna lie: I definitely spent a decent percentage of the week before my parents and I left on our annual diving trip obsessively scanning coronavirus-related headlines and buying massive amounts of water. (Buying extra water – as with toilet paper – is completely unnecessary. But show me a mother and a Contagious Thing, and I’ll show you a garage stocked with a whoooooooole lot of Dasani.)

I wasn’t worried about catching anything, exactly – I was (and still am) worried about some turn of...

What Can Wait

About a year ago, in Indonesia

A little over a year ago, I took two weeks out of my life to fly to Indonesia with my dad. The trip was logistically near-impossible to manage, and financially unconscionable for the both of us, but once we’d conceived of the plan actually executing the thing didn’t even really feel like an option. For two weeks, Dad and I fell completely off the grid, and did nothing but play with manta rays and read books and talk and talk and talk.

My parents and I have...

Instant Pot Vegan “Bolognese” (With Beyond Beef)

I’m trying to make the switch over to Beyond Beef (or similar products) whenever possible, because…you know…environment. I’ll be honest: I resisted for awhile, because something about the concept freaks me out (although why plant-based protein should freak me out more than actual ground beef is beyond me). But then I tried Burger King’s Impossible Whopper, and it tasted…like a Whopper. The taste was virtually indistinguishable from the OG (cheese and sauce, basically), and the texture may...

A Chat With My High School Crush

I didn’t know Brian Platzer super well in high school – we were in the same graduating class back in New York City – but I always felt like Ishouldhave. He was hilarious, and super smart, and one of those people who’s nice to everyone, even – especially – the people few others think to be nice to. I’m extremely gratified to announce that High School Me was apparently an excellent judge of character, because Brian has grown into the same hilarious, super smart, and kind person I figured him...

I Love You. Now Go the F*ck to Sleep.

Are you a parent? Congratulations, you are exhausted. Sleep consultant Mahaley Patel tells you how to get your lovely little bebes to GTFTS.

In honor of Baby Sleep Day, I wanted to provide some tips for those of you with newborns. Having a new baby is such a beautiful time on so many levels, but when my child was little there were days I was so sleep-deprived I didn’t even feel that I could fully enjoy her. If you have a newborn at home and are struggling with sleep, please know that it will...

The House That Trash Built

Apparently – thanks to my DVD ripper – it’s throwback week on RG!

So remember a couple of years ago, when I spent months and months flying back and forth to St. Louis, filming a project that I was all cagey and secretive about, because I contractually wasn’t allowed to discuss it? It was a pilot calledThe House That Trash Built.Basically, what the show involved was our team literally building a house from the ground up using nothing but reclaimed materials (a.k.a. trash). We found old...

Five Things You Can Do About Climate Change Right Now (Yes, Today)

I am as sensitive to hearing “you should really be living THIS way!” lectures as the next person. Perhaps more so, because I live in California, where I have daily (daily!) “conversations” (lectures) with an astonishing number of people who feel the need to tell me how I am eating/drinking/exercising/sleeping/parenting wrong. Which is why I’m loathe to toe that line on this site; I am not in the business of telling anyone else how to live their life.

But I’m going to make an exception today,...

All About New Orleans: An Itinerary For You

Three years ago, I worked with the New Orleans Tourism Board on one of my absolute favorite projects to date: It involved spending three days exploring the city with my family, and having various dreams come true (ZOMG SASSY THE PENGUIN).

So in celebration of Mardi Gras, here’s a throwback to the trip – including plenty of recommendations should you decide to take a jaunt down to this very loveliest and warmest and most magical of cities.

DAY ONE

Windsor Court Hotel

Three Muses

Frenchmen...

In Which I Answer My Own Question About Leggings

Me, 2 years ago, in The Leggings That Died

I’m doing amuchbetter job of getting dressed these days. Meaning: I actually do it! Regularly! First thing in the morning!It’s not because I *want* to, exactly; it’s because the kids’ new school is…well, have you seenBig Little Lies?It’s like that.

As an example: On our third day, I had a woman come up to me and ask me whether I owned a pair of oversize round Tom Ford sunglasses.

…Yes?

Oh, she said, one of your lenses is flipped upside-down. You can...