Hi lovelies! If you've had a stressful week like I have, here are a few comforts for the pre-holiday summer week ahead
Read MoreThis one comes from a reader on Instagram who asked me: “I really hate my job. I wish I could be doing something more creative, but I don’t know what! How do you find the work that is best for you and will make you
Read MoreGuys, my little brother is getting married in Istanbul in September to the most beautiful, wonderful woman--and she's Turkish! Her name is Begum (pronounced "Bay-Goom") and we first met two years ago when I visited Turkey for a book tour shortly after she met my
Read MoreSo much of mothering is logistical and task oriented. (Schedule dentist appointments: check! Make sure they're eating their vegetables: check! Parental controls on their iPads: check! Order new cleats for soccer: check!) All that stuff is vital, but then there's the other equally vital part:
Read MoreWhat are you doing this weekend? My boys are with their dad (sniffle, sniffle), so I'm planning to use the quiet time to finish the first round of edits on my new novel. I'll also probably also go for a run, clean my closet (spring
Read MoreAre you a glass-half-full, or empty sort of person? I've always skewed toward the "full" (though my parents would probably argue that there were a few questionable teenager years in there, haha). Most of the time, I jump out of bed excited about my books,
Read MoreIt's no secret that about five years ago, my life changed in big ways. I wrote a bit about that journey in a series for Glamour, which after writing about and interviewing other people for years, it was scary, exciting, and therapeutic--all at the same
Read MoreI have no shame about the fact that I loooooove beauty products. I'm constantly switching up my skincare routine, freaking out my boys with the latest and greatest mud mask or wacky skin treatment, haha. But over the years, I've stuck with a few favorite
Read MoreSome of you here have been longtime readers of my books and my work for Glamour (hi everyone! And, good heavens, I just saw that when you search my name on the site, I've written something like 4,600 articles and blog posts over the years.
Read MoreHi readers and friends! Over the last several years, I have been so fortunate to become a #1 selling author in Turkey. The outpouring of love and excitement I have received from Turkish readers has been so amazing and touching. In fact, when I visited Istanbul
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