Archive - mom friend

issue #100: 15 (shoppable) things that have brought be joy this summer

Last week, if you’ll recall, I sent out a list of 15 non-shoppable things that have brought me joy this summer, because, believe it or not, most joy…

Jul 15 •

the weekly: what kind of influence do you want?

One of the most pleasant, and unexpected, parts of my Substack journey has been meeting other writers from this platform in real life.

Jul 11 •

issue #99: 15 (non-shoppable) things that have brought me joy this summer

and none of them are shoppable

Jul 8 •

the weekly: happy 4th

First off, there are a lot of new faces around here, and for that, I am grateful.

Jul 4 •

issue #98: how to dress like a cambridge mom

a guest post by substack's very own aliza sir!

Jul 1 •

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June 2025

the weekly: pre-spring market recap

and an announcement

Jun 27 •

issue #97: playground pants

Partaking in playground activities can be simultaneously joyful and mind numbing.

Jun 24 •

the weekly: shopping through end times

There is no small amount of cognitive dissonance that I face each week when I put this newsletter out into the universe.

Jun 20 •

taking notes: alex friedman

of substack's hot tip

Jun 17 •

the weekly: flexible ambition

I’ve never felt particularly ambitious.

Jun 13 •

issue #96: what I packed, wore, did, and ate in california

As many of you pointed out, a vacation with a toddler is not a vacation.

Jun 10 •

the weekly: and

On our drive home from Kingston on Sunday I popped on a recent Ezra Klein Show episode titled “Our Lives Are an Endless Series of ‘And’”. I was pretty…

Jun 6 •

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