1.3k August 20, 2020 Surviving divorce taught me how to survive 2020 When my 18-year partnership abruptly ended in late 2015, my life completely fell apart. It was a complete shitshow… kind of like this year. Here's how surviving divorce taught me 9 lessons that are helping me survive 2020. Read More June 29, 2020 The new book from Offbeat Home's publisher is a total SH!TSHOW Hey guys! It's me, Ariel — the publisher of Offbeat Home. My new book, From Sh!tshow To Afterglow is about how to rebound after loss, grief, and the other cruel crises life throws your way — basically, it's the anti-self-help book. Read More February 10, 2020 Exhuming love Sometimes on my walks, I even leave my phone at home.…I KNOW! Lately, I’ve been trying to imagine my phone in my hand as a strong cocktail — do I really need to take this cocktail on a walk with me? Yikes. Do I really need to have this cocktail in my hand while I’m hugging my son? Eep. Is 7am really a good time for a cocktail? Barf. Read More January 4, 2020 Steal this resolution: one box in, one box out For the new year, I'm trying this new idea. Any packaging that enters my home must now be filled up with old stuff, and given away. Read More November 20, 2019 3 life lessons I'm tryna teach my kid through holiday cards I don't have that many holiday traditions… But my son and I do holiday cards together every dang year because I think they're a silly tradition that's oddly important. There are valuable life lessons I'm tryna teach a guy… Read More October 17, 2019 This forgotten jewelry box holds my grandmother's ghost Suddenly, I heard a weird tinkly noise. I have a new phone, and it makes weird tinkly noises I don't recognize, but this wasn't one. I wandered through the house trying to track down the noise, and found it coming from our bedroom… in my closet… on top of my drawers. The jewelry box I hadn't touched in almost a decade was playing music. What the fuck? Read More 123…73
June 29, 2020 The new book from Offbeat Home's publisher is a total SH!TSHOW Hey guys! It's me, Ariel — the publisher of Offbeat Home. My new book, From Sh!tshow To Afterglow is about how to rebound after loss, grief, and the other cruel crises life throws your way — basically, it's the anti-self-help book. Read More February 10, 2020 Exhuming love Sometimes on my walks, I even leave my phone at home.…I KNOW! Lately, I’ve been trying to imagine my phone in my hand as a strong cocktail — do I really need to take this cocktail on a walk with me? Yikes. Do I really need to have this cocktail in my hand while I’m hugging my son? Eep. Is 7am really a good time for a cocktail? Barf. Read More January 4, 2020 Steal this resolution: one box in, one box out For the new year, I'm trying this new idea. Any packaging that enters my home must now be filled up with old stuff, and given away. Read More November 20, 2019 3 life lessons I'm tryna teach my kid through holiday cards I don't have that many holiday traditions… But my son and I do holiday cards together every dang year because I think they're a silly tradition that's oddly important. There are valuable life lessons I'm tryna teach a guy… Read More October 17, 2019 This forgotten jewelry box holds my grandmother's ghost Suddenly, I heard a weird tinkly noise. I have a new phone, and it makes weird tinkly noises I don't recognize, but this wasn't one. I wandered through the house trying to track down the noise, and found it coming from our bedroom… in my closet… on top of my drawers. The jewelry box I hadn't touched in almost a decade was playing music. What the fuck? Read More 123…73
February 10, 2020 Exhuming love Sometimes on my walks, I even leave my phone at home.…I KNOW! Lately, I’ve been trying to imagine my phone in my hand as a strong cocktail — do I really need to take this cocktail on a walk with me? Yikes. Do I really need to have this cocktail in my hand while I’m hugging my son? Eep. Is 7am really a good time for a cocktail? Barf. Read More January 4, 2020 Steal this resolution: one box in, one box out For the new year, I'm trying this new idea. Any packaging that enters my home must now be filled up with old stuff, and given away. Read More November 20, 2019 3 life lessons I'm tryna teach my kid through holiday cards I don't have that many holiday traditions… But my son and I do holiday cards together every dang year because I think they're a silly tradition that's oddly important. There are valuable life lessons I'm tryna teach a guy… Read More October 17, 2019 This forgotten jewelry box holds my grandmother's ghost Suddenly, I heard a weird tinkly noise. I have a new phone, and it makes weird tinkly noises I don't recognize, but this wasn't one. I wandered through the house trying to track down the noise, and found it coming from our bedroom… in my closet… on top of my drawers. The jewelry box I hadn't touched in almost a decade was playing music. What the fuck? Read More 123…73
January 4, 2020 Steal this resolution: one box in, one box out For the new year, I'm trying this new idea. Any packaging that enters my home must now be filled up with old stuff, and given away. Read More November 20, 2019 3 life lessons I'm tryna teach my kid through holiday cards I don't have that many holiday traditions… But my son and I do holiday cards together every dang year because I think they're a silly tradition that's oddly important. There are valuable life lessons I'm tryna teach a guy… Read More October 17, 2019 This forgotten jewelry box holds my grandmother's ghost Suddenly, I heard a weird tinkly noise. I have a new phone, and it makes weird tinkly noises I don't recognize, but this wasn't one. I wandered through the house trying to track down the noise, and found it coming from our bedroom… in my closet… on top of my drawers. The jewelry box I hadn't touched in almost a decade was playing music. What the fuck? Read More 123…73
November 20, 2019 3 life lessons I'm tryna teach my kid through holiday cards I don't have that many holiday traditions… But my son and I do holiday cards together every dang year because I think they're a silly tradition that's oddly important. There are valuable life lessons I'm tryna teach a guy… Read More October 17, 2019 This forgotten jewelry box holds my grandmother's ghost Suddenly, I heard a weird tinkly noise. I have a new phone, and it makes weird tinkly noises I don't recognize, but this wasn't one. I wandered through the house trying to track down the noise, and found it coming from our bedroom… in my closet… on top of my drawers. The jewelry box I hadn't touched in almost a decade was playing music. What the fuck? Read More 123…73
October 17, 2019 This forgotten jewelry box holds my grandmother's ghost Suddenly, I heard a weird tinkly noise. I have a new phone, and it makes weird tinkly noises I don't recognize, but this wasn't one. I wandered through the house trying to track down the noise, and found it coming from our bedroom… in my closet… on top of my drawers. The jewelry box I hadn't touched in almost a decade was playing music. What the fuck? Read More 123…73