Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Both my mom and my dad (who have been divorced for 30+ years) came to our house for the big feast. I was slightly nervous (would they feel awkward? should I come up with conversation starters?), but it actually went really well. I felt so inspired by their diplomacy and friendship. Hope you had a good one, too, and enjoyed some delicious treats.

Now that we’re barreling toward Hannukah and Christmas, here’s our 2024 gift guide, if you’d like to see, as well as five excellent sales today…

Get 50% off at J.Crew. I’m thinking of giving this V-neck to my mom and feel tempted to splurge on this very cool jacket.

Get 50% off at Madewell. I wear these shoes every third day, and the new arrivals are SO GOOD.

Get 25% off at Food52. The boys and I use this lovely pitcher at dinnertime.

Get 20% off at Mr. Boddington. She designs beautiful greeting cards, and we mailed this fill-in stationery set when Anton went to camp last summer!

Finally, Nordstrom is having a huge sale. It’s a great time to stock up on beauty essentials, plus the one mascara that never runs (my friend Claire crashed on my sofa the other day and woke up the next morning with beautiful eyelashes).

Since I’m always curious what people actually buy, I ordered this hat for my sister, a talking poster for my kids, a food puzzle for my new boyfriend, and this travel essential for myself. Also, gahhhh, the back of this dress. xoxo

(Top photo of Aminatou Sow for J.Crew; bottom photo of Bad Taste desserts for J.Crew.)

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