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Raw & Sweet | Honey Facial Autumn Skincare
She collapses over the wheel, crying—there's no why. Home again, hands under the tap, a memory of her grandma rises. Then a text: bring chocolate. And she's out the door.
Sandra Dawn
Founder & host of Revery, Sandra creates space that feels like home wherever she goes.
Travel
Livingston Manor, NY | Weekend Getaway
A feel-good tour of Upstate New York's Livingston Manor. Where to stay, eat, shop, drink, and move—all with gorgeous energy.
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Fresh Cut | Making What You've Got, Work
She goes looking for greens, finds none. Back home, with the heat wilting her flowers, she notices what's still holding on—cuts it, culls it, and rearranges it into three small bouquets before her friends arrive tomorrow.
Beauty
Flower Culling & Arranging | 20+ min
The power of flowers is real. Energy: Dr. Nancy Etcoff at Harvard Medical School studied flowers' impact on mood and found flowers make us feel better. Participants reported feeling less anxious and more compassion & kindness. Season: Extend the life and beauty that cut flowers bring to your home
Food
Chai | Tea for Integration
A recipe for integrating all the parts of you, perfect for colder weather days.
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Haven't Cried Yet | Grief Keeps Its Own Time
Doors open and it begins to pour. Lorde sings from the car: "in my head, I do everything right." I haven’t been this week. One drop-off is camp. The next is college, and I’m sitting on her bed now, cleaning out her room, wondering what happens if I stop.
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All In | The Energy Quiz for a Full-On Summer
Three countries, eight weeks of family travel, and the energy framework I use to avoid a meltdown
About
Quiz: What's Your Animal Energy?
Are you giving sponge, duck, lion, or squirrel energy? Take the 3 min quiz to find out.
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Cake for Breakfast | On Taking the Day You Want
Cake for breakfast. Last night's Black Forest, eaten this morning before anyone else is up. Yesterday contained a thousand lives—and I'm still eating it up.
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Sweat It Out | Changes We Can't Avoid
I'm melting. Sweat drips, tickles down my chest. The animals are agitated, too—no one escapes this steamy heat. I'm murderous, Sarah's voice note says.
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Face In The Sun | What She Already Knew
I put my face in the sun. It feels like a piece of summer—the light, the warmth, the longer days building. Time slows when I do this. And then speeds ahead when I'm not intentionally pausing like this. It's a little like raising kids.
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When Your Garden Goes Wild | Let It?
This is a reflection on surrender — showing up, making space, and trusting what grows wild. Sometimes nature does the planting. Sometimes that's enough.