Requests from Brigid

Tell me your air fryer secrets and delights! I have an air fryer coming in the mail. Itlooks like a toaster oven instead of having the pullout drawer. Tell me all the incredible ways you are using this tool. I will obviously be making two cookies from the freezer every single night and putting torn up tofu in there for lunch every day, but what don’t I know?

Pajamas with a shelf bra? I’m more comfortable with some support and am looking for an option that doesn’t require an additional garment

I'm a poetry person but am stumped: poems for a funeral for someone very old after a long-awaited death? everything feels either unserious or too overwrought

70th birthday family trip destinations! My dad is turning 70 at the end of March, and we want to go on a family trip. It will be my parents’ 40th anniversary a bit later, so a nice time to celebrate. There will be 7 or 8 adults and four children (6, 4, 3, and infant). We generally like getting a large VRBO/AirBnB with a good kitchen, and folks are open to international with direct flights from Chicago. Please share your favorite destinations or specific homes that can accommodate a large family. We’ve traditionally enjoyed beach vacations in Sanibel/Captiva and Watercolor, Florida or Hilton Head, but beach is not required.

bedding inspiration! my blush linen sheets are absolutely shredded. my shams and duvet cover are still decent, but i am ready for fresh everything. moving into a clean slate apartment on monday and also don't have a rug so the world is my oyster

cute bath mats? can't wait to throw out my current ones and start fresh in my new apartment

Best weird tips for a functional reset? I’m in the process of moving and tapering off one ADHD med protocol for another and the timing is tough! My lists and checklists are only getting me so far.

a great nyc apartment to rent? thought I was going to move this winter, but I am now looking at a summer move. just dropping this here in case anyone on Rec League has a lead on a roomy apartment near the train to share. neighborhood agnostic :)

Off-the-beaten path beach daytrip from NYC? Over the 4th, my boyfriend and I have the same weekend off for the first time in our relationship, and I want to take the car to the beach. Can we improve on Robert Moses? Is Fisher’s Island too unfriendly? He is a New Yorker who holds a mysterious childhood grudge against our area beaches so I’d love to find a new option to try.

Best travel snacks? Like the kind from home. My usual is apples, olives, cheese and crackers, and a little chocolate, but I’m interested in diversifying this week.

Where are women buying swimwear that isn’t overly practical but is still fit for the ocean? A little sexy but not a thong bottom?? Is it just a maillot?!

I am going back to Rome next month, one of my favorite cities. I’d love to get recommendations on your favorite off-the-beaten path spots in the city. Always looking for a new favorites to enjoy between catching up with my friends and, this time, enjoying the Italian Open.