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focus friend

can you imagine anything more satisfying than having a little sock-knitting bean as your accountability partner? you can’t use your phone because you can’t interrupt the bean — ergo, you can and will get your work done! plus, the more socks your bean knits, they more decorations you get to pick out for their adorable bean abode.

zebra sarasa vintage clip pen

the best pens, the best colors! plus: you can buy ink refills and stop replacing your pens every time you run out of ink.

barlette | brookline, MA

a bar is usually not at the top of my list, but this one is special: not quite high-maintenance enough to be a speakeasy, but delightfully tucked away in a historic arcade just outside of Boston; a small, seasonal menu of perfect choose-your-own-adventure cocktails made with the alcohol of your choice; cozy and utterly comfortable but also a little fancy. the perfect beginning, middle, or end to your night.

Smitten Kitchen's "my favorite brownies"

also my favorite! I firmly team chocolate > cocoa, and these are the very best. seven ingredients, one bowl, less than an hour until your urgent chocolate cravings are satisfied!

focus friend

can you imagine anything more satisfying than having a little sock-knitting bean as your accountability partner? you can’t use your phone because you can’t interrupt the bean — ergo, you can and will get your work done! plus, the more socks your bean knits, they more decorations you get to pick out for their adorable bean abode.

zebra sarasa vintage clip pen

the best pens, the best colors! plus: you can buy ink refills and stop replacing your pens every time you run out of ink.

barlette | brookline, MA

a bar is usually not at the top of my list, but this one is special: not quite high-maintenance enough to be a speakeasy, but delightfully tucked away in a historic arcade just outside of Boston; a small, seasonal menu of perfect choose-your-own-adventure cocktails made with the alcohol of your choice; cozy and utterly comfortable but also a little fancy. the perfect beginning, middle, or end to your night.

Smitten Kitchen's "my favorite brownies"

also my favorite! I firmly team chocolate > cocoa, and these are the very best. seven ingredients, one bowl, less than an hour until your urgent chocolate cravings are satisfied!