Why I Stopped Cleansing Twice a Day
For ten years I double-cleansed every morning and night. Then I stopped. The skin barrier is more important than the marketing says, and my face is the proof.
Sep 16, 2026For ten years I double-cleansed every morning and night. Then I stopped. The skin barrier is more important than the marketing says, and my face is the proof.
Sep 16, 2026I bought nothing discretionary for a year. No clothes, no books, no kitchen gear, no nothing. The year taught me what I actually needed, what I was using to fill time, and why I will not go back to the old way.
Sep 11, 2026I stopped buying cookbooks. I borrow, lend, photocopy, and test. The result is a working library of 200 recipes without owning 200 books.
Sep 9, 2026I have deleted Twitter five times. Each time, I came back within six months. This time is different. Here is what changed, what I learned from the cycle, and why I think this one will stick.
Sep 4, 2026Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon — all deleted for six months. What came back and what replaced them.
Sep 2, 2026I started cooking because I was broke. I kept cooking because it taught me things nothing else did. What a decade of daily dinners has taught me about attention, time, and being present.
Aug 29, 2026