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Every other Wednesday, I post a podcast episode about my pregnancy to my Substack and every single Friday morning, I send out a newsletter to the gold standard. Each email includes an essay, some photos, recommendations and a bonus item. This is the very best work I do on a week to week basis and […]

Those teens, am I right? Just kidding- teenagers are a wonderful mystery and we love them so. We just don’t always know how to shop for them. You can always get away with an Amazon gift card, but if you love a more thoughtful gift and want to set yourself apart, I’ve talked to teens, […]

My ‘Gift Guide for Him’ is the guide I’m most known for and that brings me immense joy. I absolutely love finding that perfect thing for O (here’s a post with his favorite gifts from years back–he still uses all of those items to this day) and the fact that some of your husband’s/boyfriend’s/dad’s/brother’s favorite […]

This is the second in a two part series so be sure to read Part One here first. When I started Gold & Graphite, I probably had somewhere around 700 followers. Let the words “probably” and “somewhere around” be the tip-off that I don’t have this number documented anywhere and wouldn’t put money on this […]

When I started learning about my autoimmune disease, Hashimoto’s, nearly four years ago the skincare piece was almost the most daunting. I had loved skincare and makeup and gotten the perfect routine down, not to mention quite the collection and literally gave it all away. Every single thing. Once I learned how crucial clean skincare […]