So, The Weekly Mess...
What began as a mental purge in my Notes app is now a weekly(ish) newsletter called The Weekly Mess. It's where I turn parenting misfires, creative burnout, side hustle spirals, and fridge-light revelations into something readable. Occasionally useful. Mostly relatable.
No filters. No fluff. Just real talk—with a pinch of sarcasm and a side of “been there.”
Some weeks it's career therapy.
Some weeks it’s life rant, bite-sized.
Either way, it’s honest, funny, and a little too familiar.
Some weeks it’s life rant, bite-sized.
Either way, it’s honest, funny, and a little too familiar.
And then, Archie’s Curious Kitchen
Now, the not-so-sugar-coated part of the story.
I don’t eat dessert. My spouse would marry it if he could.
They say you can’t trust your man with anyone else—so I figured I’d wear the apron and bake it myself.
They say you can’t trust your man with anyone else—so I figured I’d wear the apron and bake it myself.
And that’s how Archie’s Curious Kitchen came to life.
What started as a peace treaty turned into a five-year-long side hustle in healthy-ish baking: almond flour brownies, tahini cookies, zero refined sugar, and no regrets.
What started as a peace treaty turned into a five-year-long side hustle in healthy-ish baking: almond flour brownies, tahini cookies, zero refined sugar, and no regrets.
I don’t eat what I bake. But I sell it anyway. Oh, advertising.