Product Review

I’ve had a Hatch alarm clock for a few years. I am a big fan of the clock — I love that at 9:30 every night, it starts emitting calming sounds and lights to let me know it’s almost time for bed. I love that it keeps me off my phone first thing in the morning. I love the white noise options that I can change up every night, if I want to. It’s helped me sleep a bit better, and I appreciate it for that.

One thing about me? If it comes in leopard print, I’m going to buy it. It’s probably a reaction to my mom being so against animal print when I was a kid, but nonetheless, the Y2K trend has infiltrated every part of my home: Crocs, purses, coats, pillows, dresses, you name it. Some are even calling it the “new neutral,” and I’m totally on board with it.

It’s my comfy constant.

And I’m obsessed with the color.

One thing about me: I love a good beverage. Seltzer, Diet Coke, a gorgeous iced coffee, fancy kombuchas, non-alcoholic Ghia Spritzes, good natural wine, ice-cold cheap beer — the list goes on. As such, my mom once got me a wine fridge for Christmas that could hold up to 12 bottles of wine. It was nice enough, but it was no match for my apartment’s winter heating system and internal summer temps, so it could really only hold the wine at about 55 to 70 degrees.

I love a movie night at home, but I love a movie day even more — a Saturday or Sunday afternoon spent in my apartment, in front of my television, lazing the day away. Unfortunately, because my living room is one of the brightest rooms in my house (with three windows across two walls), movie days can be harder to pull off because of the glare of the sun on my television screen.

It holds so much!

When you share a bed with someone, it’s possible that you’ll have different mattress preferences. At least, that’s the case for me and my fiancé, Jeremy. He’s a side and back sleeper, so he likes a firmer mattress, while I’m a stomach sleeper and like something softer that I can sink into. Our differing opinions became very apparent when I was testing mattress toppers for our Best List of mattress toppers, and Jeremy was naturally testing them with me.

They’re quick-drying, too!

Ask anyone who knows me, and they’ll tell you that I’ve never, ever had any trouble falling asleep. It’s waking up that’s the problem. I’m a notorious snoozer, and I have the horrible habit of oversleeping, then jolting awake in a panic about being late for work (not exactly a graceful start to the morning).

It made me a beach person again.

It’s beyond breezy.

It’s sturdy, useful, and cute to boot.

I never thought this bag would double as a suitcase — but it's been a game-changer.