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THE LOFT EDIT
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Personal essays, life updates, creative spirals, bookish thoughts, and cozy chaos.



I Think I Need to Go Offline
I think I need to go offline for a while. Somewhere between blogging, scrolling, creating and constantly thinking about what comes next, I lost track of who I am when nobody’s watching. So I’m logging off a little and trying to find her again.
4 days ago6 min read


I Think I Need to Go Offline
I think I need to go offline for a while. Somewhere between blogging, scrolling, creating and constantly thinking about what comes next, I lost track of who I am when nobody’s watching. So I’m logging off a little and trying to find her again.
4 days ago6 min read


The Better Half of Summer
Watching raspberries overripen, weeds swallow my sunflower and spiderwebs take over the patio has me wondering where summer went, why the second half feels different, and what you start when it feels too late to begin.
Aug 265 min read


The 6-Month Plan: Is Dead.
My six-month plan is officially dead somewhere between a full rebrand, rearranging the house, restarting streaming, abandoning my budget and writing exactly one sentence of a new book. Turns out getting my shit together might need a different plan.
Aug 196 min read


"You’ve Never Even Met Them"
Some of the safest people I’ve ever known started as usernames on a screen. I’m talking about online friendship, growing apart, finding your way back, and why distance has never made a friendship less real to me.
Aug 125 min read


It’s Not 2016 Again. It’s 2006.
Everyone says 2016 is back, but 2026 feels more like 2006: messy internet culture, nostalgia, and the strange pull of growing up online again.
Aug 56 min read


Maybe Healthy Masculinity Looks Like Two Brothers Laughing Into Microphones
Jason and Travis Kelce make masculinity feel less guarded, less angry, and a lot more human in a culture that often teaches men to be unreachable.
Jul 295 min read


The Long Way Back to You
After seventeen years of history, one year of almost, and six months of being terrified to ask for more, I finally got to call my best friend my girlfriend. Two years later, this is my little love manifesto to us.
Jul 235 min read


Apparently, We’ve Rebranded Again
Apparently I’ve rebranded again. Here’s why The Coffee Loft became The Loft, how the whole brand fits together now, and why this one actually makes sense.
Jul 156 min read
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