The Jumble: November 18, 2025

Measuring your child’s height on a doorjamb is a childhood milestone. Gaps both wide and narrow tracking her growth. The years passing in tiny, horizontal pen marks. Where once there was a baby, a toddler emerges and evolves, by some irrepressible magic, into a “big girl.”

Bloom, little flower.

+ Invite friends over, bring all your “bureaucratic” tasks, and make adulting a party? (gift link)

+ Sequin shoes for holiday parties in basic black or a burgundy mule.

+ Is “butterfly tapping” the cure for stressful situations?

+ These distressed baggy jeans took me straight back to high school.

+ My favorite spa is expanding. Maybe it’s time for a trip?

+ These starry night pajamas are a great pick for the holidays.

+ For a quick holiday dessert, make Basque Cheesecake in a loaf pan.

+ Morning Pickup Outfit: Navy pants, green sweater, coordinating fleece coat.

+ Need inspiration to change careers? Three women share their stories.

+ Quince is the spot for holiday gifts. For luxe picks, try truffles and champagne.

+ How to avoid “hosting anxiety” this holiday season.

+ These ingenious paper clips hold your pen to your notebook.

+ This list shows which classic holiday movies are on which streamers. Which got me thinking: What is the one movie or show you have to watch every holiday season?

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