Get your pro-tip nutrition advice right here, folks: Superfoods is the third installment of the three-title bookazine project I’ve been working on for Bauer Media. I was lucky enough to be part of the writing staff, working alongside the supremely talented photo, design, and editing crew at Teamstream Productions.

It’s not too late to grab a copy before the summer’s out. Click here for yours!

Drop everything and buy this Life Hacks print bookazine from Bauer Publishing, because you’re going to need it for your next grocery-shopping endeavor, credit-limit-increase request, sexy date night, you name it. I was a writer on this project, part of the awesome crew at Teamstream Productions, and I learned more than I ever dreamed I could about how to spend less cash on the stuff I always buy, save a ton of time, and get closer to my significant other, even when everyone’s busier than a one-eyed cat watching three mouseholes these days. (Forgive the expression — I’m from the Midwest.)

Purchase it here, then sit back and wait for the time/money/sanity benefits to roll in!

There are about a zillion reasons I’m excited about one of my latest writing projects, Mindfulness Made Simple, a special-interest publication created by Teamstream Productions for Bauer Publishing…but I’ll stick to telling you about only three of them:

First, it was a pleasure to be a writer on this magazine and be a part of a team consisting of so many topflight veteran magazine journalists, photography mavens, and design whizzes. Second, immersing myself in this subject matter definitely made me a more mindful person; therefore, I can personally vouch for the usefulness of this giant, info-packed guide.

And third, my first full-time job with benefits in magazine journalism was also at a Bauer publication, First for Women, an experience that taught me so much about research, voice, audience, and translating sometimes-complex information into useful, readable, accurate — and, most importantly, fun — copy.

Buy the mag here!

OK, if you love clever photo illustrations as much as I do, you must click on my fun (and very servicey!) new story for Allure:

8 Beauty Products That You Can Use As Self-Defense Weapons — Allure

Speaking of design, if you’re also into cool kicks (who isn’t), check out my profile of Brooklyn-based sneaker brand Greats, whose vision is making quality, classic silhouettes at an affordable price point…and reimagining the borough while they’re at it.

How a Brooklyn Sneaker Brand Out-Classes the Giants — The Bridge

Art directors (and killer crabs), you guys are heroes, and we should all say that more often.

I’ve been a Brooklynite for a good long while now, so writing these two pieces for CNN Travel and The Bridge about Brooklyn’s nouveau tourism scene was a chance for me to see the borough the way first-time visitors do. True to Brooklyn’s reputation for being “hip” and “with it,” there’s a ton of cool stuff happening in the hotel scene here. Evidence below:

Brooklyn’s Coolest Hotels and Hottest Hangouts — CNN Travel

The Tea Director: Brooklyn’s Coolest New Hotel Perk — The Bridge

Fun fact: These are the first two stories I’ve written after my recent return to #FreelanceLife. Starting off with a Brooklyn bang.