The dangerously shoppable index
Bought it. Used it. Became attached.
Everything I personally recommend in comments, newsletters, and chaotic blog tangents—filed into one useful place.
01 Actually useful
02 No paid-placement fluff
03 Updated as obsessions change
My current favourites
Things that earned
their drawer space.
I am an EXCEPTIONALLY fussy human woman, and I shan't find myself recommending 400 things just to flood the page with affiliate links. This is the short list: the useful, the beloved, and the Myra-approved, life-improving hacks I've spent the bulk of my adult life falling in love with.
01
Treat yourself
The gateway device
Kindle eReaders
The obvious recommendation, yes. Still the benchmark for carrying an entire morally questionable library in one hand. Helps that my books look BANGIN' with the swaggy backlit screen...
02
Tiny luxury, massive upgrade
Peak blanket burrito
Remote Page Turner
Yes, this is a real thing, and YES, it upgraded my reading to an elite level. Turns late-night reading into a fully hands-free operation. Your cold, useless fingers have been dismissed.
03
Insane? Yes. Necessary for troll life? Also yes.
For horizontal readers
Gooseneck Tablet Holder
Holds the book at eye level while you become one with the pillows and quietly abandon upright society. We're blanket burrito people now, babe.
04
My multitasking vice
Chores, but make them filthy
Audible Membership
For doing dishes, driving, or folding laundry while fictional men dismantle your emotional stability.
05
GET RID OF THE DIAPERS
Potty training for pros
Potty Training
Danger and Mayhem, my two unstoppable hurricanes of toddler love, were both potty trained in TWO WEEKS. No, I'm not exaggerating. Yes, it was a lot of upfront work, but long term gain. My son, Mayhem Danvers, took 5 days to night train. This is an essential read for toddler parents.
06
Pro-mom move
Excellent toilet seat
Toilet Seat Built-in, Soft Close
My kids LOVE this toilet seat. It's got a splash guard for boys, a magnet when you life the lild, and is easy to install. HIGHLY recommend.
07
Get ready for School
Kids Water Bottle
14oz Insulated Stainless Steel
This water bottle is fought over, argued about, thrown, and looked for constantly in my house. Which, if you know toddlers, means it's very much approved.
08
A MUST HAVE FOR OILY GIRLS
Clean skin, clean slate
La Roche Posay Toleriane Cleanser
When I tell you I went through the ringer trying to get my skin to settle after Mayhem was born? Girl. I went through it. My skin. was an oil slick by 10am. I tried salicylic acid cleansers, oil cleansers, gentle things and violent things. Nothing worked, until I tried a squirt of THIS glorious beast at my sister-in-law's house and feel deeply, madly in love. I will never go back.
09
Brighten & Smooth
Absolutely essential, non-negotiable
Timeless 20% Vit C Serum
I've been using this Vitamin C Serum for like 10 years now. The other day, my 20-something nanny laughed when I told her I'm 37, and then said, "I never would have guessed you're THAT old." To which I slow blinked, and chose to take it as a compliment, instead of asking why Gen Z is doing me dirty??
10
Remove Fine Lines & Smooth Wrinkles
Hydrating, fine-line blaster
Hyaluronic Acid Serum
Grace & Stella calls this their Holy Grail Hyaluronic Acid, and honestly... It's doing a perfectly awesome job as my humectant hydration agent. Do I want to spend 100$ chasing the perfect molecule? NO. I'd rather spend that cheddah on other parts of my skincare routine. This one does the boring job it's been hired to do.
11
Moisture without $$$$$
Moisturizer
CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion
Sometimes, the less flashy the skincare, the better it is. This one has been working for me for about a year now, and I'm loving it under my sunscreen, and on top of my Vit C/ HA. Not a pretty girl, but she knows what she about.
12
Danger Danvers Approved
The only sunscreen Danger Danvers can wear
Mineral Sunscreen
Miss Danger Danvers, my daughter, is allergic to normal sunscreen. The only one she can tolerate is a Zinc based, mineral blocker, and this Think Baby sunscreen is exactly the ticket.
13
Night repair, 3 ceramides & niacinamide
Night Moisturizer
CeraVe Night Moisturizing Lotion
She's thick. She sticks. I got no complaints. This is another Hyaluronic Acid, but with peptides for night repair. It's great at keeping all the good stuff against your face meat without blowing your budget.
14
Daily use, no white cast
Doesn't betray me by lunch
Korean Black Rice Sunscreen
Lightweight sunscreen that behaves over skincare without turning your face into a small, reflective oil field. After Mayhem was born, my skin REBELLED. HYPER oil production, Rosacea-prone skin. Adding this? Fixed it.
15
Skin barrier rescue
The apology layer
Cicaplast Baume B5
For the nights your skincare routine chooses violence and your face would like to file a formal complaint. This Baume helped chase away the redness from my insulted skin barrier, and makes an appearance into my routine, several times a week now. LOVE the luxe texture.
16
Bumpy, raspberry skin, BE GONE
Sandpaper-arm diplomacy
AmLactin Daily Lotion
A decidedly unglamorous little workhorse for smoothing rough, bumpy skin. Miracles are sometimes plain, cheap, and stand the test of time. My KT bumps and raspberry skin on my arms have vanished.
17
Cracked heels, who?
Cracked Feet, No treats
Eucerin Urea 10%
My son, Mayhem Danvers, was sucking the LIFE outta my skin, on account of him being a complete booby shark. My feet suffered, girls. For the first time in my whole life, I had janky, dry, cracked heels. Adding Glycolic acid + 10% Urea cream at night in socks? Girl. One week. Feets are smooth enough for their own OF account. xD
18
Non-negotiable Mom-life
Back up the empire
1 TB Portable SSD
From pics and videos of my babies, to manuscripts, cover files, art, and every irreplaceable business asset currently living one spill from death. I have several of these Solid State drives. Over a Terabyte. Lives in a vault while I'm not using it.
19
Chaos-tested
Dinner versus deadline brain
Seven-Quart Slow Cooker
Put food in. Forget it exists. Return hours later to proof that domestic competence can be outsourced to a ceramic bowl.The recommendation policy
No algorithmic sludge.
Just the good stuff.
I recommend things because they solved a problem, delighted me, or survived real life long enough to become part of it. Some links are affiliate links, which means I may earn a commission if you buy—at no extra cost to you.
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