Ivy Locke

Because basic doesn’t have to mean boring. These are the everyday pieces I’d actually wear—jeans, tees, tanks, dresses and easy staples—plus leather, mesh, hardware, statement shoes and slightly unhinged accessories that give an otherwise normal outfit some personality. Wearable, but never too well-behaved.

If you’ve never had chronic dry eye, “my eyes are dry” sounds like a minor inconvenience. If you have it, you know your eyeballs can somehow be dry, burning, irritated AND watering like you’re crying at the same damn time. 😭 These are the little things I keep around to make my eyes less angry.

I’ve been dealing with migraines for years, so unfortunately I’ve become something of an expert at making migraine days suck a little less. 😭 These are the comfort items, dark-room essentials, cold therapy favorites, and other little things I genuinely like having nearby when my head chooses violence. Not migraine cures; just stuff that makes getting through one a little more tolerable.

I have thoughts. A lot of them. This is where I keep my favorite Medium stories, essays, rabbit holes, experiments, and things I couldn’t stop thinking about until I wrote them down. Expect culture, AI, money, mental health, beauty, relationships, and whatever else has me asking questions that week. If you keep running into the paywall, consider subscribing for unlimited reading, you’ll get access to my full stories plus everything else on Medium, and you’ll be supporting the writers you actually read.

My seasonal depression survival kit: little things that make the dark, cold, disrespectfully short days brighter, cozier, easier, or at least slightly less offensive.

You’re living with anxiety, but you don’t have to suffer from it. I’ve learned that prioritizing your own comfort is the key to living a happier life. Here’s a few of my favorite anxiety-busting do-dads.

Life is full of ups and downs, but reading is fundamental. Reading is not just an ordinary pastime; you can literally change your life with the right books. After dealing with a few of the most catastrophic years of my entire life, I’m on the way to doing just that. Join me?

I am somewhat of a makeup minimalist, but I’m also a lipgloss maxxer. I've been learning how to get more results with less, and I still keep a lipgloss in every bag from my gym waist bag to my favorite novelty cross body, and often more than one, if I’m honest. 😩🫣🫣 Here are some of my favorite products of all categories.