TODAY IS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6

WHAT TO EXPECT

• stories: don’t catch up, kitten heels, this ingredients will cancel out benefits
• this week’s read: Dear Child
• in collaboration with: Capital One Shopping
• recent articles: how to achieve quiet luxury at home
• quote: on survival
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• recipes to try: brown butter sugar cookies
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LIFESTYLE: WHAT IF YOU DON’T WANT TO CATCH UP
If someone tosses out the “we should catch up” line but you’re just not feeling it, you really don’t have to say yes (which gets hard, we know). Being honest and politely setting a boundary by saying something like “thanks so much, but I can’t lock in a date right now” lets you protect your time and not let the relationship feel awkward. It’s totally okay to sidestep plans without guilt when you’re doing what’s best for you.

FASHION: YOU NEED KITTEN HEEL BOOTS
Kitten-heel boots are officially the moment — the perfect mix of comfy meets chic that makes any outfit look instantly more expensive. From sleek leather to rich suede and ankle to knee-high, these little heels are quietly stealing the spotlight this fall. Think of them as your power move in shoe form — stylish enough to turn heads, practical enough to wear all day.

WELLNESS: THIS INGREDIENT COULD CANCEL OUT BENEFITS
If you’re blending a smoothie for a health boost, don’t automatically assume a banana will do all the heavy lifting. New research now claims that tossing a banana into a berry-rich smoothie may actually reduce the absorption of key antioxidants called flavanols. With that said, bananas still offer fiber, potassium, + other good stuff like creaminess. So it’s less about ditching the banana and more about pairing the right ingredients for full benefits.

If you loved Gone Girl or Room, clear your weekend — this one’s going to keep you up way past bedtime. Dear Child starts where most thrillers end: a woman escapes captivity… but that’s only the beginning. What follows is a chilling, twisty unraveling of identity, memory, and the unsettling question of what really happened in that cabin.

Now a #1 Netflix series and international bestseller, Dear Child is eerie, clever, and impossible to put down.

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ON SURVIVAL: Survival can be summed up in three words — never give up. — Bear Grylls

At its core, survival isn’t just about endurance — it’s about mindset. It’s the quiet decision to keep going even when things feel impossible, to adapt, and to find strength in persistence. That refusal to quit, even in small ways, is what turns challenge into resilience.

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