Archive - In The Making

What I'd Tell You Before You Trade City Life for Land...

How we decided, what it cost, and the person I had to stop being to feel at home here...

15 hrs ago • Brittany Xavier

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Shaken Espresso with Salted Vanilla Cold Foam (Starbucks-Inspired, No Refined Sugar)

Cold, frothy, and lightly sweet, made with muscovado instead of syrup and a cold foam that comes together in one quick froth.

Jul 20 • Brittany Xavier

25 Things Worth Buying in the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

(and what I'm skipping)

Jul 18 • Brittany Xavier

My Non-Toxic Summer Essentials Guide

The clean sunscreens, bug protection, and summer swaps I trust for my family

Jul 16 • Brittany Xavier

Why Plain Water Isn't Enough This Summer

How I'm keeping my family on top of our electrolytes and minerals in this heat...

Jul 13 • Brittany Xavier

A Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Garden, No Matter Your Space

Everything I wish I'd known our first year, plus exactly what to plant right now, whether you've got a backyard or a few pots on a patio...

Jul 10 • Brittany Xavier

My Eight-Week Postpartum Check

What the appointment showed, and whether healing slowly was worth it...

Jul 8 • Brittany Xavier

Naturally Sweetened Berry Flag Sheet Cake

Honey-vanilla cake, real whipped cream, and fresh raspberries and blueberries for the stars and stripes. Make it the day before...

Jul 2 • Brittany Xavier

June 2026

A Season of Growing (and Getting It Wrong)

We're figuring out this whole growing-our-own-food thing as we go...

Jun 30 • Brittany Xavier

Chicken, Red Dates & Ginger Soup

The postpartum soup I kept stocked in the freezer

Jun 24 • Brittany Xavier

My Summer Glow Ritual

A vanilla cold foam matcha in the morning, a strawberry basil sparkling refresher in the afternoon, both good for my skin and simple to make...

Jun 19 • Brittany Xavier

One Month with Clive

What this first month has really been like, and the version of our family I'm watching take shape...

Jun 14

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