Archive - Design Mom

June 2025

Say Hello to Margot

I have a chic, new, French intern — my first intern ever!

Jun 30 •

Gabrielle Blair

IT'S TIME TO FIGHT! Call Your Senators ASAP!

Do anything you can to fight the obscene GOP bill.

Jun 29 •

Gabrielle Blair

Need More Protein? How About Crickets?

Predictions say we'll all be eating bugs by 2030.

Jun 28 •

Gabrielle Blair

Foreigners are wondering if the U.S. is still a free country.

Plus 9 other things to discuss, including a new project from my daughter Mimi.

Jun 27 •

Gabrielle Blair

Every Word for Women Eventually Becomes a Pejorative Term

There are some days I go about my activities without screaming about the patriarchy, but today is not one of those days.

Jun 26 •

Gabrielle Blair

Two Happy Things

It's a hard time to be alive, but here are 2 things that make it less hard.

Jun 25 •

Gabrielle Blair

Finding Beauty in the Cracks

Take a shady walk and keep your pastels handy.

Jun 24 •

Gabrielle Blair

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What If We Got Adoption All Wrong?

In 2021, my opinions about adoption completely flipped. Here's what changed my mind.

Jun 23 •

Gabrielle Blair

Getting the Urge to Leave the U.S.?

You may want to consider my Relocation Retreat happening in September.

Jun 22 •

Gabrielle Blair

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