Happy you’re here

I've been trying to figure out what to say here for longer than I'd like to admit. Here's what I landed on: I'm just a person who thinks too much about skincare, reading, needlepointing, traveling, and apparently needed somewhere other than Instagram to put all of it.

My name is Maddie. I live in Metro Detroit, though I've also lived in Chicago and Denver — which means I've had plenty of time to develop opinions about cities, apartments, and the specific exhaustion of moving your whole life somewhere new. These days I'm pretty settled: boyfriend, townhouse, eight-year-old Shih Tzu named Lucy who operates as if she is the primary resident and we are her guests.

By day I work in Human Resources, which I love. By evening/weekend I'm usually at Pilates, halfway through a book, or doing needlepoint in a way that probably looks more wholesome than it is (I'm usually watching something chaotic on TV at the same time).

I started maddiemostly.com because I missed writing and I wanted a place that felt like mine — not the pressure of Instagram, not a perfectly curated grid, just somewhere to document what I'm doing and come back to it later. If you find something useful in here, even better. If you just want to read someone's honest take on a face serum or a book they stayed up too late finishing — welcome, you're in the right place.

Glad you're here.

— Maddie