Who we are

About nospikes

A small publication about daily routines, simple recipes, and the habits people build around their mornings.

Our mission

Small routines, written about plainly.

nospikes started from a simple observation: most of what people actually change about their day is small. A different order of doing things. Something prepared the same way each morning. A few minutes set aside before everything else begins.

We write about those small things — morning recipes, daily routines, the habits people keep and the ones they drop. We try to describe them honestly, without dressing them up as more than they are.

Some of what appears on this site is sponsored. When it is, we say so clearly, in plain language, at the top of the page. We would rather tell you upfront than have you find out later.

How we work

Four things we hold to.

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Disclosure first
Sponsored and advertorial content is labelled as such, at the top, before you read it.
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Plain language
No invented terminology, no claims dressed up as findings. We write the way we would explain it out loud.
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No promises
We do not tell you what will happen to you. Routines are personal and outcomes vary from one person to the next.
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Your call
We describe what something is. What you do with that — and whether it fits your life — is entirely up to you.
What you'll find here

Mornings, mostly.

Most of what we publish is about the first hour of the day. Morning recipes people have shared with us. Routines that survived past the first week. The unremarkable, repeatable things that make up an ordinary morning.

We also cover products from time to time — usually as sponsored features, always marked. When a company pays to be featured here, the label says so and the disclosure sits at the top of the page, not buried in the footer.

What we do not do is tell you that something will change your life. We will describe what it is, who makes it, and what it costs. The rest is yours to weigh.

The team

Who writes this.

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Margaret Reeves
Editor
Writes most of what appears here and decides what does not. Fourteen years in consumer publishing before nospikes.
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David Kline
Contributing writer
Covers routines, recipes, and the small mechanics of daily habits. Reads every reader email, eventually.
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Sarah Holman
Reader correspondence
Handles questions, corrections, and the occasional strongly worded note. Usually replies within a few days.
Important
This site is not a source of professional advice. Everything published here is for general informational purposes only. It is not medical, dietary, legal, or financial advice, and nothing on this site is intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent anything. Speak with a qualified professional before making changes to your diet or daily routine.