Building a life worth coveting.

A founder's notebook on taste, business, and the practice of living well.

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I'm Dafina Smith. I write here about books, the body, the home, the table, the places I keep returning to, and the founder work I've spent a long time doing without saying much about. Welcome to the garden.

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The Covet List ⸱ Dafina Smith

Happy Money

Coming soon... my reflection on Happy Money as part of The Covet List. The Letter announces when a new one is published.

9 May 2026

Building, Out Loud ⸱ Dafina Smith

On Paying Attention to Your Own Money

This wasn't a normal Sunday morning. It was a Sunday morning I had scheduled, deliberately, after months of a low-grade nausea every time I logged into my bank account.

9 May 2026

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