每个节目的大事记看来,“小美好的事物”遵循克莱尔(Hahn)“挣扎作家专栏作家,而她自己的生活成为一个受人尊敬的建议是分崩离析。”It continues: "When we first meet Clare, her marriage to her husband Danny is barely limping along; her teenage daughter, Rae, is pushing her away; and her once-promising writing career is nonexistent." However, when an old writing friend pitches Clare to take over an advice column called Dear Sugar, her "life unfurls in a complex fabric of memory, exploring her most pivotal moments from childhood through present day, and excavating the beauty, struggle, and humor in her unhealed wounds."