+20 SECONDS OF AGONY + GENTLER WORKOUTS: I loved two of the unexpected fitness wisdoms from comedian Nikki Glaser’s recent interview with Goop. First, she comments: “I love doing one thing every day, even for 20 seconds, where you’re in agony—like holding a plank—because once you get done with it, everything else seems easy for the rest of the day.” I deeply related to this, and I think this is part of the blessed psychology of exercise. Is there anything better than driving home from a sweaty run? You’ve already accomplished something good, and nothing can erase it. The rest of the day is upside. Later, she observes: “Being gentle with workouts is new to me. It was always about like, you have to run seven miles per hour…now I just do 30 minutes on a treadmill with a 12 incline, three miles per hour. It works. And then you get emails done—even take it down to a 2.5 if you are gasping and mess with the incline, but [I’m not] running as much anymore. I was always running.” It reminded me of a big shift I made about a year ago: I stopped tracking my runs. I know (gasp!) — this runs against our collective Magpie religion. But I found I was being too hard on myself, too competitive. If I had a slower run, or petered out early, or didn’t reach the four mile mark, I wasn’t giving myself credit for what I had done. It was leading me to a deficit mindset. Now I run without watch and without app. I have my usual routes and I know their rough mileage, but I really don’t pay attention to pace or time or distance anymore. For me, this has been huge. It has led me to think about exercise in a binary: did I run, or did I not? Doesn’t matter how long or far. If I moved my body, I consider it a win. Gentler running!
+JOAN DIDION ON HEMINGWAY: I loved this clip of an interview with Joan Didion, in which she talks about studying Hemingway’s sentence construction. In it, she comments: “They appeared to be so simple but you’d come away from a string of them with this overwhelming feeling….You know what was going on. There was withheld information.” An absolutely perfect description of Hemingway’s writing. But the thing I love most is when Charlie Rose asks, “but you got it,” as in, “you cracked the code on Hemingway,” and she says, simply, “yeah.” Yeah?! I absolutely love her shrugging confidence in her craft.
+FOR THOSE WHO ALSO GREW UP ON PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: This clip. LOL.
+EYEING + BUYING: Can’t stop thinking about this spectacular Zimmermann dress from a new favorite e-boutique called Casalina. So many fabulous pieces from brands I love, but a little different from the assortments I’ve seen elsewhere. I also currently have this gorgeous sky blue pochette crossbody in my cart — it’s 25% off this weekend with code COSFRIEND.
This week, I stocked up on these 20 oz Stanley quenchers in the cutest mint green color while 25% off. I literally bought four to stock my gift closet! These are a great gift for girls aged 5-9. I personalize them with these vinyl stickers (10% off with MAGPIE10)! I also ordered my children new lunchboxes (ugh, I know, we almost made it to the end of the year!) because theirs were actually falling apart. I found these on sale at Nordstrom Rack! More great NRack finds here.
And, last note, I had to order one of these adorable “Story in Gold” pendants for myself. You can submit artwork from your child and they’ll engrave it onto the necklace! You could also do this with your husband’s writing, or a little sketch from your mother, or some other hand-drawn memento from a loved one. How sweet?! I scanned in this little note my son wrote me when he was four that I also have framed on my desk. He was just learning the shapes of M and A and would write really long Mamas — mamamama — or mamam. A great mother’s day gift for yourself. If you do buy, try code JENSHOOP at check out. I believe it gives you 30% off!
ZIMMERMANN CAFTAN // SKY BLUE CROSSBODY (25% OFF WITH COSFRIEND) // CROCS FOR KIDS (ON SALE!) // VARLEY ZIP TOP AND SHORTS // 20 OZ STANLEY QUENCHER (25% OFF) // VINYL ALPHABET STICKERS (10% OFF WITH MAGPIE10) // CUSTOM ENGRAVABLE HEART PENDANT // LUNCHBOXES
+A NATURALIST’S MANTRA: “Despite all our accomplishments, we owe our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.” – Paul Harvey. What a way to put our own trivialities into perspective.
+BESTSELLERS: This white dress (almost sold out; a few left as of time of writing!). I also have this in my closet and cannot wait to style now that the weather is warming. I was also delighted to see two very chic Banana Republic finds in this week’s list; they’re still running their 40% off Friends and Family promotion. All my picks from the sale here.
01. TUCKERNUCK LACE CAFTAN // 02. JULIA AMORY BETTY DRESS (USE JEN-15 FOR 15% OFF) // 03. BANANA REPUBLIC WHITE EYELET PANTS (40% OFF!) // 04. VERONICA BEARD EYELET DRESS // 05. TARGET MARY JANE FLAT // 06. FARM RIO TOP // 07. PERFECT STRIPED TEE // 08. BANANA REPUBLIC DRESS (40% OFF!) // 09. GAP GAUZE SHORTS // 10. UNTUCKIT WHITE OXFORD DRESS // 11. DORSEY RIVIERE NECKLACE // 12. ANN MASHBURN POINTELLE CARDIGAN
+SPRING SHOES FOR CHILDREN ON SALE: Wow did I find a treasure trove of great spring shoes from some of my favorite brands this week — all around 30% off. I literally just bought my daughter a pair of lilac crocs at full price, and now I found this pair in a color I slightly prefer for 25% off!
NIKE SOCKS // ADIDAS SOCKS // NEW BALANCE BIG KIDS SHOES // NEW BALANCE TODDLER SHOES // FROSTED LILAC CROCS // HOKAS // FLOAFERS // RAINBOW CROCS // MINI MELISSA JELLIES
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