+THE PLUM YOU’RE GOING TO EAT NEXT SUMMER: I’ve shared this poem before, but I keep returning to its sentiment when I’m uncertain, or in wait. Landon and I have been in a steady, comfortable groove for the past few years, since moving to Bethesda, and yet I have also been working on big projects that are changing my day-to-day work, and shaping my creative process. I keep wondering where it will lead, and then I think of this poem, and I stand reassured. Trust the process. The plums are growing just for me. Related: I absolutely loved the energy of this reel I found this week (“she doesn’t know it yet, but the random guy her friends recorded her talking to at the bar last St. Patrick’s day was about to end her four years of being single” — wow!) Love is looking for us everywhere! Good things coming.
+IN PRAISE OF A NORMAL DAY: My daughter keeps a daily journal and I am disciplined about avoiding the temptation to read it; I want to honor her privacy, and keep it a sacred space for her. I have this searing memory of an afternoon that I find my childhood nanny reading my journal, and I was devastated! I had written a lot of nothing in it, but I had also documented petty complaints against her, and my siblings, and my parents, and I was sick with worry that she’d encountered one. I remember tiptoing around her for weeks, wondering whether I’d offended, and not knowing. I can’t in good conscious give my daughter that same experience. However, the other night, I was reading her “The Borrowers” as she was writing in her journal, and I accidentally saw what she’d written: “Today was a normal day. I felt good today.” I thought: That’s the heart of it, girl. To feel good on a normal day. To stretch out comfortably in the center of your life, not needing anything but its comfortable contours to feel good. Wow! From the mouth of babes. Also: in praise of a normal day.
+BESTSELLERS: So many of you picked up my favorite cropped terry sweatpants from Frank and Eileen, currently almost 50% off. I love them because they hold their shape nicely and look a bit more polished than your run of the mill sweats. I own them in white, navy, and pale blue. Several asked about sizing/fit; I take my true size in these (xs) and the fit is perfect. I am 5’0 and they are a perfect cropped length on me — hit an inch above my ankle maybe?
01. THE BEST CROPPED SWEATPANTS (RUN TTS) // 02. THE OUTSET LIP OASIS (GET THE NUDE/DUNE COLOR!!!) // 03. CURRENTBODY RED LIGHT LED MASK (USE JEN10 FOR 10% OFF) // 04. TUCKERNUCK DRESS // 05. LEE RADZIWILL BAG (!!!) — IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON INSTA/READ MY “WHAT I LOVED WEARING” SERIES, YOU KNOW I HAVE BEEN CARRYING HER EVERYWHERE // 06. BODEN STRIPED SHIRTDRESS // 07. THE COSIMA NAP DRESS (I BOUGHT THIS TOO, IN THE GREEN/WHITE STRIPE) // 08. J. CREW PATTERNED PANTS // 09. HANNI MOISTURIZING STICK // 10. COTTON SWEATER
+JUST FOR LAUGHS: This video on stopping into a tiny boutique (how familiar is this?!), how I feel when I eat a croissant (I can’t not love Timothee Chalamet, even though I have no interest in the Dylan movie; he was a very convincing Laurie in Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women,” and he had absurdly big shoes to fill after Christian Bale, and so I’ll forever love him), and some inside baseball humor for those of us in the field of letters.
+EYEING + BUYING: A few things on my radar at the moment…I am so excited about this TWP shirt I got. I think it’s the most excited I’ve been for a wardrobe addition in awhile! I just love the unusual silhouette — elevated and interesting basic — and this is exactly what I want to wear right now, with statement jeans.
I also wanted to give you a heads up that most of the Dorsey paracord necklaces sold out in under 24 hours of going live to public, but a few colors are left, and I think this khaki/green colorway is wildly chic. I have the navy and it adds such great dimension and interest to my daily stack. I love it layered beneath a button-down.
Lastly – I’ve mentioned these a bunch but I can’t stop raving about these open Bose earpods. They are one of my favorite upgrades for running. Not only do they stay in the ear (they have an over-ear design and never fall out) but are much more comfortable (a looser fit) and safe (you can hear more ambient noises). But one of the top selling points for me? It holds its charge for, like, ever. I think I’ve charged them once, or maybe twice, since I got them a few months ago.
SOLD OUT NYC DRESS (15% OFF WITH MAGPIE15) // TWP STRIPED BUTTON DOWN // ZARA TANK // DORSEY PARACORD NECKLACE // EVERLANE JEANS // LOEWE SUNGLASSES // CELINE SANDALS // LORO PIANA BAG // BOSE OPEN EARPODS
+KACEY MUSGRAVES X FINNEAS: Fellow Spacey Kacey lovers! I can’t wait to watch this entire set.