What to Do While in Chrysalis.

Organize your winged plans for the future;

Track the trivial changes in your own development (millimeter by millimeter);

Learn to see the beauty of the cocoon, the way it softens the sound and the light — surrender to this liminality;

Let go of your caterpillar self;

Pay quiet attention, training your ear for the calls of friends and foes alike;

Get comfortable with being invisible;

Become an expert in yourself: your moods, your movements, your mercury;

Reposition yourself with the little but perfectly sufficient elbow room you have;

Assuage the agony of the imminent unknown with stories and dreams and the heartbeat center of today;

Write the stories on the walls — sing them, too;

Celebrate the fact that you are currently held safely in a shelter of your own construction;

Avoid the ersatz of self-pity;

Name the sister figures who went through this before you;

Remember that you are actively becoming

the best version of yourself.

Post-Scripts.

+More thoughts on big transitions.

+Ingredients for a soft summer.

+Signs you’re becoming an expert in yourself.

Shopping Break.

+Currently wearing this charming red gingham dress and am really impressed with the cut/silhouette relative to price. Reminds me of something from Staud!

+Cropped Colby pants! (Hallelujah for us petites!). Also digging this head-to-toe kiwi green look.

+Like my Clemence necklace I’m wearing all the time but less expensive (use code HEATWAVE for extra 20% off). I love a station necklace. Looks so gorgeous on its own with bare shoulders or layered with other chains and lockets.

+The best summer sneakers for kids in great colors. (And for you: these are fun!)

+Oh my gosh, I LOVE these slip-on boat shoes for summer! I ordered immediately. I love the vibe of these with a pair of gingham boxer-style shorts (<<I own these in the red — $10!) and an oversized linen button-down (<<this one is my FAVORITE).

+Speaking of F+E, did you see they just launched a new set?! So chic but comfortable-looking. I’m thinking of getting this as my plane outfit for the overnight flight to London this summer. More generally, can’t recommend their linen pants sets more. I’ve had my white set for three summers now and I bring it out and wear it heavily every year and it just softens with time. (They also sell this as a shorts set — cute!)

+For the most gorgeously scented summer laundry. Absolutely divine.

+Oo la la, this dress from ME+EM! Also love this maxi but it’s nearly sold out. Their brown palette is so chic.

+Our favorite “dressy” shorts, now available in a really chic green stripe.

+Fun paracord detail sunhat (under $100).

+This crochet top has been popular among Magpies (selling fast).

+CUTEST whale print dress for girls.

+Ultra chic work pants.

+Chicccc raffia bucket bag.

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