It’s been hot. But it’s also been nice — between kiddie pool dips in the front yard where I can pretend I don’t have an ever-expanding belly, and a party we had this last weekend with all our LA buddies and the most beautiful cake I’ve ever seen or tasted. Onto the links!
READ
I need to get myself on the PR / ARC list for Claire and Erica’s (of
’s) new Modern Romantic Fiction Company 818 Stories. In the meantime, I’ll be here zooming through their first release from Zan Romanoff, Big Fan.The first look out of the window in the morning.
The meeting-industrial complex: white collar work is just meetings now.
I Regret What's In My Camera Roll by made me think more about how I (attempt to) capture my life.
Cute: SoCal residents on why they love their age-gap friendships.
If I want close, family-level friendships, I need to act as if I am already in them.
Movie trailers (or movie tapas in our household!) have gotten worse.
LOOK & LISTEN
Look at this beautiful lamp by Laura Chautin I cannot afford but would like very much in my home.
More affordable than the above: I guess technically this should be in the next category but mostly I just want you to look at how cute these new lamps I got for our bedsides are! Dimmable AND portable!
Today’s dream home.
Architecture for tax evasion!
Very exciting news for BAKE HEADS.
DO & BUY
I know I shouldn’t like this so much, but if you are a yard sign person.
In the last twelve months I’ve turned into a person who thought the Bonne Maman Jam advent calendar was ridiculous, to someone who is excited to have different toast every morning all of December.
I think this butter yellow leather handbag would make me 7% happier every time I used it.
If I was able to fit into anything non-stretch right now, I’d be scooping up this paisley dress, this lace slip dress, and one of these two trench coats (satin crepe or shiny contrast stitch)
Did you know you should clear your cache on Spotify to make your shuffles/radio less repetitive? Every day’s a school day.
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That yard sign!! Love it! 🩷