Things on my radar
🎂 Birthday Edition! ✨
Today is my birthday and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than with a little old round up 🐎! I’m the type of person who loves to be *extra* on my birthday. I’ll probably wear red lipstick, a fun outfit, and I’m definitely going to get myself something sparkly. This year I’m leaning toward a charm necklace from Susan Alexandra, or a tiny, stackable ring from Catbird. And in honor of my extra-ness, let’s never forget this pink dress I wore for my (homebound, covid-era) 30th:
Every year since I was 25, I’ve treated myself to something special on my birthday. It feels important. 25-year-old single me realized that waiting (for a partner, for external validation, etc) would never be as satisfying as loving on myself is. I learned that spoiling myself with exactly what I knew I wanted in that moment is the best gift I could give myself. So, on my 25th birthday, I drove to the mall and bought myself a dainty, solid gold ring. It was the first big purchase I had made in my life, but I felt so grounded in my “why” around it. I still wear and cherish that ring, and it brings me so much joy every time I recall its backstory. It’s a constant nudge to always love myself first. Along with buying myself something pretty, I also have an annual ritual of treating myself to a vegan chocolate chip cookie sandwich from Erin McKenna’s Bakery and then over to Magic Jewelry to check in on my aura.
My wish for this next lap around the sun is to sink deeper into trusting the journey. To have way more fun and lightness in spirit and in body. I want sun on my face, joy in my cheeks, a spring in my step and a bounce in my curls(!) This year is about more. More dinner parties, more dancing, more Shabbat gatherings and challah bread. More wandering, more love, more spontaneity, exploring with weekend adventures and grounding into all of the little glimmers of magic that are afoot. And with the special powers our birthdays give us to bless others, I wish the same sparkle for all of you too this year.
Let’s celebrate! 💗
💎 With jewelry on the brain, I just came across this v. cool brand and I will be keeping my eyes peeled on their collection. I’m having a moment with mother rings, and I love this one they listed:
🧖🏼♀️I’ve been obsessing over hair health/care and feel as though a hair spa visit may be in my near future. I’ve gone down quite a research hole looking for products that can revive the scalp and draw out better strength and luster from my strands. My hair has not been at its prime, and I suspect it has something to do with the high stress environment I was in for the past year. I’ve been noticing a lot more hair fall and dryness, and that has led to an overall lack of manageability. I finally pulled the trigger on this rosemary hair oil that felt like a good fit for what I’m trying to achieve. I was also very intrigued by this oil, and I would LOVE to visit this salon for a full hair health analysis and treatment.
🫧 My friend Tiffany turned me on to the show Naked Attraction and I admittedly watched more than a few episodes in a week while Dan was away. There aren’t many opportunities to inspect the full frontal, naked human body quite like in the way the show offers, and it is honestly fascinating. There are so many variations to the human form, and it’s really hilarious to see how people choose their dates based on seeing them naked, from the bottom-up, first.
I have never been more obsessed with something at first sight. A loose change in the sofa purse?! It’s brilliant and perfect. Someone PLEASE buy me one for my bday.
🥣 These bowls are wonderful and I really want to stock my future country home with them for summer dinner parties at a long farmhouse table and a black and white gingham table cloth. You see it too, right?
🕺🏼 This brought a smile to my face:
🚂Did you ever wonder why diners look the way they do? Well, I was and learned something new. Diners were apparently first train cars that then became mobile diners back in the day and the chrome and vinyl design motif was such an inspiration/comforting thing that it has remained the way diners are designed to this day (!).
🎨 This is bookmarked as a brilliant craft idea for one of those friend gatherings I’m looking to have more of this year:
🍃 My constant sentiment:
🤠 Dan and I have been watching 1883 and although we both are not 100% sure we love it, I will say that it has me in the western mood. I came across this event (brand?) and I am fully transfixed. I have to know more, and I have to attend this one year.
🍎 LOVE. NEED. WANT this hat:
🤰🏼 Those of you who follow me on IG know that I went on a whole rant about postpartum care a few weeks ago, and I deeply wish we had a better support system around the experience of pregnancy, birth, and childcare for mothers. This article spoke to me, and I really hope that by the time I’m having kids there will be more places supporting women in this village and caring method. We need it. After posting about this in stories, I was offered a few interesting resources by my friends including this new hotel opening in California specifically aimed at caring for mothers and their babies after birth, and this app which I’ll definitely be digging deeper into.
❣️ Ever since breaking the seal on my first tattoo in Tel Aviv in 2022, I am more lax (and somewhat eager?) about my next one. They (the tattooed population) aren’t lying about how tempting getting another can be. I loved this Eater article highlighting the rise in popularity of pop up flash tats at food events, and I have to say, I’ve been pretty tempted by these opportunities myself. It feels daring and quirky and has such a fun backstory.
🐣 This is my new gold standard of how I’d like to display farm-fresh eggs in my future kitchen:
🎀 This top is my exact vibe for spring:
💙 I guess I’m still on a pant kick because these trousers are speaking deeply to my soul.
📦 Alex, a sweet friend of mine, sent me a care package a few days ago in honor of the moon, and it was so special. Inside were tea blends and ceramics she’d made by hand, crystals, coloring books and notebooks…so many goodies that brought a warmth to my heart and a little joy to the evening. There is something I’ve always loved about sending and receiving snail mail and packages, and, I absolutely adore going to the post office. It feels nostalgic and comforting.
🍭 And finally, I leave you with perfection in the form of a candelabra:
Have you found anything special lately? I’d love to know!