IN: July 2024

Philosophy

• Asking for what you need, even if you’re afraid

• Practicing saying “no”- full stop, without explanation

• Maintaining clear boundaries

• Showing up for family

• Occasionally challenging yourself just because you can

Bites

• Eating in season, local produce

• Mike’s Hot Honey

• Leaving room for dessert (literally & figuratively)

• Sweetgreen

• A real breakfast > a granola bar or protein shake

• Engagement Chicken recipe

• Fresh watermelon

• Mocktails

• Rainier cherries

Style

• Farm Rio clothing line

  • Farm Rio dupes (Amazon has great dupes)

• Dolce Vita shoes

  • Loafers

  • Red sneakers

• Statement jewelry

  • Chunky bangles

  • Chunky earrings

• Wearing a summer sweater around the shoulders (really leaning into my grandma aesthetic)

Health & Wellness

• Walking for exercise

• Lymphatic massages

  • Face gua sha and serum

  • Body gua sha

• Stretching

• Being proactive about health

• Glass water bottles > plastic

• Gratitude practice

• Nontraditional journaling (voice notes, blogging, scrapbooking, etc)

General

• Getting involved with a charitable organization (my personal choice)

• Using traditional molcajetes

• Hosting for family

• The Bear on Hulu

• Jake Shane

• The Baddest Radio Podcast

• The Goop Podcast

• House of the Dragon on Max

• Emily Mariko

• IG Threads

Beauty

• Soap brows

• Jo Malone’s Wild Bluebell

• French tip mani pedi

• Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment in color “rose”

• Bumpology Bump Butter

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