If you follow me on Instagram — which, for the record, is a very normal phrase to utter in 2018 — then you already know I've just returned from an epic European trip. Two weeks, one suitcase, four countries, 11 flights and one (rumored) Cypriot lady mob boss.
It all started with a too-quick weekend in London visiting two dear friends and getting hoisted on the shoulders of a muscly stranger at a Foo Fighters concert wearing a tight-ish midi dress (ladies, you understand the conundrum here). Then, my friend Dana and I ventured off to the Faroe Islands, Paris and Cyprus for a hiking-culture-beach mash-up where we met said (rumored) Cypriot lady mob boss in her taxi, which she drove around the Mediterranean island like she meant Tony Soprano-level business.
The entire trip was a refreshing break from the palpable anxiety of living in the United States at this moment in time. It's tangible, the feeling here. Nearly everyone is on edge with the current political climate (whether you voted for the old Cheeto or not), and sometimes the best way to shed the stress & worry is to literally GTFO.
PSA: running away is not the/a solution but occasionally necessary.
Because it's summer! And though I've proclaimed publicly my intention to finish this website / portfolio of mine, I'm thinking of shirking that responsibility for a bit longer to soak up these warm, berry-filled days with my full, undivided presence. This life asks — demands, if we're listening close enough — we slow down enough to experience it.
Enjoy this collection of links from around the web, and make it a lovely week. xo
I need a recyclable water bottle and am thinking of buying this one, unless anyone has better recommendations?
Finished this book and onto this one.
This podcast episode is a must-listen.
My friend Megan launched her new men's styling service. Check it! (Shameless plug: I helped design it.)
Finding peace, simplicity & rituals in Italy. A lovely piece by my friend, Emily.
The extinction of the middle child when we need them most. Middle children (like me), #FTW.
Raising my child in a doomed world. "I can’t protect my daughter from the future and I can’t even promise her a better life. All I can do is teach her: teach her how to care, how to be kind and how to live within the limits of nature’s grace. I can teach her to be tough but resilient, adaptable and prudent, because she’s going to have to struggle for what she needs. But I also need to teach her to fight for what’s right, because none of us is in this alone. I need to teach her that all things die, even her and me and her mother and the world we know, but that coming to terms with this difficult truth is the beginning of wisdom."
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