Of the moment // 11.30.18
One of my favorite part of long flights is being able to catch up on movies (thank you Delta for having an incredible array of in-flight entertainment options): I like to watch a mix of new releases and classics that I’ve never seen, as well as revisit some of my old favorites. On one of my many flights this week, I rewatched The Devil Wears Prada: that movie MOVED me when I was a freshman in college.
One of my biggest dreams in high school and college was working at a fashion magazine in New York City. It was part of the reason why I ended up majoring in journalism! It’s still something that I’m surprised I never pursued further, although I realize now that I got the parts of the dream I really wanted: life in a big city, the chance to write. It also reminded me of how much I used to love fashion: I feel like the pressure of Instagram (always needing a different outfit, the need for perfection, etc etc), coupled with working from home and living in a more laid-back city, has made me back away a bit from really leaning into fashion. But watching the movie really reminded me how much I love it, so maybe there will be some sort of new year’s resolution lying in there!
Podcasts
I’ve been loving The Cut on Tuesdays podcast, and I especially loved the How Robin Roberts Gets It Done episode this week. It was so motivating to hear her infectious positive attitude, and I also loved how much she credits playing sports for her persistence and success. She also mentioned doing transcendental meditation, which was a good reminder of how much I need to figure out a way to work it back into my schedule—no matter how “busy” I feel like I am!
Eats
I was back in Brooklyn for a few days of work this week, and it’s always so nice to be back in my old neighborhood—even if it was extremely chilly! The fun part of this trip was going to a couple of restaurants that were on my list to try the entire time that I lived in New York. I biked by Olea just about every day that I lived in Bed-Stuy and always thought it looked so cool (and there was always a crowd at weekend brunch hour): I finally tucked inside and discovered it has delicious Mediterranean food. The “eggs in purgatory” were spicy and decadent! And the healthy and homemade drink options at baba cool—CBD lattes, dirty homemade chai and golden turmeric lattes—are the perfect way to level up your morning bagel order. Just bummed I didn’t try out either of them sooner!
Reads
I’ve been taking advantage of my several flights this week to read some good books. First, the incredibly thought-provoking Small Great Things (which a reader recommended when I wrote about diverse books). Before We Were Yours is one of my favorite types of writing, where it juxtaposes historical fiction with modern day: it also focuses on the early, and often dark, days of adoption in the United States. And, of course, I’m so thrilled that there’s a new Tana French out! There’s rain forecast for this weekend in San Diego, so I have very grand plans of snuggling up with The Witch Elm and a cup of tea.
Words
“Being optimistic is like a muscle that gets stronger with use. Makes it easier when the tough times arrive. You have to change the way you think in order to change the way you feel.” -Robin Roberts
This weekend, I’m thrilled to be at home in San Diego—even if the weather is a little wetter than we’re used to! My big goal is to finish painting my home office and to wrap up my Christmas shopping.
