Hi! How’s everyone celebrating the solstice? Why not kick it off with my Birthday Hot list?
Here’s what came in hot for me at 28.
Beads
My novel
Jeopardy!
Dancing
Dancing as cardio
Dancing as cardio in front of a mirror (i don’t understand why this is so fun and effective??)
Culture logs (this is how I refer to Letterboxd and Literal, lol)
Vision boards
Eras Tour
Library books
Barbie
Daydreaming
Northern lights
Parents
Cousins
Movie theaters
Crying at the movie theater
Cheering at the movie theater
STUNTS!!!
Squishmallows
Madison
Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Supreme pizza
Budget hotel rooms
Hot Ones
Chicken Shop Dates
Merriam-Webster
Women’s volleyball
Meryl Streep
Anne Hathaway
Emily Blunt
Ryan Gosling
Dua Lipa
Renee Rapp
Chappell Roan
GUTS
Speak Now TV <3
Being okay with having a different opinion
Irish lit, film, people,
Ayo Edibiri
Cillian Murphy
Observing before asking or assuming
Beat Bobby Flay
Very sharp knife
Being open about experiencing difficulty
Logging out of Instagram instead of just exiting it
Stretching
Sylvia Plath
Letting go
Pinterest
Meditation
Black wedge boots
Red parka
Snowblower
Dried fruit
Embroidery
Sex Education
20 year old Jeep
13 year old dog
Confetti cake
Cold plunges
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Kindle!!!!!!
Newfoundland
Noah Kahan
Encouragement
Apple Music interviews
Billie Eilish
SZA
Cute little side bangs!
Girls trips
Girl grips
WEDDINGS!
Losing money in friendly family gambling games
Cheeseburgers
Frozen watermelon
Crocs
Ali Slagle
Cowboy Carter
Teaching!
Trying to understand
Learning whenever possible
Long evening walks
Remembering childhood
Pulling a tarot card
Listening to stories and asking questions to make them longer
Avoiding clickbait news
Sleeping more
Light mode
Dialogue
Aprendiendo español
Sabrina Carpenter
Boswell Books
Writing groups / book clubs
Fried tofu
Banana pudding
Air popped popcorn
The afterlife
Retirement account 🤥
Soft launching
It was a biiiiig year for pop girlies. Not a big year for querying. We didn’t do that this year, nor did it make us extremely hostile,,,
this has been—
xxx your birthday twin flame
The Birthday Hot List never misses. Love you SO much! Number 87 made me teary. xoxoxoxoxo
Happiest bday, M! This right here: "Listening to stories and asking questions to make them longer" is important. Whether you're producing people for content or riding around on bikes with them for hours at a time in the hopes they will bestow a cash tip upon you, this is often the key. Luckily, we are nosy so this works out ;) Also still v proud of you for finishing that novel xo