Happy solstice all, and happy birthday to me, my gf Alyssa, and everyone’s mommy, Nicole Kidman. What a great day! Let’s celebrate together with my Birthday Hot (see here for Hot 100 and Hot 101).
Here’s what came in hot for me at age 29.
Cats
Specifically, Tom Cat
Physical therapy!!!! <333
Phone calls
Expensive sweaters
Arch support
Pro women’s volleyball (in the USA!) (volleyball is the next major league!!)
Girls (Lena Dunham)
Girlies, Gen Z / Alpha cusp (i love them, i fear them, i respect them)
Girlypops (linguistic term)
Experiences > things
Extended family
Swimming in lakes
Ordered playlists
Music videos
Tate McCrae
Trivia
Parmesan goldfish
NA beer
Feta cheese
Menorca
Swimming in the sea
Ireland (minus the roads)
Sherlock Holmes
Toyota
Nice raincoat
New Balance
Jeans that gap in the waist
Men wearing jewelry
Oreos and milk
Whole milk
Garlic mayo
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Lorde
Ariana Grande
Charli xcx
The Secret of Us
Rachel Chinouriri
Russian lit
Puzzles
Emily Bronte
Jane Austen
Dolly Alderton
Guinness
Karaoke
iPad mini
Tiny backpack
Risotto
Lemon pasta
Beans and rice
Christopher Guest
Saying no to bad options
Not being afraid of not getting other options
Revision
The Bee Sting
Intermezzo
Afternoon latte
Herbalism
Crystals
Mugwort
Sinners
Twisters
Severance
Weekly hair washing day
Soft pretzel
Bob Dylan music
Shyly returning to wearing makeup
Like, blush + lip 2-in-1 ‽‽‽
Facial steams
Face roller
Addison Rae
Asparagus (see #32 to change your life)
Green olives
Cantaloupe
Orzo
Prednisone
Copywriting
Having an accountant
Being awestruck by babies
New appreciation for parents
American Museum of Natural History
Prospect Park
Sylvia Plath
Resistance
Persistence
Seed bead necklaces
Organizing personal archives
Sourdough bagels
Sausage rolls
Sex and the City
Collage
Canva
Five-star reviews only
Hard-boiled eggs
WWII
Rediscovering (music, movies, writers)
Hozier
Bon Iver
Gratitude
Finding a way to say it, even if it’s hard
Going all in
Patience
Find me celebrating this weekend with #11 + #97, #10, #13, and maybe taking a break from #54 :)
this has been—
xxx your birthday twin flame
is feta cheese a laguna beach easter egg