closing the gap between aspiration and life.
your attention to 'the little things' isn't frivolous BTW...... it's chic. it's hot. and it's.. perfect.
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If you wanna aura farm your way through spring, you’re probably going through some version of subtraction: cleaning, stripping the excess away, beginning anew — and then talking about it to anyone who will listen. As a Virgo sun x moon, I condone this process, and I live this process. BUT as a Taurus rising, I’ve been questioning what role spring plays in the realm of…. ✨additions :D. Like, what are the little things that make life feel an ounce more immediate, a smidge more inhabited, and, largely, even more your own??
What I’ve been thinking about, more specifically, is how the smallest objects can shape us unknowingly: they’re the kinds of daily touch points we engage so regularly that they also tend to slip beneath notice— quietly leaking our energy or gathering it into forward-pacing momentum.
And if spring renewal is really about shifting how life feels, maybe the most meaningful place to begin is there?? Like, instead of the big additions that sit closer to aspiration, maybe we start with the smaller, seemingly inconsequential ones that subtly refresh your sense of self from the inside out… bc TBH— what’s more luxurious, or more chic, than tending to the little things that close the gap between aspiration.. and life?
So, i’ve decided to call this lil bucket of objects, torque enhancers: a sampling of the small additions across categories that make me more productive, more at ease/in flow, and more like myself. And YES…… there are countless ways one can get there, many of them not consumptive (nature is a gr8 place to start). But since my therapist is on mat leave, i feel like i can freely state that my truth typically starts with swiping ! that ! card !!
And TBH, i’m unashamed. Bc i find that consumption of the little things, especially by women, is waaaaay too often flattened into a cultural critique of gluttony. When, at its most intimate and self-possessed, it can look a lot more like sovereignty. Giddy up!
The EIHGs were right, Splits59 can do… no wrong. I know craftsmanship and athhleisure aren’t oft-discussed together, but everything here is buttery and smoothing and luxe and makes you feel like you’ve entered your highest timeline. So much so, that over spring (much of which i’ve spent out of town… ooops!), S59 pieces have become my neurologically regulating clothes :D :D :D. Scouring the church mouse? YUP. 15K steps through the golf course? YUP. 2.5 hours of pickleball w/ the fam? YUP. Perhaps this behavior is very LA of me, but like.. when it’s good, it’s good. The smash hits i’d recommend are:
these leggings that suuuuck you in but don’t feel like you’re going to d!e :D
this thin fleece that i’m addicted to (and wore for my daily 15K steps in 75 degree weather)— it’s like a sweatshirt and a longsleeve tshirt in one… made of a microfleece that’s both very soft and very very light and ultimately… very very addicting.
these jersey/modal hip-length varsity tops… very light and also a bit oversized/drapey in a very flattering way — i wore them to tennis w/ my pro and to complete my (brutal) homework at the gym from my trainer!!! AND they received many many compliments from many an EIHMom (the only barometer i’m interested in).
On the topic of Long Walk Culture (LWC)…. I’ve spent years searching for the perfect LWC water bottle. Of which, i believe this deserves a 5 star nod. It’s disgustingly easy to walk around with for 10K+ steps, due to the handle at the top and the slim proportions that make 30 ounces seem closer to 20. All pre-reqs that i haven’t yet found with ease…. & for added visual impact —my trainer calls it my ‘bucket’ bc i carry it around like a pail at the beach LOL. 10/10.
I’ve spent years shaking and sifting and scrubbing brown rice until it’s clean… until i realized that there must be a better solution for this??? ENTER, my rice washer. It’s an inexpensive little tool that does all of the thinking for you. Sometimes, all you need is the glue between the object and the action for something to go from groan, i have to wash my fckn rice to make my fckn dinner, to yaaaaay—how fun and easy is it to make my delicious, yummy dinner (lol).
julia testa.... my effing QUEEEEEEN Perhaps it’s me hitting the back half of my 29th year on this earth, but i’ve become really conscious of maintaining/activating discernment around the energy regulation within my apartment —what i let come in and what i let flow out.. On one hand, that means palo santo, but on another, that means FLOWERS. Julia Testa (nyc) is my go-to. This spring, she’s done the most mind blowing arrangements of daffodils and peonies that make my apt feel even more like the essence of…. me??? Hard to explain, but if you get it, you get it.
My best sleep in the city is always at the greenwich hotel.. which is quite the habit, and not the flames that my financial advisor would like me to so regularly stoke ;). As such, I’ve discovered that the greatest shortcut ALIVE is to figure out the pillows that have accompanied your best sleep, and buy them.. quickly. I’m here to report that my life is forever altered, and this niche lil brand is perhaps turning out the greatest pillows on earth.
#yum (my bed) Speaking of sleep is chic, my pals on the Brooklinen team reached out to let me know that there’s a very sexy sale currently happening for their 12th year anniversary!!! It’s 25% off sitewide + up to 50% off on their bundles. I’m currently rocking with the luxe sateen bundle in cream, which feels like i’m being swaddled every night by the most fabulous fairies whose idea of glamping is checking into a two week stay w/ singita.
I call this drink my barbie potion (bc it’s pink). or nature’s add3rall (bc, well, i have adhd). But it’s actually a magnesium that you take during the day, with a patented formula to help your brain function optimally. Whenever i drink it out of these oversized 2016 kourtney kardashian mugs, i feel like i’m creating a portal between me and emma grede.. call me in 15 yrs and i’ll let you know if it worked ;).
If you have ever suffered from an addiction to sant ambroeus cappuccinos, you need this milk frother. It will change your life and make you feel sooooo powerful at 7am…. like i don’t even crave buying a coffee anymore bc mine are simply.. better. A rare case where i have found the online reviews to be a big fat lie… this thing produces the creamiest silkiest milk (hot or cold) AND you can have an adjustable amount of froth… it’s heaven.
my desk on any given day…..& pls note my perfect journal….. Shinola makes the perfect work journal. My bff Erika Veurink gifted me this one w/ TM initialed on the cover. It’s a punchy orange that makes me feel sooooooo EIHG, thus.. also means that i’m never in question of is imposter syndrome in the room. A little thing that helps with the big things (e.g., zoom calls w/ ur biz lawyer).
An EIHG put me onto this shower spray… and it’s exactly how i’d envision diane keaton’s shower in something’s gotta give would’ve smelled like. It’s crisp and enveloping and earthy and REAL, in the way that doesn’t strip the depth from its luxuriousness. The kind of thing that makes me feel like i exist in the same timeline as all of my hopes and dreams (aka that 90s-2000s rom com flow).
I’m leaving you with the sight i beheld this morning when i opened my dishwasher. WHAT is more dopamine, WHAT is more of a torque enhancer than silly little plates that make you so thrilled 2 be alive LOL. I don’t think there’s a better note we could end on………
TLDR: my torque enhancers aren’t rlly about accumulation…. Instead, I’ve come to gather around the things that do an incredible job of making my life feel just a smidge more like my own <3. Continually, in the now, and not just in the eventually!!! *Crucial for a perfectionist with ADHD ha ha ha ha haaaaaa ;)
And now, i must know —what are yours?? Sending lots of ❤️🌈 ❤️🌈 ❤️🌈 ❤️🌈 ❤️🌈 ❤️🌈 ❤️🌈 ❤️🌈 ❤️🌈 ❤️🌈 ❤️🌈 ❤️🌈 ❤️🌈 ❤️🌈 !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ILY_THE_MOST;
TTYS//
TM x
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I’ve been splits 59 curious for a MINUTE but as a LWC devotee you’re REALLY speaking to me……