hits + misses
feb 2025
hits:
Pet by Catherine Chidgey
Feb 28 economic blackout. FUCK EM
a short winter month
THE SUN SHINING
art in the park
so many coffee dates
not getting the flu
this nail “concealer” polish woah it’s everything i’ve been looking for
bestie weekends
a firmer ass
my grey sweater vest that I almost donated but didn’t!!!
layering anything over a white tee with oversized short sleeves
Sherwin Williams Honeycomb
Trader Joes hydrangeas (so pretty and $10)
chopping my hair with kitchen shears whenever I feel like it
all of my cameras
not feeling the need to over-explain myself (revolutionary)
flat whites
butter yellow, in the form of this sonderhaus magic
eating-in at Sumo Sushi (a should-be-take-out-only place)
yellowtail jalapeno appetizer
the perfectly-mild intensity of Loam candles
pure La Croix WHAAA! it’s delicious?
the pure La Croix → rosé → H2O (ever hear of it?) → licorice tea pipeline
Almave non-alcoholic tequila. it’s shocking
Molly at Ghia sending me drinks <3
getting back to the dog park
this card that I think I can send to 1,347 people
the ability to smell
discovering Louis Sherry
Le Bon Garcon packaging
Pine St, my love
lowering my screen time. TAKE THAT!
reading in a non-stressful way
being a yogi 😌
blow-up costumes
my dad
jake’s bloody Marys (virgin & non)
sweater vests
hating bars
eating all the pastries
being non-serious
men + their lil dogs waiting for a Pup Cup
Elijah in the park. happy 60th birthday!
Westminster Dog show
LOVE, HURTS.
February 13th dinners
feeling tipsy again!
hummus platters (à la Dizengoff, Dear Daphni)
scones (my mom’s Irish recipe + coffee shops’)
a fox!
fully utilizing a record player
slapping a FREE! sticker on our TLC-needing record player and placing it on our stoop (it was gone within the hour)
Clyde running free
barettes
diner sandwiches
absence of TikTok
having a cry
jake’s cooking (which I now prefer to mine)
sun-drenched snow + baby trees
Yahtzee!
overnight croissants
conversation-starting coats
being a BUYER! I love my job
basking in confidence
learning about myself
Adidas satin track pants (they go with everything)
Pearson’s Salted Nut Rolls (from Gwen Walz…??)
bread-scented candles
salmon dinners
Allie. love you
Kate’s surprise gift to me (this)
Oltremare’s logo
being choosy
feeling understood
Alpenglow
ombre skies
whatever this is
shamrock oreo mcflurry
Saquon + his family lol
seeing a robin!!!!
this orange cashmere toque for like the fourth year in a row
“American farm girl goes to Copenhagen” resinating HARD
ThredUp obsessing
vintage evening bags
les fleurs taking over my apartment
misses:
anything Elon says or does
Duo dying. RIP
my thrifted Ganni puffer trench that I thought was perfect for me but turns out isn't
Trader Joes hydrangeas (they died)
my long J.Crew coat. guess I grew out of looking like a librarian
my paisley umbrella (left it at a bar)
these, I think? but I still have them. return? or decide come spring?
playing the waiting game
the antique store near my apartment. just creepy feels
the orange Allbalm - broke me out :(
existing in a constant laundry quarter deficit
experiencing laundry quarter anxiety
poodles
a black eye (my jaaaaaake)
that one lemon blueberry scone I didn’t love but ate anyway
Trad Wifing
cleaning every damn day
the smell of Fabuloso (in my opinion, the worst smell that there ever was.)
the news.
being bad at texting my sister + calling my family
chipping toe polish after a week (?!)
bellyaches
this yoga mat I guess? it just doesn’t get clean
my socks peeking out when I don’t want them to
Joyce Kilmer service plaza (again)
accidentally dressing like a priest
breakouts! grrrrr
that one weird woman telling me to scooch over my yoga mat
baby’s-breath (the flower)
Trump
ta ta! xox
yogi, love
“Baby’s breath, the flower” 🤣
(Also the Target blue striped pants are a KEEP! Imagine them with blue hydrangeas in June!!)