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Hello there,
I've found it hard to write to you because, I've realized, I overthink the news I want to share. Maybe you can relate. Posting about travel feels like boasting, even when I'm not enjoying it because I'm under-slept and anxious. But complaining about it feels like it's not fair because so many people want those opportunities, so it all feels like humble-bragging, no matter how brittle my home-sick body may feel, and I don't want to be the kind to make others feel envious, bitter, or sad.
The result is that I often journal privately, post only about work or food publicly, and very few people get to know me because, overall, most of the time, we're connecting online.
We're all handing out our curated bits of life to tell who we are and so often, I hold it all back.
I want to change and be more vulnerable, to connect and share the good and the bad in my life, and just maybe it'll be a resolution for the New Year. But for now, the year is winding down (you can tell because the grass is crunchy every morning and the sun is shining crooked) and I wanted to share some things below that I love, feel inspired by, and continue to revisit over and over in between bindges of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries on these cold winter days.
So if you're feeling sad because you, too, find yourself feeling isolated because you tend to be too private; coupled with how the trees all appear to've died, the cold wind throws knives at your exposed skin, and because even the sun shows up late and leaves early... then I hope these help you, too.
I hope you are warm, wherever you are.
x x x
Nessa
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THINGS I'VE FOUND AROUND THE INTERNET
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FOR LAUGHS
Hilarious ideas for staged wedding portraits: "Groom as a used-car salesman and bride in the market for a fuel-efficient, reliable Japanese-made compact with decent trunk space. Groom is making the hard sell on a Suzuki SX4 Crossover. Bride is inspecting it, touching the instrument panel, showing interest. Groom explaining to bride features like the rear-glass demister, and making sure she knows that the heated outside mirrors are only available on the touring-package model." Read more here. (And poke around on the site for more hilarity) - unrelated photo by Nessa K
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FOR WINTER NOSTALGIA
It's winter and it makes me feel nostalgic for all kinds of things that I never personally experienced. Snowy winters in the country, walks through a Christmas lined New York where gold and red trim every window. Mostly, I think about things painted on tacky plates that hang in aunts' homes, but the idea of ice skating waiters make me wish so hard that I were able to order a drink on ice and have it mean this.
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FOR YOUR CLOSET
I recently jumped on the Kon-Marie bandwagon after reading "The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up" which lead to me filling up two giant boxes of clothing that I still have yet to donate or sell. The idea is to touch each object and keep only those that fill you with joy. It turns out, I never wear Forever21 clothing for more than a year (if it lasts that long), I don't really like t-shirts at all, and most of the pieces I love to re-wear are statement pieces mixed with quality basics. I just ordered a few pieces I really love from Miss Patina and thought I would share Miss Patina's look book because it's the one thing keeping me from spending another cent at stores like Forever21.
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FOR YOUR MOUTH
The best feeling ever? Realizing something you love is good for you. I remember having this realization with avocados, my daily glass of wine, and with coconut oil. Now, I present to you, Banana N'oatmeal. I live on oatmeal because I a) can't really cook and b) subscribe to the idea that specific morning rituals help with productivity. However, this is to be prepared at night and can be easily eaten hot or cold, and, I just realized, is a recipe frequently seen in sugar detox diets. Bad. Ass. (The pictured dish is another version with a little more sugar)
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