New Apartment Purchases

We all know how excited I am to finally have a

permanent apartment, which I've already started to fill

with Kevin Russ, leaning art, and woven wall hangings.

Here is the rest of what I've scooped up so far for my new space:

Silas Seandal tables

West Elm tripod floor lamp

ABC Home Highline Lorimer Velvet Loveseat

Bay Isle Director Chair

Boterra Oushak Rug 

Restoration Hardware TV easel

Wisteria Trestle Desk

Splurge: Charles Edwards Star Lantern

GP can't live without 'em

Steal: Pottery Barn Moravian Star Pendant

Anthropologie Oscarine Lucite Bar Cart

The Citizenry Palermo Chair

What I'm Reading

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

...because how did I never finish this as a teenager?

How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran

...England's answer to Lena Dunham/Tina Fey/Amy Schumer.

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalinithi

...because I adore Cup of Jo.

Sons and Other Flammable Objects by Porochista Khakpour

Appetites: Why Women Want by Caroline Knapp

...a must read for all modern women.

Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget by Sarah Hepola

...because, college. 

Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, 

and South America's Strangest Jail by Thomas McFadden

...because I've been backpacking Central & South America,

not because I have a weird interest in foreign jails.

Wanting to Wear: Raffia

The inspiration:

The goods: 

The Little Market Palm Shopper

Kkibo Monica Macrame Market Bag

Alexandra Knight French Market Tote

Rae Feather

Rae Feather

Apartment Ideas: Kevin Russ

The inspiration:



The find:

In a few weeks, I will be moving into a new apartment and - 

here's the best part! - I will be living in it for...

LONGER THAN 6 MONTHS! This is the first time in years that

I will be able to put down roots and actually nest in an

apartment. First thing's first: I get to actually hang 

things on the wall! I just discovered Kevin Russ

on One King's Lane and I already bought a large scale 

photo for my new space. I come from a horse family, so 

this is right up my alley. 

Check it out here.

Sundays are for Hygge

In honor of Sunday, let's talk about hygge...

I visited an old friend in Copenhagen this winter and she 
taught me about the Danish concept of "hygge". There is no
direct translation to English, but it roughly means "coziness".

The Telegraph describes it as “the absence of anything annoying 

or emotionally overwhelming; taking pleasure from the presence 

of gentle, soothing things...Candlelight is hygge. Bakeries are

hygge. Dinner with friends is hygge". My friend, Fanny,

said it can be used as a verb as in "Let's hygge tonight!" 

and that doctors even "prescribe" tea and hygge.

I've been practicing hygge since long before I knew there was 

a word for it. The first thing I do when I get home from work 

(after this, of course, because I'm a human woman) is turn off all

the overhead lights, light 10 million candles, turn on my speakers

to Spotify acoustic, and pour myself some tea or wine (okay, it's

always wine). In fact, if you didn't know me and you came to my

apartment you would definitely think I was trying

to put the moves on you. But I'm not. I'm hygge-ing!

How to hygge:

Juniper Ridge White Sage Smudge Sticks

...and here is a sage smudging ritual to cleanse your space 
(and your aura - consider this me coming out of the closet as
 a reiki-loving weirdo).

Han Starns Open Wool Shawl via Of a Kind

D.S. & Durga Portable Fireplace Candle

Aurora Copper String Lights at Anthropologie



Natural Calm Magnesium Drink - I swear by this stuff
and have a cup with hot water every night during Jimmy Fallon :)



Aromatherapy Diffuser 
I like ylang ylang, eucalyptus, and lavender.



Eres cashmere PJs



Dr. Teal's Epsom Salt