This post was supposed to go up mid-May, but since I took an unplanned blogging break, you all get it today. It's now or never for these spring favorites, since it won't be spring for very much longer :)
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Purchased: Tunic tops— my new spring/summer uniform. In addition to the white one pictured above that I bought locally, I also have this one and this one from Modcloth that I'm enjoying as well.
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Purchased: Tunic tops— my new spring/summer uniform. In addition to the white one pictured above that I bought locally, I also have this one and this one from Modcloth that I'm enjoying as well.
Laughed at: Just the Tips series by Katy Katie on YouTube. These two best friends started a video series where they try out all the internet's advice and DIYs to often hilarious results. I'll warn you that the production quality is pretty webcam-y, but these girls are so funny that it's okay. Check out Dressing from Vogue Magazine, Kim Kardashian's Face Contouring, Anthropologie "Hack", or SWANTS to get you started.
Netflixed: Mortified Nation. SO FLIPPIN' GOOD. It's a show where people are invited to get on stage and read an excerpt from their childhood/teenage diaries. The premise alone is fantastic and so funny, but I loved how the documentary included the back-story of the show itself and profiled several participants. I came away from it with such a warm-fuzzy feeling at our entirely relatable painful and awkward moments of youth. Thank goodness we all made it through that :)
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Listened to: The new Call Your Girlfriend podcast, hosted by writer Ann Friedman and Tech Ladymafia founder Aminatou Sow. I've fallen out of favor with another popular podcast hosted by two best friends, and so far this is definitely filling that void and then some. The girls have a great rapport, and I appreciate that the content is quite smart and touches on current events, politics, and social issues in addition to girl-talk and a little bit of pop culture.
Subscribed to: The Nife en L'air blog. In a nutshell, this blog is about minimalism as a process and living intentionally. The blogger, Kali, touches on a range of topics from simplicity, conscious consumerism, travel, habits, perfectionism, etc. I really like how she writes from an analytical and thoughtful perspective, rather than the aspirational lifestyle or simplistic coach-y approach of so many popular blogs.
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Watched: Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown (available on Netflix instant; new episodes air on CNN). I've enjoyed Bourdain's other shows, mostly because food and traveling are two of the five things I love most in life and I desperately want his job, but this show is distinctly different and my favorite of the bunch. He visits less commonly traveled destinations and often gets into the politics or history of a place in a really fascinating way. The food is almost secondary to the story of people who live in the places he travels.
Cooked: Aida Mollenkamp's Coconut red curry chicken wraps with spicy peanut sauce. This was a really good recipe and had a lot of different Thai-inspired flavors working together-- the coconut curry-marinated chicken, fresh and pickled vegetables, and the creamy peanut sauce (which I didn't think was very spicy at all). It had several steps but came together fairly easily. I recommend halving the marinade amount if you are only cooking for two people, and if you don't have access to lavash, Trader Joe's homemade flour tortillas held up really well and had a nice thickness to them.
Grooved to: MØ. Great summer music-- it is electronic indie pop with really good beats. If you're into artists like Banks, Haim, and MSMR, you might enjoy it.
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