Sumo citrus sorbet, Customized french cutlery and Clothes that wink back

a good enough to eat unplugged in

a favorite picture from the week: a warm spring day in the 18th arrondissement of Paris

I don’t know when I’ll age out of the mindset that I still have summer vacation. As soon as the first warm day of spring comes around, I’m back in English class reading our last book of the semester and counting how many days of school are left.

And just like my motivation to write my essay on The Bluest Eye slowly sank towards zero as we got closer to May, so does my motivation to sit down and get my work done now as a 28 year-old who knows that summer is approaching. All that goes to say, I have no other excuse for why this week’s newsletter is v late besides this ongoing phenomenon. So here’s to a warm and sunny spring (and a productive workday).

Fun Finds

This frozen sumo citrus and honey sorbet topped with flaky salt and melted chocolate stopped my scroll. Not only did creator Sam (@samanthainperson on IG) make the shots of her peeled oranges look like they were waiting to be turned into an oil painting, but the final product looked like the perfect fresh + comforting spring dessert.

For the recipe, she peeled and froze six sumo oranges for five hours and then threw them in a food processor with a little honey and salt. Then she topped it with melted chocolate (made of semi-sweet chocolate chips and a bit of coconut oil). Definitely will give this one a try.

Sustainable Style

In the time of spray on Coperni dresses and purses made from 99% air, a lot of fashion brands are starting to consider how certain materials and manufacturing can innovate today’s world of fashion. Designer Leeann Huang uses lenticular textiles (a textile that can change its pattern/image depending on which angle you look at it from) to make really unique pieces. From blinking eyes to an emptying wineglass, the movement within all of her pieces are really surprising and fun.

It’s hard to capture them in photos, so I definitely suggest scrolling the brand’s instagram. Plus, all of the clothes are made from post-consumer recycled, recyclable, or deadstock materials. And they primarily work with OEKO-TEX certified materials all while using a small-batch and family-run production process.

Paris Perfection

Yesterday when I was hanging out with my younger cousins who are in 6th grade one was shocked I was born “in the 19s?!?” And if she hadn’t made it very clear I’m approaching my thirties, the fact that I’m interested in making my own customized collection of forks and knives definitely solidified the fact!

Sabre is a pretty well known cutlery brand but they just opened up a store in Le Marais where you can choose the colors and materials for your cutlery set and they’ll make it for you right in the store. It’s definitely pricey with most sets of 4 (fork, knife, tablespoon + teaspoon) coming in at 42.50€ but I think this would be a really fun souvenir to take home from France.

I can also see it making a really nice housewarming gift. (Who wouldn’t love a handmade butter knife paired with some nice butter and a bottle of wine?).

Dream Destinations

While I don’t think I’ll find myself at Cuixmala any time soon, this eco-luxury resort is definitely on my someday list. Complete with a biodynamic farm, private beaches and incredible design, this hotel is tucked in the 36,000 acre Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve in Mexico. They offer forty rooms including bungalows and villas and every one looks like a fantasy getaway—down to the details.

I came across the yellow bathroom picture when it was reposted by Glassette (one of my favorite home decor marketplaces) but when digging a little deeper I realized I’d seen it before because it’s where wellness influencer and model Holly Owens (@wellthybelly on IG) got engaged. So not a completely new find but a rediscovery nonetheless.

Poetry and Prose

This week is my last week of the 12-week creativity book, The Artist’s Way. It’s been read and used by creatives for decades including the likes of Elizabeth Gilbert and Martin Scorsese. I wasn’t feeling super stuck creatively before I bought this book but I wanted to dig a little deeper into projects I was working on and this book was such a helpful companion.

Each week you read through a few of the author, Julia Cameron’s, essays and then there are about 10 exercises to complete throughout the week. You’re also supposed to write three pages of stream of consciousness writing first thing every morning and take yourself on an artist’s date (“a once-weekly, festive, solo expedition to explore something that interests you”).

This book helped me get past a ton of blockages I didn’t even really realize I had and really evaluate why I wasn’t working on projects that I wanted to work on. If you feel like you just can’t get to where you want to be creatively, I definitely recommend this book!

I will say that this book’s subtitle is “A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity” so it definitely leans spiritual. I still think the exercises and essays are helpful no matter what you believe in but just a caveat in case that’s not your thing!

Love the girl spending too much time on the internet so you don’t have to,