so long (lost) summer.
photos by Michael Dodes
dress: Rixo | basket bag: Indego Africa | dad sandals: Zara | mono earring: Eliou
“Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy. To do nothing and have it count for something. To lie in the grass and count the stars. To sit on a branch and study the clouds.”
^^These summer vibes + quote are a little belated, but we technically have 20ish days left of summer so I’m gonna milk that. Can you tell we’re in the midst of a pandemic and a social uprising, because I literally haven’t posted anything since before the lockdowns, YIKES. But I landed on this quote, belated or not, because it’s easy to get consumed and overwhelmed by the state of the world right now and I need to keep reminding myself that it’s okay to take a break (let this be a reminder to you, too). Here are some of the things I’ve been finding solace in:
Murder anything - MFM podcast, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark documentary, Grim Sleeper and Unsolved Mysteries reboot (if that’s telling of the condition I’m in, when my solace is murder/serial killer content)
Reading: a million books at once, because yes, I’m OCD. I’m currently on another historical nonfiction by Erik Larson, Thunderstruck and then historical fiction, The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead - I’m a history geek, who knew?
Walks, A TON OF THEM! It took me only the entire summer to realize that a brand new small batch chocolatier opened up walking distance from us. All the giant peanut butter cups I’ve missed these last months will be made up tenfold with all the ones I consume this fall with my new revelation *insert drool face
Tuning out of the news + sharing memes that make me laugh, because sometimes you gotta laugh to keep from crying. This one is my favorite right now and a very accurate depiction of my return to work this week.
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