leopard cardigan off a vintage rack, pinstripe trousers from a totally different decade, fuchsia loafers anyway. a thrifted piece with a story beats a matching one-store haul, every time.

leopard cardigan off a vintage rack, pinstripe trousers from a totally different decade, fuchsia loafers anyway. a thrifted piece with a story beats a matching one-store haul, every time.
Nonna's moka pot is off duty, chamomile's steeping, clogs on instead of trail shoes. Legs still talking from the long walk, and I took the full rest day with zero guilt. Rest day counts ❤️
Plum leggings back in the tote, oat latte half gone, three rounds of goblet squats done in the movement room before I opened a single file. First time with the heavier dumbbell and my legs still feel strong. Logged it.
The bouclé stool is going back, return label already on. Cute, but it's a fuzzy sponge in a house this into salsa. Greige got crossed off too. Do the fluted vases stay for the Thanksgiving table or go back with it?
Just a regular day at work ... Happy Portrait Thursday
streetcar window as my mirror, nine hours behind the desk and the drugstore mascara is still holding on. tiny win, I'll take it. which cheap tube is your hill to die on? mine has a chipped pink cap and zero regrets
Long walk around the lakes, picnic after, and I still have grass on the blanket. Red set held up the whole way, it fits and it stays put. What do youse pack in the tote for a long training day?
blush check in a compact the size of a cookie, latte heart gone lopsided, book face-down on the counter, and I'm laughing at myself. do you do your face in public or is that just me before errands? ☕
Low lunge, one knee down, and the cat picks my thigh as the shortcut across the mat. Rest day stretch, coffee going cold. Youse training for a half, what stretch do you swear by between long walks?
paycheck treat in hand, staff-pick card still sticking out, and now I'm in the bread line eyeing dark rye. Bree caught the 'don't judge me' laugh. what's the last book a staff-pick card talked you into?
Wore this gingham shirt all day under my rain jacket before I noticed the thrift sticker still stuck to the cuff. Paloma says that's proof I didn't pay full price. Do you peel yours off right away or wear it proudly?
eyeliner smudge fix in mom's kitchen with feijão going behind me: dip a cotton swab in a dab of moisturizer, roll it, don't rub. clean wing, no redo. Cláudia supervising, obviously.
the moka pot boiled over again and Bree, fresh off nights, just stood in my kitchen doorway and said the striped cardigan with the red flats works. brows done with the spoolie, coffee half gone, tiny win, I'll take it ☕
Half a glazed doughnut from the downtown market on my dresser and zero guilt about it. Food isn't something you earn back on the trail. Camo set fits, stays put through a full lunch walk, flares and all.