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Loving Lately

July 12, 2017

Loving Lately
It's been awhile since I've shared what I'm loving lately. Here's some of my summer favorites. 

 

Loving Lately

Listen :: Currently on constant rotation on my summer playlist: Francis and the Lights featuring Chance the Rapper - May I Have This Dance, Dan Auerbach - Shine on Me, Arcade Fire - Everything Now, Laura Marling - Wild Fire, and Bleachers - Don't Take the Money.

Read ::  Growing up, I would go with my dad every June to our local bookstore and find all of the books of my school's summer reading list. With this nostalgia in mind, I've made it a new tradition over the past few years to purchase a big stack of books to work my way through all summer. Top reads so far this summer include The Husband's Secret (Liane Moriarty), The Rules Do Not Apply (Ariel Levy), Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie), and Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ (Giulia Enders). I'm about to finish up  The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir (Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich).

Cook :: I've been eating sugar and dairy free lately, and Deliciously Ella by Ella Woodward has become a staple in my kitchen. I make the almond chia energy balls weekly and love her porridge recipe! Unlike other health conscious cookbooks, I've found Ella's recipes to be really accessible and quite easy to make. 

Watch :: I recently binge-watched the first season of Victoria. The show follows the life of Queen Victoria, beginning when she is just crowned queen. Great acting + amazing costumes + a riveting storyline = must watch!

Follow :: I've just discovered Okuda San Miguel, an amazing Spanish artist who, like me, can't get enough color. Just look how he transformed this French castle!!

Travel :: This past April, I traveled through Spain for two weeks with just a carry-on. And not just any carry-on, but the best travel bag I've ever owned - the Tom Bihn Aeronaut 45. It is expertly designed - you can wear it as a backpack (best part - the straps zip away) and the compartments are perfectly sized. I used this set of packing cubes I found on Amazon and now can't travel any other way!

Wear :: I fell in love with the clothing shop Natura while I was in Spain. It kind of reminds me of a Spanish version of Anthropologie, with an environmentally-conscious bent. I picked up some lightweight tunics with beautiful block prints that I've been wearing all summer. I wish they would come to the U.S.!


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