April 24

Planting, protein, dry eyes, and 90s lipstick

I was across town for an appointment on Monday and stopped by Swanson’s Nursery “just to look.” Of course they had my favorite very-hard-to-find Moerheim Beauty heleniums and a Cape Cod aster that I hadn’t seen anywhere else.

I also bought five Sungold tomato starts. It’s still too cold at night for them so they are resting under cover for the next few weeks.

This week I removed all the heavier weight sweaters from my dresser, de-pilled them with the Nori Trim fabric shaver and stored them in this sturdy, breathable bin from Target with lavender sachets.

I also picked up this mini Biom canister with hand sanitizer wipes for my car. I don’t like most scented things but this one is pleasantly mild. I have the larger Biom canister with disinfecting wipes at my studio for cleaning handles, foot bars, dumbbells and anything that needs a little extra wipe down.

I made this simple pesto yesterday with some left over arugula. It’s the one I make most often as it’s so easy. Just throw everything into my Vitamix immersion blender with its mini-food processor attachment.

I drink a whey protein shake after workouts—Promix vanilla (or chocolate) blitzed with water and a small handful of frozen berries.

For breakfast I love this cinnamon whey from Momentous shaken with water. It has a smooth, clean flavor that goes well with my morning coffee.

Between perimenopause and allergy season, these Blink lubricating eye drops have been a godsend.

Aaaand I think I finally found my perfect version of The 90s brown lipstick. Merit lightweight lip blush in Bespoke. It’s just slightly darker than my natural lip color with a soft, blurred matte finish that doesn’t feel dry.

A good nugget from James Clear:

“So much of what we believe is the residue of someone else’s thinking.

Pause and question things for a moment. Is this really how it has to be? Is this really what you want?”

Enjoy the weekend. xxK

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