Quote of the Week: “For true love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have. And if you go to draw at the true fountainhead, the more water you draw, the more abundant is its flow.”— Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Eating: A chef salad. Sometimes I’m like “this is antithetical to the whole salad thing” when I use ingredients like lunch meat, cheese, and thousand island dressing, but then I remember a salad can be *whatever I want* and the skinny agenda can pipe down.
Drinking: A lime La Croix.
Grateful for: My lungs in their functional, healing glory. Last night I ran 5 miles at a decent pace with considerable ease. I know everyone is beyond sick of my C*VID talk, but I’m still processing the way this virus took over my body.
Loving: Jewel tones, as noted above and in my current deep berry nail color. People tend to lean into brighter + lighter palettes as the weather warms up, but I’ve always loved the way dramatic hues compliment a tan. They make you look rich, like you just got back from Morocco where you scammed an international drug lord into funding your masters degree. Let’s make this a thing. I want to see you in vivid emerald and sapphire blue, you sexy lil treasure chest.
Hoping: If you’re still reading the free version of this newsletter, you’ll upgrade for my May special of $30 for an entire year. Unlock last week’s piece dissecting the cringey love affair between men and Instagram models, and upcoming pieces like insight on cosmetic procedures, aging, and the sweet autonomy of controlling one’s appearance. I just got a mic to record audio to accompany each piece, so stay tuned for that.
Excited for: Tonight I’m joining BBM guest writer E.M. Ricchini on her podcast, UNBOYFRIENDABLE. I’ve never been on a podcast before. I anticipate a lot of “umms” and stammering, so hopefully listeners can give me some grace. We’ll be discussing one of my favorite romantic topics, jealousy, among other spicy stuff.
Yes, baby, the rumors are true: Broke But Moisturized is $30 for an entire year now through the end of May. That’s like a gel manicure or a tank of gas, both of which are way more essential to your daily well-being, but we encourage frivolity in this space.