The 15 Days Of Daily Movement For Self Love Challenge starts ON Valentine’s Day on Helen Phelan Studio! In addition to unlimited access to the on demand library of 400+ workouts, you’ll get a movement guide and a playlist of workouts for 15 days to help you sweat, strengthen, and mindfully reshape your relationship with exercise. Check out the free 10 day trial to gain access when it starts and don’t forget to join our IG Broadcast channel for daily check ins from me each and every single day of the challenge! I also update the channel every week when new class content drops to help nudge you towards consistency, so even if you’re not doing the challenge, hop on in!
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(Maybe) Buy This
Plexida Chunky Mohair Beanie: Haven’t pulled the trigger on this beanie yet because lately I’ve been doing this really chic thing where I wear my Superpuff fully zipped up to my chin, the hood cinched tight, a ski mask covering my lower face and my bike helmet to top it all off…but I do want it.
Sandro Iron Thick Soled Loafers: Not to be incredibly annoying, but I got these in brown at the Sandro Outlet in Paris over New Year’s for 40€!!! Alas, they are not so cheap online, but they are on sale and the little metal plated toes make me feel SO COOL and as wide calf gal, don’t feel off proportionally like some more slim styled loafs.
Wavey Goods Metal Taylor Swift Tee: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single pop star in possession of the greatest discography of all time, will be in want of merch that doesn’t entirely suck. If you got that reference AND you’re a Swiftie, can we be best friends? But really, finally, some non embarrassing (unofficial) merch for my gal.
Bodum Caffettiera French Press: How many coffee making apparatus does one gal need, you might be thinking. The limit does not exist, is my reply.
Caroline Bessette Kennedy: A Life by Sunita Kumar Nair: I can’t remember if I’ve posted this before, but I finally got it as a gift recently and is just as chic as it seems.
Artifact Uprising Photo Album: I’m finally caught up on 2020 and 2021 for my hard copy photo albums, and am starting out on 2022 and 2023 this weekend…or soon, I hope! These are the pricy, but I started my first album with them back in 2018 and now I have a compulsion that all the covers match so here we are. That said, they are beautiful quality and this link gives you $20 off!
NordicWare Sweetheart Stovetop Waffle Iron: This was a wedding gift that I’m just now getting around to using (thanks, Alanna!) and wow am I obsessed? I’ve been making protein pancakes with my vanilla Vega plant protein powder and they’ve added a lot of joy to my weekday breakfasts! ($10 cheaper on Amazon, FYI)
J.Crew High Rise Super Wide Leg Jean: Fellow millennials who have been wanting to wear Gen z adjacent baggy jeans but refuse to return to a low waist, rejoice! I have bought and returned an embarrassing amount of jeans but am so grateful to have finally found these, which were on sale at the time for $89. They are a little baggier and grungier than a trouser style jean, so, I’m feeling very hip and now! The youths talk that way, right? Now if only they would bring out more washes! (I’m normally a 26 and had to return for the 25s in these!)
** As always, this list may contain affiliate links, but rest assured I’m only sharing stuff I love or am genuinely lusting after myself!
Read This
“The Celebrity Plastic Surgery Approval Matrix”- Solitary Daughter
“Modern Swifties Have Transcended The Joke” - The New York Times
“The Queerest Thing About Taylor Swift” - The Atlantic
“How To Find Joy In Your Sisyphean Existence” - The Atlantic
“Maybe Don’t Send That Voice Note” - The Atlantic
“How Social Media Algorithms Flatten Our Existence By Making Decisions For Us” - NPR
“XOXO, Truman Capote” - Vulture
“You Don’t Need Everything You Want” - Vox
“Hands Are The Most Interesting Part Of The Subway” - Byline
“Home Influencers Will Not Rest Until Everything Has Been Put in a Clear Plastic Storage Bin” - The Atlantic
“How To Find Your People: Making Meaningful Friendships As An Adult” - Vox
“Taking Down the System, Seductively: On Women Who Use Beauty as Currency” - LitHub
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