Good sh*t | July 2023
Shell shaped purses, Beatrix Potter as an anti-capitalist hero, girl dinner, and Anne Boleyn fangirl-ing.
Housekeeping
My IRL pilates schedule is: Mondays 7am and Thursdays 7:30am at Bodycraft in Brooklyn | I’m teaching a pay what you can fundraiser park workout Sat 9am August 12th at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6— all proceeds go to Project Heal Eating Disorder Treatment Equity Fund for LGBTQ+ | Join me in Montenegro 10/2-10/8 for the annual HPS retreat | Shoot this link to your employee benefits rep if you wish your job paid for your HPS on demand pilates subscription | Get 10 days of free body neutral pilates workouts on Helen Phelan Studio
Shop
An incredibly random grouping of items I lusted after and/or pulled the trigger on myself this month.
I, like every other Williamsburg gal circa 2018 ADORED my white Hoka Clifton (the OV, collab, obv) but I wore them into the absolute ground and finally retired them earlier this summer—not a bad run (ba dum dum). I decided to be sensible and get a black pair this time around so my eyes twitch less when the NYC grime inevitably permeates them.
Sick and tired of being shamed for my poor flossing habit by my dentist I caved and bought this cordless water flosser in hopes that it’ll encourage me to floss more. Loving it so far because it can live in the shower and I now floss while my conditioner is setting in—James Clear would be so proud. (I wanted this Quip one for the superior aesthetic, however, the reviews were not so hot.)
I am a sucker for a purse that isn’t shaped like a purse, and that penchant is only intensified when it’s made of rattan. I’m hoping to find this cancerian container on Poshmark, but you can also find it at Poolside.
I devoured this novel in 2 days this past weekend (which is impressive, considering there were new episodes of Too Hot To Handle available), I think it’s particularly enjoyable for the New Yorker who personally knows people exactly like the unlikable antiheroes in this book, but the plot is quickly moving and mysterious enough to pique anyone’s interest!
Two autumns ago, I saw an impossibly chic woman leaving a pilates class I was taking in the coziest chunky knit and overcome with the age old bi conundrum of “Am I attracted to this woman or do I simply want to BE her?” (IYKYK) I caved and asked where she got it. The answer was Alex Mill and I’ve talked their sales ever since. I recently snagged this sweater vest and I’ll be gleefully wearing it all fall.
If you’re crafty this ethereal cord cover (words I never thought I’d pair) seems like an easy, gorgina DIY. If you’re not crafty (or can’t be bothered) you can find it at Iko Iko.
I’m not in the market for a new sofa, and, honestly, this one looks deeply uncomfortable, alas, I can’t stop staring at it daydreaming about the day when I’m the type of woman who has a “formal” living room and comfort can be damned!
TBH, when it comes to undies with leggings, I’m usually an “au naturel” gal if you catch my drift, as the thinner, lululemon Align style ones I prefer tend to show every little fabric line, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised at how invisible (and cheap) these are under most leggings!
Read
A curation of interesting things to read if your brain works in the same organized but chaotic way that mine does.
There’s A Subtle Wellness Industry Shift, And It Doesn’t Annoy Me—Well To Do
If You Post a Delicious Bagel Sandwich on the Internet, Do You Have to Say Where You Got It? —GQ
Is BeachBody’s Rebrand Really About Honoring All Shapes and Sizes? —Weight and Healthcare
Oppenheimer Nightmares? You’re Not Alone —The Atlantic
We Have Reached Peak Therapy TV—The New Yorker
Can A Dance Class Free Men’s Bodies In A Place Meant to Confine Them? —The New York Times
Beatrix Potter, The Unlikely Hero Of The Anti-Hustle Culture Movement —Vox
A Third of Americans Are Getting a ‘Sleep Divorce’—The Messenger
Listen
Add to the queue on your next hot girl walk.
Watch
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