Blissful July! I really like July. It’s sizzling sufficient to get within the pool at any hour, the times really feel lengthy and languid, and we’re within the sticky slowness of summer season. I’m doing my finest to savor it. 

Savoring feels further necessary this summer season. The final time I used to be right here, I shared that I used to be promoted to vice principal. This time, I’m comfortable to share that I graduated from my Grasp of High-quality Arts in Writing program with a level in fiction and nonfiction. I’ve spent the previous two and a half years studying and writing and submitting new work, and whereas it’s been a pleasure, I’m additionally actually thrilled to be executed and happy with what I completed. 

Each a change in job and the top of a level program imply that my life has shifted considerably by way of calls for on my time, my habits, and my routines. Sometimes, that kind of change leaves me feeling unmoored and stressed. My tendency is to hurry into the subsequent factor and set a bunch of recent targets. Don’t fear — I’m doing that, too — however I’m additionally taking a second to decelerate and delight on this in-between with out dashing and worrying about all of it.

Fortunately, July is the right time of 12 months to decelerate and revel. I hope you’re discovering methods to benefit from the large and the small issues with out worrying an excessive amount of about what’s subsequent. 

•  One in every of my favourite summer season traditions is preserving our chest freezer FULL of ice cream treats. In the summertime, ice cream is an appropriate dinner, so these three storebought ice cream treats can be moving into my rotation for positive. (Pleasure The Baker)

•  Typically, self-censorship is definitely good. (Dangerous Religion Instances)

•  Are you drained or really burnt out? (Time)

•  I’m eternally chasing the right tomato leaf scented candle, and this record from Bon Appetit has some new choices I need to attempt! (Bon Appetit)

•  I’m going to be making this Strawberry Malt Icebox cake instantly and attempting to not eat all of it (Pleasure The Baker)

•  By some means, Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Tablet turned 30 this summer season and it stays an ideal album that encapsulates feminine rage. (Elle)

•  I’ve been actually into PACT clothes these days, particularly this linen costume, this button-down costume, and this excellent crochet cover-up (which is on sale! Run, don’t stroll!). (Pact)

•  A pal and I talked about corn cookies and I lastly made Christina Tosi’s recipe this week they usually had been scrumptious. Advocate! (Milk Bar)

•  20 summer season dinner recipes that don’t require turning in your oven. YES. (The Everygirl)

•  I actually love listening to about girls’s ideas on growing old — particularly after they’re barely older than me. Listed here are 17 well-known girls’s philosophies on growing old. (Harper’s Bazaar)

•  I’ve been dwelling on stone fruit this week, and this peach crisp looks as if an ideal technique to get pleasure from extra of it! (Pleasure The Baker)

•  My obsession with LAKE’s pima cotton pajamas continues to run sturdy. Nothing retains me cooler whereas sleeping and they’re SO SOFT. (LAKE)

•  After having curly hair my whole life, my hair is out of the blue straight? It’s very unusual. (Substack)

•  How Britney, Taylor, and Beyoncé outlined the 2000s and adjusted popular culture eternally. As an elder millennial, my present summer season playlist within the 12 months of our Lord 2025 consists of all three of them. (Los Angeles Instances)

•  53 wholesome summer season dinners which might be NOT a salad. (Bon Appetit)

•  Are you having a frazzled English lady summer season? I don’t know that I need to have a sizzling woman summer season or every other type. I simply wanna have a summer season. (Bustle)

•  I don’t want one other summer season costume, however this Madewell quantity is on sale and it seems to be excellent. (Nordstrom Rack)

•  I’m internet hosting a celebration that features a DIY allure bar in just a few weeks, so I’ve been perusing HonestlyWTF’s wonderful DIY tasks in preparation. I additionally ordered this wonderful package from Bauble Bar to make use of. I’m excited! (HonestlyWTF, Bauble Bar)