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20 favorites from May
May has been a beautiful tornado of a month. It has flown and spun by in a flurry of activity, travel, and relentless to-do lists.
I moved apartments, was back at Duke for my sister’s graduation, had a work trip to São Paulo, hosted the long-distance boyfriend in NYC, and capped it all with a very rainy, but very charming, MDW in the Hamptons. Of everything, the move was unquestionably the heaviest lift of the month. What in an ideal world would have been neatly contained to a single weekend somehow sprawled into a month-long ordeal… and honestly remains ongoing. There’s still furniture to source, things in transit, and a new routine to be established and lived in.
I will absolutely dedicate a proper, long-form essay to capturing the magic and joy that being nestled in a red-brick Greenwich Village walk-up has stirred. But after a particularly strenuous month, sitting down to write something analytical or introspective felt like one more thing to tackle and that’s not what today called for.
So instead, this one is light. A little roster of things I’ve been loving, discovering, and returning to lately. I hope something here becomes a new favorite of yours.
1. Cleo Worth the hype, add it to your Beli bookmarks if not there already. They do a rotisserie chicken with three dipping sauces and the Cleo salad is also a must order
2. Yoga Space I was tempted to gatekeep this, but alas: they offer a two-week trial for $69. The studio is spacious, filled with natural light and it’s not heated, which makes it ideal for a pre-work workout
3. Oases Specifically, the coconut cloud matcha. I once went here 3x in one day…
4. Dragon Diffusion Made on-demand hand woven bags
5. Matching pajama sets Gap and J.Crew have some cute and cozy ones that won’t break the bank
6. MOONI Gallery A constantly rotating gallery with pieces ranging from $500 to $10,000 - a great entry point for anyone beginning to collect art. Originally born in CDMX, it quietly opened on the Lower East Side just 3 weeks ago
7. Khata Vintage Found some absolute gems here, and the broader stretch of Orchard Street has been my favorite shopping in NYC lately
8. Leaving more space for spontaneous plans Some of May’s best moments arrived unscheduled :)
9. An open-back moment Lately I’ve been preferring to have the (.)(.) more covered and let the fun be in the back
10. Outdoor Voices Since without fail I see someone I know every time I step onto the WSH, I realized I need to refresh my workout set wardrobe. Found some cute ones here (and I see they have 30% off now for MDW!)
11. The Picture of Dorian Gray Full review on my GoodReads. AND my most adorable Tiffany bookmark courtesy of the ever so generous miss Coco
12. Diptyque Baies Room Spray This is why everyone compliments my apartment smell (flex, but also you’re welcome)
13. Spanish white wines (Albariño in particular) and as a side, read this article on How to Read a Wine List
14. Rewatching Friends It just feels so New York right now. Chandler Bing remains one of my favorite fictional characters ever written
15. White calla lilies and just having fresh flowers in an apartment / your space. Brings so much life to a room!
16. Burled wood Absolutely obsessed with my side tables
17. Sugar Daddy by Essie (on short nails) This has been my staple for ages, but it never lets me down so I had to include it
18. My Oura Ring I just got this a few weeks ago mainly for sleep tracking and cycle tracking - I’ve liked it so far, but probably need a bit longer to declare “you need to purchase this” with my full chest
19. Right Answers Mostly Podcast This has been a fun one to listen to especially now that I have a ~40 minute walk to work. Particularly liked this one on Joan Didion
20. LA I am spending a week here soon and giddy to be back. NYC has been amazing lately, but LA is just a different type of perfect. Lucky me to be a bi-coastal girl!
Hope you all enjoyed and had a gorgeous May.
Cheers to June and to summer and let me know of any favorites you have had lately! XOXO
P.S. For bonus points linked my Spotify playlist here with my favorite listens of May
yoga space and spanish whites girl … u know what u are talking about
CLEO