1.0Soft Sensibilitieshttps://kimberlypearl.co/blogKimberlyhttps://kimberlypearl.co/blog/author/kimberlypearl-92gmail-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3KixLKLMn4"><a href="https://kimberlypearl.co/blog/table-of-contentedness-july-2026/">Table of Contentedness: July</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kimberlypearl.co/blog/table-of-contentedness-july-2026/embed/#?secret=3KixLKLMn4" width="600" height="338" title="“Table of Contentedness: July” — Soft Sensibilities" data-secret="3KixLKLMn4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://kimberlypearl.co/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> A list of things seen, savored, and loved in July. Late afternoon naps, and waking up to sun—a most delicious feeling Shaken brown espressos from a bubblegum pink truck Time to myself Jacaranda confetti on streets, still striking in violet hues despite the heat Blogging again This candle  Slants of sunlight, in shades of pale neon orange on eggshell walls Writing in silence Packages in the mail Smelling beautiful things Vegan alfajores, gingerly hand-carried in from Argentina by my partner Butterflies flitting about, like little fairies Thai-spicy dinners, despite (and somehow, all the tastier in) the heat Buying books and print magazines Growing stacks of books and print magazines, waiting for the perfect time and mood to be read (only readers will understand the thrill) This perfume A coffee date with an old colleague who watched me grow up; she ordered a black sesame matcha, and I had the espresso version (which just about sums us up) Realizing that I’d been writing online for 18 years … and the sweet, sweet messages of women who took time out of their day to share that they had been reading for almost as long A good cry, which feels more poetic (and somehow,…https://kimberlypearl.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ysl-satin-heel-purple-magazine-stacks-of-books.jpg