{"id":14241,"date":"2020-05-15T09:30:59","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T13:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/?p=14241"},"modified":"2020-05-15T09:15:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T13:15:51","slug":"five-things-5-15-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-5-15-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things (5.15.20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>It&#8217;s been a year and a half since <a href=\"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-9-7-18\/\">my last list<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14244\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-5-15-20\/vintage-dior-belt-navy-oblique-monogram\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vintage-dior-belt-navy-oblique-monogram-e1589506374145.jpg?fit=1728%2C1296&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1728,1296\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vintage dior belt &amp;#8211; navy oblique monogram\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;vintage dior belt &amp;#8211; navy oblique monogram&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vintage-dior-belt-navy-oblique-monogram-e1589506374145.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14244 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vintage-dior-belt-navy-oblique-monogram-e1589506374145.jpg?resize=840%2C630\" alt=\"vintage dior belt - navy oblique monogram\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vintage-dior-belt-navy-oblique-monogram-e1589506374145.jpg?w=1728&amp;ssl=1 1728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vintage-dior-belt-navy-oblique-monogram-e1589506374145.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vintage-dior-belt-navy-oblique-monogram-e1589506374145.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vintage-dior-belt-navy-oblique-monogram-e1589506374145.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vintage-dior-belt-navy-oblique-monogram-e1589506374145.jpg?resize=1680%2C1260&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vintage-dior-belt-navy-oblique-monogram-e1589506374145.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. Somewhat out of the blue, I asked my friend for a tarot reading. I&#8217;m still buzzing from it (and am grateful for the insight\u2014or affirmation, however you choose to view these things).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. On Wednesday, my dad dropped off homemade walnut &#8220;cake&#8221; (or <em>bread<\/em>, by American tastebuds&#8217; standards) to pair with my morning coffee. It was divine. The pairing, the thought, and the treat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. Turns out, Wednesday was my lucky day: a different friend also did a driveby, leaving a bouquet of white peonies at my doorstep\u2014a belated birthday gift, since everything was shut down during my birthday (when COVID-19 was at its worst). I immediately trimmed the stems and arranged them (haphazardly) in a vase. Within half an hour, the tightly-bowed buds bloomed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/the-little-things-that-feed-your-soul\/\">It&#8217;s the little things<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. I&#8217;ve slowly become a morning person. Part of it is the physical removal of stress: my home is a safe space, and after years of 14-hour workdays, I&#8217;m forced to relax instead of running to work, to class, to rehearsal, <em>repeat<\/em>. There&#8217;s no rush. There&#8217;s no energy spent balancing personalities\u2014which can be exhausting as an introvert\u2014and less spent accommodating everyone else&#8217;s needs before mine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Instead, I&#8217;m allowed to be indulgent as I want. I rise with clarity. Make a coffee, light a candle, start my book of the day. I&#8217;m able to work in peace for the most part\u2014<em>finally!<\/em>\u2014which is an underappreciated blessing for someone who writes and strategizes. Fewer interruptions have led to better flow. More focus. Efficiency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For this, I&#8217;m grateful. Going back into the office will be an adjustment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5. Also a foreseeable, likely difficult adjustment: re-training my body to fit into acceptable workwear. Robes, oversized knits, slinky slips, cozy sweats, eclectic looks that (unfortunately) have little place in an office, <em>I will miss you<\/em>. And in the meantime, wear the heck out of you while I still can.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">.\u00a0 \u00a0.\u00a0 \u00a0.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a year and a half since my last list. 1. 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