{"id":17189,"date":"2023-08-04T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/?p=17189"},"modified":"2023-08-01T22:59:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T05:59:35","slug":"five-things-8-4-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-8-4-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things (8.4.23)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17192\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-8-4-23\/loewe-taupe-hammock-realreal-melrose-shopping-bag\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/loewe-taupe-hammock-realreal-melrose-shopping-bag-.jpg?fit=1680%2C2100&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1680,2100\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/the-real-real-melrose-metallic-green-bottega-veneta-mules-heels.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/the-real-real-melrose-metallic-green-bottega-veneta-mules-heels.jpg?resize=1229%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/the-real-real-melrose-metallic-green-bottega-veneta-mules-heels.jpg?resize=1638%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1638w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/the-real-real-melrose-metallic-green-bottega-veneta-mules-heels.jpg?resize=600%2C750&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. I&#8217;ve had\u2014without hyperbole\u2014the best shopping month of my life. Hedonistic to a fault, yes, but who am I to resist the stylish wiles of the best of L.A. vintage before me? I don&#8217;t believe in mindless hauls but I <em>do<\/em> live for a curated show-and-tell (this is the position I&#8217;m taking)&#8230; although! If it never presents itself to the Internet, will it be like I&#8217;ve never <em>really<\/em> spent money at all? Credit card statements don&#8217;t lie, and neither does a burgeoning wardrobe (and dresser, and shelving unit)\u2014but the stories that we tell ourselves eventually become our sacred truths&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. I simply cannot go a week without <a href=\"https:\/\/chaumontvegan.com\/\">Chaumont Vegan<\/a>&#8216;s egg and dukkah croissant sandwich. That, with their side salad (drizzled with lemon and olive oil) is just *<em>chef&#8217;s kiss.*<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. It&#8217;s hard to believe that I once dedicated 12 weeks to reading <a href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/tag\/one-book-a-day\/\">one book a day<\/a> (this was peak quarantine), only to now pick up a book\u00a0<em>exclusively<\/em> when I&#8217;m on a plane, waiting for it to take flight. But alas! I&#8217;m finally reading again. I&#8217;ll share the one that got me excited about turning pages again, soon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. Also new to me is the NuFace. I picked up a <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3QnmewW\">mini<\/a> (in the sweetest ballet Barbie pink) during the Nordstrom Anniversary sale; the jury&#8217;s still out, but to be clear, I&#8217;m not expecting any miracles. If you have thin skin (elastic still, but perhaps experiencing less bounce than you remember having in your 20s) or a naturally defined bone structure (square or heart-shaped faces), you&#8217;ll likely get the instant gratification chiseled effect making its round on TikTok. For rounder faces (like mine) or those with thicker skin (more collagen, namely), changes aren&#8217;t visible.<\/p>\n<p>It just <em>feels<\/em> like something is happening, you know?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5. Speaking of Barbie pink. <em>Barbie<\/em> is the best thing I&#8217;ve seen all year. Maybe of my entire adult life\u2014top five, for certain. Part of me feels sorry for those who don&#8217;t get it, but I also don&#8217;t care enough to explain: this one is for the girls. (Not that I know anyone who didn&#8217;t understand\u2014and adore\u2014the film to date. A flex!) And if you&#8217;re fascinated by Barbie (the Mattel toy), <a href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/quarantine-reading-one-book-a-day-week-6\/\">this book from my one-book-a-day spree was a brilliant read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em> Barbies (and Allens) forever.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">.\u00a0 \u00a0.\u00a0 \u00a0.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Writer Barbie xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. I&#8217;ve had\u2014without hyperbole\u2014the best shopping month of my life. Hedonistic to a fault, yes, but who am I to resist the stylish wiles of the best of L.A. vintage before me? I don&#8217;t believe in mindless hauls but I do live for a curated show-and-tell (this is the position I&#8217;m taking)&#8230; although! If it never presents itself to the Internet, will it be like I&#8217;ve never really spent money at all? Credit card statements don&#8217;t lie, and neither does a burgeoning wardrobe (and dresser, and shelving unit)\u2014but the stories that we tell ourselves eventually become our sacred truths&#8230; 2. I simply cannot go a week without Chaumont Vegan&#8216;s egg and dukkah croissant sandwich. That, with their side salad (drizzled with lemon and olive oil) is just *chef&#8217;s kiss.* 3. It&#8217;s hard to believe that I once dedicated 12 weeks to reading one book a day (this was peak quarantine), only to now pick up a book\u00a0exclusively when I&#8217;m on a plane, waiting for it to take flight. But alas! I&#8217;m finally reading again. I&#8217;ll share the one that got me excited about turning pages again, soon. 4. Also new to me is the NuFace. 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