{"id":18005,"date":"2024-05-03T22:51:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T05:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/?p=18005"},"modified":"2024-05-04T20:46:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T03:46:04","slug":"five-things-5-3-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-5-3-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things (5.3.24)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18009\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-5-3-24\/desk-macbook-pro-wallpaper-butterfly-flowers-peony-tulips-bouquet\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/desk-macbook-pro-wallpaper-butterfly-flowers-peony-tulips-bouquet.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\/2024\/05\/pink-peonies-eucalyptus-bouquet-system-beauty-isamaya-magazine-cover.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pink-peonies-eucalyptus-bouquet-system-beauty-isamaya-magazine-cover.jpg?resize=1229%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pink-peonies-eucalyptus-bouquet-system-beauty-isamaya-magazine-cover.jpg?resize=1638%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1638w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pink-peonies-eucalyptus-bouquet-system-beauty-isamaya-magazine-cover.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 been doing quite an impressive amount of extroverted things for an introvert; today marks my first evening without something to do or someone to see. I&#8217;ve never been more satisfied padding around my apartment in a new pajama set: re-organizing my wardrobe, rearranging my flowers, and trying to make sense of my mini beauty closet. It&#8217;s been a lively few weeks. This quiet is as much a recalibration as it is catharsis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. Speaking of flowers. Waking up to and working while surrounded by bouquets of my favorite blooms\u2014peonies, peony tulips, and butterfly ranunculus\u2014fulfills the <em>Secret Garden<\/em> fantasies of my childhood. Am I in a little city apartment, sans elaborate garden? Perhaps, but this modern-day version is just as sweet all the same.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. As a California resident, the incredible demonstrations of bravery at UCLA are especially important to me\u2014and not because I&#8217;m a taxpaying citizen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@leftistmommy\">This creator<\/a> is a recent follow and has been a source of inspiration and motivation to do more; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@leftistmommy\/video\/7364466756301212971\">her most recent video<\/a> is incredibly informative in providing another way to help.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. Even though it&#8217;s been rather gloomy in L.A. lately, I cannot stop wearing <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3QuUJR2\">Tom Ford <em>Lost Cherry<\/em><\/a>. In fact, it&#8217;s been just the antidote for grey mornings;\u00a0<em>Lost Cherry<\/em> is sweet enough for a lift, yet moody enough to run parallel with the weather instead of clashing with it by way of fruity sunshine or floral overload. I&#8217;ve written about it a few times\u2014it&#8217;s on my shortlist as one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/editorialist.com\/beauty\/best-perfume-brands\/\">best Tom Ford perfumes<\/a>\u2014and though it has the longevity of a sunshower in Orlando, the perfume is worth the midday touch-up. (Caveat: I&#8217;m a stark believer that projection and wear-time are not always markers of a good fragrance. My bottle was also kindly gifted by the PR team.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I&#8217;ve exhausted all my best words for it on <em>Editorialist<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/editorialist.com\/beauty\/best-tom-ford-perfumes\/\">here<\/a>, if you&#8217;re curious.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5. The second issue of <em>System Beauty<\/em> is <del><em>chicken<\/em><\/del> veggie noodle soup for my soul. <a href=\"https:\/\/editorialist.com\/beauty\/makeup\/isamaya-beauty-review\/\">I adore Isamaya<\/a>\u2014the artist and her eponymous brand both\u2014and have been poring over the pages.<\/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>1. I&#8217;ve been doing quite an impressive amount of extroverted things for an introvert; today marks my first evening without something to do or someone to see. I&#8217;ve never been more satisfied padding around my apartment in a new pajama set: re-organizing my wardrobe, rearranging my flowers, and trying to make sense of my mini beauty closet. It&#8217;s been a lively few weeks. This quiet is as much a recalibration as it is catharsis. 2. Speaking of flowers. 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