{"id":19051,"date":"2026-08-01T15:56:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T22:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/?p=19051"},"modified":"2026-08-01T15:56:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T22:56:38","slug":"table-of-contentedness-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/table-of-contentedness-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Table of Contentedness: July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A list of things seen, savored, and loved in July.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/kimberlypearl_\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19053\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/table-of-contentedness-july-2026\/ysl-satin-heel-purple-magazine-stacks-of-books\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ysl-satin-heel-purple-magazine-stacks-of-books.jpg?fit=800%2C1067&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1067\" 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;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ysl satin heel + purple magazine + stacks of books\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;ysl satin heel + purple magazine + stacks of books&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ysl-satin-heel-purple-magazine-stacks-of-books.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19053\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ysl-satin-heel-purple-magazine-stacks-of-books.jpg?resize=800%2C1067&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ysl satin heel + purple magazine + stacks of books\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ysl-satin-heel-purple-magazine-stacks-of-books.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ysl-satin-heel-purple-magazine-stacks-of-books.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ysl-satin-heel-purple-magazine-stacks-of-books.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ysl-satin-heel-purple-magazine-stacks-of-books.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Late afternoon naps, and waking up to sun\u2014a most delicious feeling<\/li>\n<li>Shaken brown espressos from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dripdaddyla\/?hl=en\">a bubblegum pink truck<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Time to myself<\/li>\n<li>Jacaranda confetti on streets, still striking in violet hues despite the heat<\/li>\n<li>Blogging again<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.shopmy.us\/p-76153188\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">This candle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Slants of sunlight, in shades of pale neon orange on eggshell walls<\/li>\n<li>Writing in silence<\/li>\n<li>Packages in the mail<\/li>\n<li>Smelling beautiful things<\/li>\n<li>Vegan alfajores, gingerly hand-carried in from Argentina by my partner<\/li>\n<li>Butterflies flitting about, like little fairies<\/li>\n<li>Thai-spicy dinners,\u00a0<em>despite<\/em> (and somehow, all the tastier <em>in<\/em>) the heat<\/li>\n<li>Buying books and print magazines<\/li>\n<li>Growing stacks of books and print magazines, waiting for the perfect time and mood to be read (only readers will understand the thrill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.shopmy.us\/p-66836762\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">This perfume<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A coffee date with an old colleague who watched me grow up; 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