The Last Few Weeks

Hi Hart Beat. Happy Saturday! Sorry being so MIA, these last few weeks have been a whirlwind so I thought I’d give you a little update on life and check in to see how you’re doing. There’s honestly so much to cover and each of these bullet points deserves a post of its own but, I’ve been working on another project, and it’s been taking all that I have to keep writing it every day. Sadly, Hart Beat has taken a back seat (for now). Hopefully, in another couple of weeks, I can lift my head up and come back here with you. For now, these lists are going to have to do. Miss you, Hart Beat.

Towns I’ve visited:

• Killington, VT
• Woodstock, VT
• Hudson, NY
• Chatham, NY
• West Stockbridge, MA
• Great Barrington, MA
• Wiscasset, ME
• Boothbay Harbor, ME

Books I’ve read:

• Love Warrior: A Memoir, by Glennon Doyle Melton
• Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, by Anne Lamont
• The Art of Memoir, by Mary Karr
• The Ocean Inside Kenji Takezo, Rick Noguchi
• Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, by Roxane Gay
• Tiny, Beautiful, Things: Advice on Love and Life, by Cheryl Strayed (again)
• Brave Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, by Elizabeth Gilbert

Books I’ve bought and can’t wait to read:

• A Moveable Feast, by Ernest Hemmingway
• My Life in France, by Julia Child
• Milk and Honey, by Rupi Kaur
• Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life, by Dani Shapiro

Poems I’ve loved:

• poem I wrote sitting across the table from you, by Kevin Varrone
• Falling, by Patrick Phillips
• Happenstance, by Rita Dove
• All I Ever Wanted, by Katie Ford

Movies I’ve watched:

• Hell or Highwater (loved)
• Ghostwriter (loved)
• Stupid, Crazy, Love (loved, for obvious reasons)
• Before Sunset (obsessed)
• Deja Vu (solid B)
• Rounders (solid B+)

Things I can’t stop using/wearing:

• BeautyCounter’s Dew Sin Tinted Moisturizer (with 20 SPF)
• Thirdlove’s 24/7™ Classic T-shirt Bra (I bought it in naked-2 and the immediately in black when I tried the first one on.)
• Repel’s Lemon Eucalyptus Natural Insect Repellent (It smells amazing and actually keeps the bugs away + all natural baby)
• Nike’s Modern Tempo Running Shorts

Songs I’ve had on repeat:

• Over You, by Mirabda Lambert
• Bad Liar, by Selena Gomez
• Despacito, by Daddy Yankee (NOT THE JUSTIN BEIBER VERSION OKAY)
• Love So RIght, by the Bee Gees
• Something in the Way She Moves, by James Taylor
• Time, by Pink Floyd

Things I’ve done:

• Yoga With Adriene (specifically her 30 Days of Yoga series)
• Started fundraising for my next Climate Ride (SHAMELESS PLUG HERE)
• Gotten some bomb-ass nails done with this all natural new powder magic thing (your nail salon will do it for you)

Signing off for now, Hart Beat. If I think of more things I’ll let ya know. P.S. Follow me on Instagram for more day to day things.