A Quick Five 🤝 2024

Finally getting back to it. Without further adieu: Volume 1 👩🏻‍💻

She’s back! After a much-needed holiday break filled with lots of travel (and an unexpected bout of Covid upon returning home (how rude)), A Quick Five is officially returning to an inbox near you.

Let’s dive into this weeks hit list:

• Reading: I just finished my third book of 2024, The Maid, and really enjoyed it! This book is a classic whodunit with a very endearing protagonist. Loved it so much, I’m already reading its sequel, The Mystery Guest. 🕵🏻‍♀️

• Cooking: Like some of you, I’m sure, I am already cooking my way through The Defined Dish’s newest cookbook, Dinner Tonight. We’ve only made a few recipes so far, but 10/10 on all of them. Tonight, I’m making the Aromatic Shrimp and Noodle Soup. 🍲 Join me, won’t you?!

• Wearing: To know me is to know that roughly 67% of my closet is devoted to denim. It’s not an obsession, it’s a lifestyle. And I’m (needlessly) always on the hunt for the next “perfect fit.” Enter: AGOLDE’s Ren Jean. She’s the universally flattering, wide leg - but not too wide leg - elevated denim we’re all (maybe) chasing. Get a pair in your smaller size, wear them everyday, and bring the CPU down to $0 in less than a year. 👖

• Primping: Who else wakes up with dark circles and *very* puffy eyes? 🙋🏻‍♀️ If that’s you too, great news. I found a solution. Immediately purchase this Sunday Riley Auto Correct Eye Cream, put it on first thing in the AM, and thank me later.

• Learning: Mahjong! I finally took a sip of the Mahj Kool-Aid and let me tell you it tasted GOOD. Is it complicated? Yes. Do I still not really know what I’m doing? Also yes. But am I learning and having fun? Telling myself YES. This 101 book helps a heap.

And there you have it. Our first listicle of 2024. As these lists continue to evolve week over week, I would love to know your thoughts. So feel free to drop some notes in the comments.

Cheers to the weekend! 🎉✨