INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

there are so many incredible and inspiring women that i look up to so in support of international women’s day, i’m posting a few of them here for you. you may know some of them but if you don’t already, get to know them…it will only bring you joy. happy international women’s day! may we empower, support and trust in each other! xx

“Little actions, like wearing a hand-stitched message on your chest, can spark conversations that we collectively need to be having right now. Starting meaningful dialogues has always been an essential goal of ours.” – Rachelle Hruska MacPherson 

“a musician unbound, from the conventions of country music, from the tiresome arguments over what constitutes “real country,” from an industry that hasn’t so much made her a superstar as it has watched her become one anyway.”

“A self-described “Céline woman” of the Phoebe Philo era, she has the casualness of Bieber but the refinement of a woman you could spend your life trying to emulate.”

“I’m not just going to post shoes,” Welch says, “You’re damn straight I’m going to say what I believe in. If that has consequences, I think the consequences of being quiet are way bigger.”

“Her drive to confront structural racism, sexism and classism would be remarkable no matter what her age — but when delivered by an 18-year-old it is, frankly, astonishing.”

“Yara’s character, integrity and intellect are matched by a deep sense of purpose, which is extraordinary to see in someone so young,” said Burch. “She is positioned to become a voice of her generation.”

“Natalie Prass has a voice like a cupcake, a creamsicle, a rainbow. She has a way of infusing the simplest turn of phrase with unspeakable wonder, injecting a line with a trill or a breath, wielding pause and emphasis with expert, joyous control.”

“Ocasio-Cortez has become the new face of the resistance, electrifying the media, emerging as a hero to millennials alienated by broken government, and confounding establishment Democrats as much as the “alt-right dudebros,” as she calls them, who have attempted to trivialize and villainize her.”

“There are a lot of things that just need to change. And friction and conflict is just a foundational element of change.”

THE GOOD.

• can’t wait for this! my love for gary oldman only grows stronger each day.
• need plans for valentine’s day? look no further… i’ll see you there. wear sequins.
• haven’t listened to this song in years but i think i’ve made up for it. #repeat
• these dogs have better rain coats than i do… it’s raining in LA right now…btw.

PLAYLIST NO. 4: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

i’d be lying if i told you that i hadn’t been listening to christmas music since october… i can’t help it! have you heard leslie odom jr. and kacey musgraves’ christmas albums?!? i have those two albums always on rotation regardless of the season, they are per-fec-tion. anyways…now that we are officially post-turkey coma, i’ve decided to gather all of my favorite holiday songs to play every minute of every day until someone tells me i need a psychoanalysis (my roommates). hope you’re all enjoying the holiday season!

you can listen to my playlist here.

1. “sleigh ride” – she & him
2. “the chrismtas song (merry christmas to you)” – nat king cole
3. “winter song” – leslie odom jr.
4. “ribbons and bows” – kacey musgraves
5. “blue christmas” – nicole atkins
6. “baby, it’s cold outside” – rufus wainwright, sharon van etten
7. “christmas time is here” – vince guaraldi trio
8. “fairytale of new york” – rostam
9. “it’s beginning to look a lot like christmas” – perry como, the fontane sisters
10. “merry christmas, happy holidays” – *nsync
11. “last christmas” – wham!
12. “dear santa” –mr little jeans
13. “all i want for christmas is you” – mariah carey
14. “winter wonderland” – louis armstrong
15. “merry christmas darling” – leslie odom jr.
16. “what are you doing new year’s eve?” – kacey musgraves
17. “please come home for christmas” – leslie odom jr.
18. “all my bells are ringing” – lenka
19. “present without a bow” – kacey musgraves, leon bridges
20. “man with the bag” – jessie j
21. “have yourself a merry little christmas” – first aid kit
22. “christmas makes me cry” – kacey musgraves
23. “frosty the snowman” – fiona apple
24. “santa baby” – eartha kitt
25. “rockin around the christmas tree” – brenda lee
26. “christmas lights” – coldplay
27. “white christmas” – billie marten
28. “auld lang syne” – the hotel cafe medley

CHRISTMAS IN LOS ANGELES

i remember as kids, my brother and i were always the first ones awake in the house, we would sneak down stairs before everyone woke up to see what “santa” had left in our stockings. one year we got caught because cody broke one of our mom’s decorations in the excitement of seeing his stocking filled with giant reese’s peanut butter cups…rookie mistake…huge. it’s interesting to see how christmas mornings change as you get older. this year we took a pretty mellow approach to christmas, with everyone waking up in different places on christmas morning, we didn’t really have an agenda. i remember someone saying, “let everyone wake up and we’ll go from there” so we did just that; woke up, had breakfast for lunch and opened presents in the late afternoon. hope everyone had a lovely holiday season.