Every month I chronicle those ordinary delights that give me comfort or offer a place of reflection or joy. Here are my everyday delights for February:
This stationery: I adore all stationery with typewriters, from thank you cards to these little blank notes. Handwritten notes in the mail are the best pick-me-up or affirmation (I received an unexpected message this past weekend that put an immediate smile on my face) and I regularly browse Paper Source and other stores for these fun goodies.
This necklace: I selected consistency as my word of the year in 2017. I need a visual reminder of my word sometimes. My friend Pamela Hunt Cloyd hand-stamped this necklace for me and I love every detail of the pendant. Her jewelry is charming, authentic, delicate and timeless. Check out her online store, Wire + Salt Jewelry.
Early morning sunrise: I had the good fortune and opportunity to catch this morning sunrise. The hues were whimsical and ethereal – the breath of early air and a deep breath is a meditation.
My piece on chai: I started food writing late last year and I’ve enjoyed exploring how to find my voice in this area. It is always a thrill to see my name in print. When my words are paired with charming art, it is an unforgettable satisfying joy. So thrilled to see this piece in the Phoenix New Times.
What were your everyday delights this month?
Welcome! I am a lawyer turned freelance writer, essayist, and editor. On staff at Literary Mama and the co-founder and co-editor of the literary journal, The Sunlight Press, my essays and reported work have appeared in The Washington Post, The Lily, Saveur, Civil Eats, Brain, Child, ESPN and elsewhere. I am currently at work on a memoir on grief and culture and how it provides perspective on life’s ordinary graces. I invite you to appreciate the ordinary with me. I hope my daily practice of seeing the magic in the mundane helps you celebrate and find more of these moments in your life too.
The stationary is amazing. Scarlet loves stationary. I won a gift card to Paperless Post and that’s what I’m going to pick out for her.
I don’t see the sunrises often, but they’re gorgeous here.
I always walk into a stationery store. I can’t help myself and I remember as a young girl my love for everything paper.
THAT stationery is fabulous!
Agree! It is versatile too -it can be a thank you card or a just because note…
I love this series, Rudri, now especially more than ever.
I’ve always loved stationery too, and growing up pre-internet, pre-computers, I collected and used a lot of it. A friend of mine (who lived 10 minutes from me and whom I saw regularly before she moved) once surprised me with a sweet handwritten postcard in the mail. I remembered how nice that was and I think I should implement that practice myself!
Congratulations on moving into food writing as well!
Thanks so much, Cecilia. I’ve loved receiving and gifting stationery. There is something about the paper and putting a pen to the lovely note or card that is fulfilling. It is always nice to receive a handwritten anything in the mail.
Lovely stationery:)
Thanks, Ayala!