Life Lately Ep: February 2023

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What I’m working on:

Healing my hip post-surgery
Returning to pointe
Coterie programming
Spring TDJ Balletcore Capsule (launches 4/1, save your spot here)
2023 content calendar (podcasts, social media, Love Notes, blog posts)
Creating micro-courses (style, wellness, mindfulness, mental health, compassion, creativity)
My solo for the International Adult Ballet Festival (Prelude from Les Sylphides)
Writing my memoir after a slight shift of focus (hello, midlife!)

What I’m loving:

All things Harry Styles
Coterie, coaching, and therapy clients (and YOU, dear reader)
Seeing live ballets and jazz
Travel plans: Oklahoma, New York City, Paris, Miami, New Orleans, Borneo
Balletcore trend
Pink blooms starting in the city

What I’m consuming:

Handfuls of raw almonds & unsweetened dried cranberries
Arugula on everything (even pizza and frozen Amy’s meals)
Matcha lattes
Documentaries
So. Many. Books. (see below)

What I’m wearing:

My uniform, always my uniform
Layered thrifted finds over it (shown below)
A dab of Tranquillité parfum oil
Lug sole boots
Sparkly hair barrettes

What I’m feeling:

Where to begin? So. Many. Feelings. As mentioned in the 600th Podcast Soiree, it’s been a disorienting start to 2023.
I’m noticing grief after the swift loss of a dear family friend, exhaustion after an intense holiday “break” that left me depleted, and a sense of retreating from regular connections that bring me joy—all swirled with feeling behind on creative dreams.
Loss of support systems: my therapist of 9 years is retiring, our vet of 17 years has moved on, my Instagram helper is moving on.
Brain fog: left my suitcase at security during a recent trip. Never fear, I realized it five minutes later . . . but still!
Disappointment on my hip’s healing journey
Hopefulness and a joyful heart for the year ahead despite all of this. Truly.