Ok so here goes the first newsletter. I decided to call it “enjoy being” because I want the experience of reading this substack to be like. Enjoying, fairly easy state of mind to be in, but maybe harder than you think? For I think it’s an active choice all the time. To priotize enjoyment but also being able to find it in the small moments during the day. Here are things I enjoyed lately.
💌 THINGS I LIKED AND SAVED
If I were in Amsterdam now, I would book a table at Carmen Kitchen, where Bernardo Costantino is having a guest pop-up in the kitchen. Everything he cooks looks so good!
Solange x Neneh Cherry x Angèle x Yukimi | A Creative Roundtable with CHANEL
Video
This roundtable talk is cozy and interesting. I’m a longtime fangirl of Solange and Neneh Cherry. Angèle and Yukimi were new names to me, so I gave them a listen and liked it.
The talk is about being creative and how it changes with age, and taking a leap of faith. I think Angèle’s answer to it is so simple and true. Now more than ever. Also excited about Solange writing an opera!
Stills from the Roundtable
Good hang with Amy Poehler
Podcast
Being a daily podcast listener, I love adding Amy Poehler’s new podcast to my list. Poehler invites her friends for a good hang, and her friends are, of course, very funny guests. Favourite episodes are the ones with Jack Black, Kathryn Hahn, and Rashida Jones. A lot of laughter and funny stories.
Overcompensating
Tv series
Overcompensating by Benito Skinner premiered on Amazon Prime Friday 16th May. I binged it this past weekend. I really liked it and need to watch it again. I laughed and shed a tear or two. It’s a coming-of-age story about Benny, a closeted former football player, starting college and navigating life with all there is. It’s a semi-autobiographical story based on Benito Skinner’s own life, who also plays Benny in the show. If you’re on TikTok you haven’t missed Bennydrama7 and his comedic imitations. I’m also a listener of the podcast Ride he has together with Mary Beth Barone. Who also stars in Overcompensating, playing Benny’s sister.
A substack I follow
It´s almost stonefruit season, and I´m here for it. Sam Rogers started her Substack last year to share her knowledge about produce, farmers, and what’s in season. Sam loves the Market recently wrote about lilacs, and I love her newsletters about citruses and radicchio <3
A person I follow
I’ve been a long-time listener of Liz Tran’s podcast “Reset with Liz Tran”, which I enjoy and find expanding. She shares stories and tools on how to find your inner voice and act on it. Liz is a former tech executive and works as a business coach. That´s why I want to read her book Karma of Success, which she calls a guidebook to turn up the volume on your intuition and reconnect with your Inner Genius. Follow her here for daily inspiration.
Thank you if you have been reading the full newsletter or just scrolling down to the end. 💌
