hello, friends! my spirits are so uplifted by a recent long stretch of heavy sunshine in my neck of the woods, and there is something about getting outside and letting the warmth hit my face, even in the middle of a crazy work day, that makes everything seem like it’ll be a-okay.

what a week, friends. the storms in california have been unreal, santa barbara has been smack in the thick of it, and we are buckling down for another wave of torrential rain this weekend.

one week down in the new year, the moon is full, the waves are crashing, and life is feeling sweetly sublime at this moment in time.

here are my friday favorites for this first week of 2023…