💛 Best Of August

Everything I Loved This Month

Oh hi! I’m writing this from the Rye library (Ryebrary?) where I’ve sequestered myself in the Reading Room to work on a beast of a feature I’m writing for Westchester magazine—and of course, there’s no better distraction than a quick catch-up with my TIBAAC fam.

Read: August Amazon Favorites

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So here’s an end-of-the-month rundown of all the things I’m loving of late, from books to podcasts to Trader Joe’s finds and of course, beauty essentials. Here’s what topped my August list.

Books: Smart Brevity by Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz (everyone should read this book, whether you write or even just speak, for work) and Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act: A Way Of Being.

Podcast: Morning Brew’s Money with Katie is my new favorite that I’m hoping will make me more fiscally responsible (as I write my newsletter with a name that starts with Things I Buy. Sigh.).

Substack:

Kim France

’s shift from blogging to her Girls of a Certain Age Substack, the paid version of which includes juicy anecdotes from her Lucky magazine days.

Trader Joe’s Must-Haves: Frozen Cheese Curds (wayyy better than mozz sticks) and Spicy Lentil Wraps. I add the spicy crunchy chili onion hummus. Delish.

Skin:

La Neige Cream Skin Face Mist Goes on morning and night before my serums and is great for spritzing post-makeup to keep it all dewy dewy dewy (decimal system—I’m at the Ryebrary). I use it prior to my Augustinus Bader Rich Cream, which I’ve been buying at TJ Maxx on sale of late.

Read on for more…