Sunday Saves 2.19.23

blowing kisses and the perfect loaf

Thank you for joining me for Sunday Saves—a series inspired by my simple practice of posting things from my saved folder on Instagram each week. Today’s list includes a few favorite products, a baking victory, and a bit of Theo’s charm.

• Theo has been blowing a single kiss in lieu of waving goodbye lately, and it’s the cutest. Plus, every now and then he walks around the house and blows kisses, just because.

• Tor just introduced a new romance imprint: “From science fiction and fantasy to contemporary and family saga, romance belongs in every genre and every genre belongs in Bramble.”

• If you love a Muji .38 gel pen, try the Uni-ball One .38. It’s my current go-to for to do lists or full-page note taking.

• I slowly made my way through Hanif Abdurraqib’s essays on Black performance over the last two months, and WOW. I’ll be picking up more of his work next time I pop into a bookstore.

• After a couple months of less than stellar sourdough baking, I finally had the bandwidth to troubleshoot and bake a perfect loaf. I look for a lovely crumb texture, blistered crust, an excellent rise, and I almost always use this recipe.

• This dewy SPF moisturizer lives up to the hype. It’s a bit less expensive than my usual go-to, so I expect to buy it again.

That’s all for this week, friends. Keep an eye out for another printable in your inbox next week.

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Chelsey