I’ve experienced significant loss and am close to others who have experienced major loss, and I still stutter for the right words to speak amidst a tragedy. When searching for the right words to say, remember these are not them…
What are you going to do now?
I’m going to grieve, bitch.
At least her suffering is over. 
But my suffering has only begun.
What can I do to help?
I know this is the most obvious and seemingly kind offering in a crisis, but the truly helpful don’t ask, they just do. Not all of us operate on that level of selflessness (myself included), but remember if you do offer help be prepared for the person to take you up on it. If they do, YOU MUST FOLLOW THROUGH.
One of my nearest and dearest spent the night last week. When he arose from his slumber, he hit the breakfast blend bong and asked, “What are those sheets?”
Pure Beech Bitch! I’ve been sleeping with Pure Beech sheets for a few years now. This isn’t some 1200 thread count fancy Frette shit. You can scoop these babies up at Bed Bath & Beyond for less than $100 with one of those expired coupons you’ve been hoarding. They come in jersey and sateen. I prefer sateen.
Why do we ♥ these sheets? Well, one might compare them to t-shirt sheets, but they definitely have a more luxurious feeling. Thin, silky, and ecologically generated from beechwood trees, these sheets have a super soft, worn-in feeling right out of the box. Another bonus, the fabric gives and the fitted sheet fully hugs thick mattresses. 
I would assign only one demerit to this product and that’s in the area of durability. Especially if you bleach like I do, don’t expect these sheets to hold up year after year. In my experience, they have about a 3 year lifespan if you wash them once a week. 
Recently, I had the privilege of seeing Leonard Cohen live. One of my most thoughtful and generous friends laid two tickets on me for a special occasion. (Thanks Dez!)
I think we can use the word “icon” liberally here without quibbling. Cohen’s lengthy career boasts genius contributions both past and present. He stacks the odds by surrounding himself with other incomparable musical masters like Roscoe Beck, Alexandru Bublitchi, Rafael Gayol, Neil Larsen, Javier Mas, Sharon Robinson, Mitch Watkins, and Charlie and Hattie Webb. Perhaps none of those names are familiar to you and that’s fine. Just know these are the caliber of musicians that instruments are named after – musicians’ musicians. 
I know what you are thinking… Leonard Cohen is old as fuck, does he still have it? Spry, smart, sexy and humble, he not only holds his own against performers a quarter of his age, he outright shames them. Leonard Cohen is the canon. When you see a man like Leonard Cohen live, you know what it is to be in the midst of greatness, and it is a rare privilege. 
I was under the impression we all decided that super grainy scrubs were no bueno. Does anything take you back to middle school like St. Ives Medicated Apricot Scrub? I came into this Acure Brightening Facial Scrub by way of a friend who manages the beauty and supplement department of Whole Foods. He gets so much good shit and thankfully he shares. Amazing friend. 
The gritty texture of Acure Brightening Facial Scrub is quite coarse and not suitable for everyday use for most folks. To summarize the experience, imagine massaging a bit of ground up kelp and sand on your face as it releases an organic earthy-oceanic fragrance. 
As you can see, the scrub contains quite a few powerhouse antioxidant sources, but I’m not confident I’m receiving much of them during a two minute exfoliation. Truthfully, I suspect most of the components of this blend get washed down the drain before activating any meaningful results. This product is the crunchy-granola equivalent of St. Ives. If you are on the hunt for a natural, organic, thoughtfully-manufactured alternative to the old standby, consider Acure. 
I confess I’m spending another weekend on the mat at a yoga retreat. I know, I know, I’m not Jennifer Aniston. 
My good buddy is coming into town and we are going to spend the weekend working our practice for 6 hours a day. Some of you stopped reading right there. 
We’ll bend and twist in so many obscene ways. Here are a few of the poses we’ll play with in case you are morbidly curious…
Those of you with long memories remember that just about a year ago I was preparing to attend the wedding of one of my best friends. Despite the build-up, I mysteriously never mentioned the weekend again which some of you surely found annoying and some of you never noticed.
The only useful thing I learned in Brownies – Make New Friends, but Keep the Old. One is Silver and the Other Gold. 
In honor of Michael’s family anniversary trip, today we do Disney.
