Mini DeLites | Just Be

{ the prettiest, lil desk candle }

{ three ingredient cookies: almond flour, almond milk, & maple syrup }

Well, shit— it’s been a hot minute.

I haven’t given a ‘Mini DeLites’ update in a week & half ( tisk, tisk, bad blogger ). Hey, what can I say, I’m a Gemini & days don’t always go as planned…let’s just say I probably won’t win Consistency of the Year award.

Speaking of that, I have been learning to BE.

Do you know how hard it is for me to just BE?

Ya, you probably do because I’m sure it’s difficult for A LOT OF YOU GUYS to just BE.

BE like be present, be relaxed, be…nothing.

You know what I mean? Just sit still for a second.

Not like vacationing or reading or writing…but just sitting still.

The concept is just foreign as shit to me. I’m like an elephant in a China shop, ‘being’.

Ok, so what caused me to seek out this new Ghandi-esque attitude?

{ wind blown in my favorite kimono ( << on SALE aka $150 off reg price ) }

{ champagne/rosé gummy bears?! yessss please }

I don’t know really.

Sometimes I just feel like I’m going, going, going, going, without one second to kind of take it all in.

What’s the point of working so hard if you can’t enjoy it?

I’m really trying to sit still for at least 5 minutes a day ( I know this sounds pathetic but this is life ).

Lately I’ve been waking up a little earlier than normal & instead of reaching for my phone like a full blown heroin addict who needs immediate drugs, I just sit in bed & lie there. When thoughts come in my head, I sort of push them out.

Is this what some would call meditating? Do I dare call it that? Five minutes has turned in to ten on some days. It’s actually a really refreshing way to start the day.

Afterwards I jump in the shower & do this water trick that wakes your ass up in 90 seconds ( << will blog about this trick because it’s such a goodie for jumpstarting your AM ).

Say what you will about me… & ok, yeah… I am the worst, WORST driver on the planet, always fashionably late, and say “I swear I’m going to relax today & take a bath today” ( even though it never happens— special shout out to my email inbox for crowding out bathtub time! ) wayyyy too often, BUT after years of trying to meditate, I think I’m finally kind of getting the hang of it. ( Huge contrast to my driving which I clearly, will never get the hang of ).

How do you just ‘be’? Any tips are welcome, literally give me anything you got.

Nice chat!! Goodnight, guys ( or to some of you, good morning? ), lauryn x

{ brought a little piece of China back home: pu’erh tea }

{ the Nanz’ vintage vase, that sits on our window sill }