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It’s always so fun meeting people who’ve read and enjoyed (or are about to!) the book. Thanks for this snap, @holisticallychic and thanks to @chicagoveganmania for having me speak today. I loved chatting with so many of you. And I hope you got to check out my (adorable! wonderful! super talented!) booth buddies, @townandanchor! Until next year! ❤️
This trip was a whirlwind adventure for the books. From NYC for a gala with friends, to memorable nights out (and in, sans makeup and plans, with the messiest of hair talking and laughing until dawn) with my oldest, dearest in Brooklyn, to meetings with new friends who you feel like you’ve know forever, to the awesome @wellsummit where I connected with so many like-minded, caring peeps, to wild adventures in Vermont, with the foliage exploding with colors. Yesterday, I felt such joy having kayaked for the first time with new, unlikely buddies (when else would I meet a rowdy bunch of automotive journalists? They were all so great!) and such gratitude for the plenty in my life (love! Friends! Adventure!) that I kicked off my shoes and scurried up a rock face to take it all in. Ever feel so grateful you could bust? That’s me rn as I board my flight back to Chicago, enriched by (and sleepy with) these rad experiences. Thanks friends (@thelizdee, @katiehorwitch, @caughtalightsneeze, and @heathernhill with whom I have no photos WAH!), @wellsummit and all the incred speakers for having me, and @nissan and the whole auto journo crew (who taught me how to winterize my car. Bless).
It was a true treat in all the ways (the food! The music! The cause!) to attend the @farmsanctuary gala tonight (that my dear friend and mega-hustlin’ bb, @thelizdee chaired and the luminous fellow southern belle, @bellamyyoung emceed!), but the true highlight was the sheer happenstance of running into presenter AND FUCKING LEGEND, @cyndilauper on my way back from powderin’ my nose, fangirling enough to make us both uncomfortable-laugh, and then snapping this pic. Oh, and saving animals and not eating them is pretty damn rad, too. Have you been to Farm Sanctuary? If not, go. Go now.
Just checked in to my Brooklyn @airbnb and I’m so excited because 1) it’s beautiful and 2) it’s a #Passivhaus? What’s that, you ask? It’s a German model for sustainable architecture which requires very low energy. Thus, the space has a passive heating and cooling system (that utilizes fresh air) and usually other eco-friendly things! There are only about 1200 of these bad boys in the US and I feel very excited to stay here! Have you ever stayed in a Passivhaus? 🌏 🏠