2025 Favorites
- Cheyenne Slowensky
- 6 hours ago
- 3 min read
Did you miss me?
Total Books Read - 40
Favorites:
Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
Slow Days, Fast Company by Eve Babitz
Cultish by Amanda Montell
War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico
The Prophet by Khalil Gibran
On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle
Stoner by John Williams
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
Total Films Watched - 101
Favorites:
The Brutalist (2024)
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Asteroid City (2023)
Paris, Texas (1984)
Harakiri (1962)
The Worst Person in the World (2021)
La Notte (1961)
Albums
eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead by Ariana Grande
Addison by Addison Rae
The Secret of Us by Gracie Abrams
Sling by Clairo
Back To Me - Single by The Marías
YouTube
Wild Geese by Anna Howard
Jordan Theresa: Anora & Materialists
Aleks Raz (soggyrice3)
this video by Hannah Elise
"I can't sleep so I made tea" series by marguie
ackerlady DJ sets
Products
Gardana Clogs by Salter House
Any & all Penguin Modern Classics
Every Wear Oil (ylang ylang | citrus) by Xeba Botanica
Traveler's Notebook (Passport size) by Traveler's Company
The Complete Films of Agnès Varda by Criterion
Amelia Grand Chair by Joybird (secondhand)
Danni earrings by Justine Clenquet
Varmblixt Lamp from IKEA
City Backpack by Herschel
Quiet 2 Earplugs by Loop
Blue Precise V5 by Pilot
Activities
Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena
pour over coffee
weekend trips to Joshua Tree
burning incense
decorating the apartment
reading translated fiction
winery bingo in Temecula
picnics at Barnsdall Art Park
walking to Dodgers games
Reflection & Resolution
At the end of 2024, I wrote in my resolution: "By the end of 2025 all these things I'm pondering now will feel like a distant memory and I will smile at my uncertainty, knowing that I'll have ended up exactly where I was meant to be." Lucky me, this turned out to be true. I feel more resolved than ever that I am on the right path in every aspect of my life. I moved to LA, started law school, read War & Peace. I have a sense of myself and my taste that I have never experienced before with such clarity. Things feel more concrete. I feel more like myself every year. I wore good clothes. Potato shoes! I spent time with friends, with my love. I read voraciously and continued to explore my taste in film. My apartment is coming along; I am still curating my space one piece at a time.
2026 is going to be rewarding, challenging in the best ways. I want to be confident, articulate, and calm. Interested and interesting. 2026 looks like: work, travel, relax, explore, indulge, invite. Expand my social circle. 2026's motto: what a privilege to outgrow things you used to settle for.
Some general resolutions:
invite color into my wardrobe
mix gold & silver jewelry
deep dive into Italian cinema
join a book club (or start one)
take a pottery class
cook for others
say hello to strangers
find new fragrances
lots of fresh air
intentional Internet use
eat more fruit
watch Seven Samurai
journal often
exercise regularly
read more nonfiction
document my life
let my whims guide me
be less influenced and more inspired
Thanks for stopping by! I would love to hear some of your 2025 favorites and 2026 resolutions in the comments. I wish you all a restful holiday season, and I will see you again in the new year.
-Cheyenne
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