How do you eat cherries in public
The slippery slope of Afterpay, why my gatherer instinct has never been higher, and the pants I just bought from (whispers) Amazon.
In my latest bout of extreme spending, I bought $16 cherries from the market near my apartment.
This is not a grocery store, it is a market. It has fantastic rotisserie chicken in an array of flavors, niche sauces, and produce from upstate. I have no evidence these cherries are from upstate, and I don’t think I want to know the truth. They’re delicious nonetheless, and I wanted to bring them as a snack to work.
After doing so, I realized how embarrassing it is to eat stone fruits in public. I have to spit the pit out at my desk in front of my coworkers? What if someone comes over to ask me a question and they see a pile of spitty pits in a discarded coffee cup? Mortifying. The least embarrassing fruit to eat is probably strawberries, with a banana falling into the middle of that spectrum (it’s not great, but it’s quick). I often get roped into seasonal fruits, I was addicted to sumo oranges this winter and didn’t waste a second picking up multiple heirloom tomatoes for mundane sandwiches at the beginning of June, hence the splurging on cherries. I had big dreams of making salads, perhaps drink garnishes, and I better, because I’m in no position to waste $16 on potentially local cherries.
I used to be against using Afterpay or Klarna. It felt like a cop-out for being able to buy things I can’t afford, which is probably still true. The first time I used it was on a Réalisation Par order of 3 things—a dress (not just a dress, my birthday dress), a top, and a t-shirt. If you’re a shopper of Réalisation Par, you know that this cost approximately one arm and one leg, so Klarna was a necessary tool in helping me finance the spring wardrobe of my dreams.
This July, my gatherer instinct is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. I’m not sure if it’s the overwhelming amount of summer trends, being outside more and seeing more things I want on the streets, or me looking to occupy brain space with shopping, but I cannot stop the burning desire for new things. Most recently the Orion Bodysuit from Live The Process and the Ancient Greek Jelly Ballerinas from my last post.
I pulled the trigger on the Jellies and decided to pay in 4 installments every two weeks. Bergdorf Goodman gave me 15% off for signing up to their newsletter and free shipping, which was enough to lend me defenseless against my consumerist urges. I refresh my inbox each and every day, hoping and praying to receive a shipping notification sometime soon as now that I’ve bought them, the anticipation has only grown.
I’m excited to announce to you all that gaucho pants are officially back. My collegiate education taught me that the trend cycle is approximately 20 years, and that adds up, considering last time they were absolutely sick was when I was around four. Gauchos used to be my favorite thing to wear when I was little. They looked like a dress or a skirt, but you had the flexibility to play on the playground that a pant brings. They’re also insanely comfortable, airy, and easy to toss on. I bought a pair from Amazon via a “link in bio” from a girl on TikTok, which means I’m actually late to this trend and can’t afford another second without them. $25 later (no Afterpay needed) and Prime delivery, I’m reliving my childhood dreams. When it’s 90 degrees every single day for three weeks, I sometimes have to surrender to pants. I simply do not own enough dresses, skirts, or shorts to substitute, and since I’m sitting in an air conditioned office all day, I’m willing to be miserable for 30 minutes at the beginning and end of each day. Gauchos are an amazing solution to this. They’re basically a super long short, or a capri (both very in trend by the way), and allow you to succumb to pant wearing in the summertime without having to suffer.
Soon, I’ll have a better mirror picture setup. As I’m sure you all know, I’m a lover of mirror selfies, so this is immensely exciting for me. I’m constantly on the search for public mirror substitutes, but that’s also pretty embarrassing. Ways that I’m extremely excited to style these pants with are with my squared-toe Havaiana flip flops and my new Susana Monaco tube top, maybe a kitten heel if it’s after dark, and of course, how I styled them for work yesterday, with a white tank top, my Tabi ballerinas, and my new vintage Prada frames from The Real Real.
More on why you should be vintage shopping for your next pair of specs next week.
I promise to beat anybody up who tries to judge you for your cherry pits <3