The High-Functioning Guide to Barely Holding It Together
How to look calm, competent, and completely fine š
Hello!
At coffee with a friend yesterday I said, Iāve been traveling nonstop for the last 2 months, I really need to get my life together!! And she said, what are you talking about? You always have it together. Exactly darling, Iāve sufficiently conned you. š
Today letās dive into the things I swear by for my energy, mood, creative clarity and overall glow. You too can look like you have your life together.
A non-negotiable. My "donāt talk to me yet" Italian espresso method. A sure fire way to ignite my personality.
This gives my morning smoothie the protein oomph it needs. Only 3 ingredients. Delicious. If youāve been struggling to find one you like, look no further.
Trouble with travel š©s? One of these bad boys, a bit of movement, H20 and youāre back in business.
Hand to god: the "I survived the open bar" elixir that fixes your life in minutes. MINUTES!!!
What Iām wearing lately because perfume is the fastest way to feel put together and get stopped mid-sentence for you smell so good, what is that?
How Iām still gaslighting my derm into thinking I look 29.
If your skin is still throwing a tantrum, youāre likely missing this.
If you want people to ask are those lashes real?
For when your anxious brain tries to ruin your sleep. Youāll wake up right as rain.
The unsexy secret to very sexy & voluminous hair. Do this every wash day.
Pollen outside. Peace inside.
You knew this was comingā¦ and yes, itās worth it.
For the best skin ever, itās a face wash, itās a moisturizer, itās esthetician approved
One of my good hair secrets. The one I currently have and love, the one Iām drooling over.
I donāt even think about riding the rail without these. For the curiously inclined, did you know hearing loss is directly correlated to long term brain health?
If you have TEKLA taste but a let's be reasonable budget. Percale is my favorite summer time fabric, itās cool to the touch and wonderful to sleep in if you run hot.
I sleep with her, I travel with her, I own three. Sheās the reason my ādeep sleepā is so consistent, even on long haul flights.
For when your neck feels like a pile of bricks.
Am I tired? Or am I just dehydrated? When I need a boost.
Itās getting a little Huberman Lab in here but I love it.
Scent majorly impacts my mood. This is perfect transitional scent into spring for the home. I also love this one.
For when I need everyone to collectively shut the f*ck up, respectfully.
I donāt go to bed without turning these to red. Immediate nervous system reset.
To this day, still the safest way to cook your food so you donāt ingest PFAS.
For my fellow "19% battery and a dream" people.
When I need to save a good idea or exile a to-do list from my brain, I reach for this.
Most importantly, ways to be well that will cost you nothing:
Sunlight, movement, time with people you love, water, rest. š«¶š¼
Until next timeā¦
Stay Saucy,
Kellie
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Kellie, I adore how you name the con so honestly: looking composed on the outside while your life is essentially powered by espresso, supplements, and sheer will in a body that is running hot and lowābattery at the same time.
Reading this feels like peeking into the medicine cabinet of so many highāfunctioning women I work with, where perfume, redālight bulbs, sleep hacks, and bowel support become a kind of patchwork physiology just to keep a female brain creative, a cycle semiāregulated, and a face glowy enough to pass for āfineā when the deeper system is quietly begging for more uncomplicated sunlight, rest, and being offāduty.
living for some of these go-tos we need on the fly to keep it together... from a woman on the go a lot too, I appreciate this clever round-up!