Cheers to 34
Today is my birthday. 34 times around the sun—how did I get so old? I usually don’t talk much about my birthday. It can feel kind of funny, like “hey, celebrate me!” You know? Maybe because we usually don’t make too big of a deal on birthdays in Thailand (at least not in my family anyway). But as I get older, I am allowing myself to celebrate myself more. I am thankful to be alive and I’m just grateful. I didn’t really know what I wanted to do this year, so I invited two of my friends over last minute for some lighthearted watercolor painting. I was going to buy some flowers so we could paint them, but I caved last minute and bought some fun looking veggies instead (and hey, we can eat them later!). My husband, Jacob, made a triple berry and lemon galette with thyme crust and homemade whipped cream for me (with vegan butter and non-dairy cream of course because lactose intolerance). It was so wonderful. He also got me an embroidery kit—something I’ve been wanted to try for a while now. My friends Claire and Nikki brought me cards and flowers. We spent the afternoon enjoying the berry galette with a pot of earl grey and painting some veggies and flowers. My heart is full.
OOTD: Summer is my jam
I felt inspired so I did a whimsical little illustration of what I wore today. This has been my go-to outfit this summer (alternating between these two pairs of mary jane shoes and my two favorite handmade bags from Thailand). And no, I do not wear heirloom tomatoes. I’ve been into heirloom tomatoes lately—just the look of them I guess, because I haven’t eaten any recently. Anyways, I have so much fun mixing and matching colors, textures, and patterns when it comes to clothes. These olive yellow linen shorts paired with the boxy light blue button-down make me want to dance. I’ve worn this to the secondhand bookstore, the local boutique shop, a grocery run, soil shopping (to re-pot our poor plants), the library, etc. Maybe I should wear this to the farmer’s market sometime. I suppose I should fill my closet with multiple of these and have one outfit for the entire season. Summer is my jam because you can have so much fun wearing colorful things. 🎨🖌️
Hello there. Here I am in my 30s writing my first blog post EVER (better late than never, right?). My name is Sai and I’m from Bangkok, Thailand. My blog is called oatmilk because I’m lactose intolerant. And here’s a picture of me on expired film.
