LATELY LIST VOLUME I

Hi! 

Welcome to the Lately List segment of the newsletter & Joy Journal – joy in all of its forms: wonder, charm, contentment, and bliss. I often find joy in curious places: something that has challenged a long-held belief (so freeing), something that has felt unaligned and yet highlights my own beliefs, something that has felt entirely cozy, something that I've been using, or just simply anchors me in spaciousness of joy. I am Alexandra Joy Seits, your Joy Concierge. Before that, a thank you gift for being here – please enjoy this offering, a gentle somatic awareness exercise for joy & gratitude and then peruse the Alljoys Lately List –

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ALLJOYS LATELY LIST

FEELING

• Sun on my skin

• Fresh salty ocean air in my lungs

• Thick, clean, worn in with holes, all cotton white throw blankets around me

• Vintage 80s print towels on my skin

WATCHING

• My neighbor & friend Rochelle’s IG I refer to her as the Rudy Jude or Alison Carroll of Cape May County… all things cozy, cottagecore gardening/cooking, & DIY inspo

• Sophia Esperanza's IG for the planet & embodiment stewardship

• AimeeFrance’s cakes & account on IG for the cakes, cooking, & daily routines found on: OBGYNs Blair and Iman’s Warm and Inviting Wedding in the Hudson Valley Featured Algerian Influences on Over the Moon

• Taylor Rae Almonte-Roman's IG for her perspectives and days around teaching at New York correctional facilities

• Going to or watching live comedy — saw Marc Normand at The Kravis Center this summer with my youngest brother and partner, and it was so nice to laugh in a crowd

• My neighbor & family friend who grew up year round in Avalon ReelLove's IG… talk about living authentically. Allison pivoted away from her role as an attorney and now practices ike jime, runs fishing charters, and is a Certified Florida Master Naturalist

• My friend Micha Merrick for the bathing rituals & somatic herbalism at Esalen

READING

• Andrew Huberman’s Mechanisms of Control

• This newsletter from Full & Plenty Joy by Lucky McIntyre

• This book: Shadow of Fame: A Memoir by the Daughter of Erik H. Erikson

• This substack newsletter, That Said by Amanda Jones Vaughan, another Avalon lady… reinvigorated my love for vintage clothing, cleared of course

• Ramit Sethi’s email newsletter, specifically his newsletter on couples’ Conscious Spending Plan submissions… woah

LISTENING

• This book: The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness by Ichiro Kishimi

  • Adlerian psychology x Stoicism… favorite takeaway is probably Adler’s theory on separation of tasks (!! woah, did I need this being the eldest daughter with three younger brothers)… and comrades over competition, which is what I wish I could go back and teach to all middle school aged girls. Book overall does not feel trauma-informed though. Also, the format is a little annoying to listen to at first (a hypothetical conversation between a young person and a philosopher)

• SOUNDFOOD podcast by Nitsa Citrine – listening to the episode where Nitsa Citrine and her partner, Brent Bolthouse, discussed George Falcon’s concept of wanting is the lowest vibration

• This podcast hosted by Dr. Josh King

• This book: The Psychology of Money Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness By: Morgan Housel – It’s pretty basic, but I am sending it to all my younger adult therapy & coaching clients + Ramit Sethi... I am a big Ramit fan

• How to Take Care of Your Teeth and Gums with Dr Leedia Riman on Mitolife Radio

• Food and Consciousness with Natalia Rose on Human Design with Jenna Zoe

• My Oura ring app sleep soundtracks… although I got way too hooked on the storyline // disturbed by // wanted more of the Nordic fairytale stories and ended up feeling more awake from the Sleep tracks East of the Sun and West of the Moon & The Heart of the Forest. Think I’ll stick to The Coastal Walk to Babbacombe & A Walk to the Cottage for now. I’m getting my partner an Oura ring too and stoked about it … get your Oura ring here for $40 off

• The Twelfth House podcast hosted by Michelle Pellizzon Lipsitz:

  • What if Doing the Weirdest Possible Thing Was The Solution to All Your Problems

  • Bike Shedding Effect

DRINKING

• My morning anti-stress & herbal tonic:

  • Warm filtered water

  • Minerals – I use Trace Minerals (they taste super salty) or just Redmond Salt … often I skip the minerals because of the salty flavor and just add it to a cranberry juice drink later

  • This L-theanine

  • Lily Choi Natural Healing tinctures like this one

  • Mane magic by Organic Olivia

  • Half a lemon

  • Glass straw to prevent acidity on tooth enamel

• Raw milk from Pastured Farm Food Club sourced from Miller's Bio Farm based on the traditional principles of Dr. Weston A. Price. I miss getting raw milk in glass bottles in PA and then returning the glass bottles to the actual farmer(!), or the market to get your milk deposit money back and wow just that exchange seems so magical now, or being able to get raw milk in stores like at Mom's Market since it's legal for human consumption in PA… ugh the things I have taken for granted. I have tried four different places here in Florida, but nothing has come close to the raw milk from PA. Definitely nostalgic for the metal milk box we had outside our front door in Bryn Mawr when I was a child and going to the Amish Farmers markets, but I can't complain too much these days I do a beach meet pickup from the local acupuncturist

• This matcha swapping out my affinity for Mizuba Matcha

• Frothed chocolate milk with Moon Juice Cosmic Cocoa for an afternoon pick-me-up during work for my partner and me or an evening nightcap potion

EATING

• Heated Siete almond flour tortillas with raw butter from Redland Dairy Farm from One World Zero Waste, scrambled eggs, beefsteak or heirloom tomatoes, cucumbers with Redmond Salt

• Cottage cheese from our weekly Misfits Market delivery topped with blueberries, strawberries, & nectarines

• Summer salads… I have been making this on repeat & my partner and I love it –

  • Butter lettuce (for a more tender bite) or iceberg lettuce (for more crunch) chopped or arugula (for more spice)

  • Cilantro chopped with vegetable shears (always use shears over chopping IMO)

  • Mini cucumbers or english cucumber sliced

  • Scallions (for more crunch) chopped with shears or chives (for a more tender bite)

  • Castrenova olives whole or chopped or these OG black olives

  • Blueberries &/or strawberries

  • Sugar snap peas

  • Goat cheese – we have been loving this one which we get from our Misfits Market order

    • Or this non-dairy cheese alternative

    • Or feta cheese

  • Crunch factor – ELLA’S FLATS Sesame All Seed Savory Crisps & Daily Crunch Dill Pickle Sprouted Almonds and Pepitas

  • Top with protein of choice, we have been loving pairing it/topping it with salmon burgers, chicken seasoned with lemon pepper, shrimp, or egg salad

  • Dressing: Mix together the following (sorry, I don’t measure anything much to my  biology-major partner’s dismay) –

    • Greek yogurt

    • Olive oil

    • Sir Kensington’s or Chosen Foods mayo

    • Lots of capers “which pack a hefty dose of the antioxidant quercetin, which is anti-inflammatory and may help inhibit the growth of several types of cancer” (What Doctor William Li Eats Every Day To Beat Disease | mindbodygreen) & (What's The Juice: S4E02: CAN YOU “HEAL” YOUR METABOLISM? - Dr. William Li’s top 5 veggies for activating ‘brown fat’ + debunking metabolism myths)

    • Herbs (we use fresh like a whole head of cilantro chopped with shears, or mint, basil, parsley from my neighbor’s herb garden that I am taking care of this summer)

    • Salt (we use Redmond salt)

  • Additional salad toppings: Hearts of palm sliced or whole, avocado, macadamia nuts, sprouted watermelon seeds, sprouted sunflower seeds, sprouted almonds, sprouted pumpkin seeds, Siete lime cassava chips

• This olive oil lemon zest cake my partner made for my birthday paired with this ice cream anything with vanilla bean specks. Now I need to look for a cake stand because lab scientist partners are really good bakers & I can’t let that talent go untapped

DOING

• Swimming with friends (we call them yaps instead of laps because we mainly just float on our noodles or aquatic dumbbells & yap.. So not really swimming at all just chatting, laughing, & floating)

• Potluck meals with friends / neighbors + impromptu dance parties

• My Element altar – I position fire in the East for the rising sun, Water in the South, Earth in the West, and Air in the North & placing specific printed prayers on it for clients and praying on them

• Fascia flossing classes at The Floss with Bonnie

• Listening to my intuition when it makes no logical sense…. but wow does it make beyond logical sense and rings THANK GOODNESS energy a few weeks out

• Practicing being with what is & noticing when my controlling side is coming out & remembering to not play God/the Universe in other people’s lives.. For when we try to play God’s/The Universe’s role, we interfere with The Universe’s/God’s more perfect plan

• Practicing a concept from The Minimalists: just because you miss something does not mean you should not have gotten rid of it. I have found myself nostalgic for random items from my childhood home. Though I’ve gotten a lot better, letting go of possessions is still hard, which is why I listen to The Minimalists and practice the KonMari method. However, after the challenges of storage units, mold, and moving things I haven’t touched in years– it is hard to unsee how not getting rid of things and holding onto them actually can cause harm to you

USING

• Suntegrity Sunscreen Foundation for more coverage or Suntegrity Sunscreen Moisturizer for a lighter dewy finish

• Navage nasal irrigation

• This cod liver oil for my dental & mental wellness

• This floss … I’ll never go back to regular floss again; this is so much more thorough

• This shampoo for a deep cleaned scalp & preventing acne on skin

• This bidet –  Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it!

• Hard left, but Simple Practice’s (my electronic health record system I use for clients) measurement-based care. Health and wellness colleagues, after you start your paid plan with SimplePractice, you’ll get a $200 account credit towards a future bill when you use my referral link link

• My Air Doctor air filters

• Do Not Disturb mode at night always & personal mode on the iPhone

• This French Cade Lavender candle from my client

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