For my New York friends - I’ll be interviewing Jane Green on Wednesday, May 4th about her fantastic new book Sister Stardust and the power of female friendships! I hope you can join us - register here for free. I spent this week speaking on stages, meeting some incredible women in both Los Angeles and Whistler, caught up with family and friends, flew almost 10,000 miles, and slept too few hours. Today? I spelled diarrhea no fewer than 8 times, watched my boys earn their new belts in karate, listened to Rho’s latest graphic novel idea (it’s pretty hilarious), and lost count how many times I did the same four wooden puzzles with Rhaki. It’s far less glamorous and a lot more chaotic and loud, but it is my heaven. I’m so happy to be home. This week feels like a pre-pandemic one, with events (a summer preview with J.Jill, my event with Jane Green, a group dinner) mixed in with home repairs and school drop-offs and pickups and homework and activities and trying to find some semblance of a routine. And not losing my cool with my kids. As they’re especially feral right now, I’m going to cut this week’s editor’s letter short to give them my full attention and leave you to the rest of the newsletter. I hope you have a wonderful week, and I hope to see you on Wednesday if you’re in New York! What I Read This Week
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The rest of the week’s reads (and conversations!) are below: Your Questions, Answered When are we grabbing coffee/lunch/drinks??? All my in-person events are linked here- if you’re local to any of them, I hope you can attend! Upcoming NYC race-worried with rising cases & no social list in corral/course, run with mask? While outdoor transmission risk is lower than indoors, these races can be really congested and masking is a practical step, as long as you’re wearing a high quality, well-fitted one with multiple layers of protection. I’m still wearing Barriere’s KN95 masks- HITHA20 gets you 20% off! Would you be comfortable with Broadway next weekend? In KN95 and fully vexed :) I will be getting back to my Wednesday matinee solo dates next month and I CANNOT WAIT. Aside from your events, what you’re looking forward to most in Seattle? In true Seattle form, it’s going to be raining wile I’m there to really make me feel like old times ;) I’m also excited to finally meet Ruchika Tulshyan and Ambika Singh, and see Rachel Pepple for the first time in over 10 years! Book recommendations after A Court Of Thorns and Roses? What do you do when you want to feel creative at work/reconnect with your creativity? If I don’t have a craft with me, I do a quick squiggle drawing and fill the sections with little patterns instead of colors:  Do you have any childcare help for the nights, esp when you travel? That said, we are incredibly lucky to have parents who come and stay over if one of is is traveling and there are morning meetings or if one of the kids is sick. Tips for starting fundraising? When you create that master spreadsheet of potential investors (make columns for contacts to directly reach out to and who can help introduce, why our company is a fit for their portfolio, notes on their diligence process, and the stage you are in the process. also create a separate running question and answer bank of commonly asked questions and your answers, and practice from this list and update it regularly. Fundraising is a slog, Good luck, and when my episode on the Allobee podcast airs, I’ll be sure to share it because Brooke and I talked about fundraising a LOT. Thoughts on shingles/Covid vaccine? Vaccines are but one public health measure to take in an active pandemic, so please consider masking in indoor crowded settings, testing regularly, and washing your hands frequently and gathering outdoors during periods of rising cases. Basically, what I’ve been saying for the past year. Thoughts on fast fashion? Honestly, Armoire is the reason I have barely shopped for clothes since last fall. And if I do, I’m purchasing from independent designers (Nesara - code hitha gets you $10 off, holiCHIC by Megha) or thoughtfully produced lines like MM.LaFleur, Summersalt, ABLE or Quince (and both ABLE and Quince have great prices and promotions!) Your favorite online sources for art/prints/home decor? I do have some Hatecopy prints I need to get framed, and I love getting prints or photography postcards from Fotografiska (one of my favorite museums) from an exhibit that I loved and framing and grouping them tighter. I love EBTH and Etsy and flea markets to find fun objects (sculptures, obelisks, candlesticks) to decorate shelves with, as well as picking up items from our travels! One thing you wish you would have done more of while pregnant before baby arrived? I also wish I had gotten formal maternity portraits to commemorate that time. What’s one habit you always turn too when you’re trying to get back into working out? It doesn’t need to be a long walk or a fast walk, but the simple act of lacing up your sneakers and getting outside is that linchpin that gets me in the right headspace. I also repeat workouts that I truly loved because I know how they’ll make me feel and if my body is up for them. I have some Dryp By Soha flows (code hitha25 gets you 25% off your first month), Kendall Toole’s shadowboxing workouts, Callie Gullickson’s bodyweight strength, and Aditi Shah flows that I come back to time and time again when tasing back into my workout routine. Favorite sunscreen? I am a big fan of Saie Beauty’s Sunvisor! I plan to try Live Tinted’s Hueguard and Wander Beauty’s new mineral sunscreen next- always on the hunt for a mineral sunscreen for my skin tone. What the feeling of NYC and COVID, masks indoors still or will it be weird? Anxious Canadian I plan on masking indoors for Broadway shows and museums, and am excited that we have warmer weather to enjoy dining outdoors more often! Can you share the eyebrow person you went to by chance? Brooke Devard recommend her and all of her beauty and travel recs are perfect. What Broadway shows are you excited to see soon? What’s your favorite work tote that has space?? How do you feel about the possible ACOTAR adaptation?? Honestly I wish he had done A Discovery Of Witches, but I’m so thrilled that he’s producing ACOTAR Long shot but do you know of shoes and sneakers brands for high arch’s? Are you excited about the return of the Mexican Pizza to Taco Bell? May is the good month- Star Wars Day, the return of the Mexican Pizza, a big birthday month for our family, no work travel. I am thrilled. What was the sexy National Treasure book you mentioned awhile ago? [INSER PREORDER LINK] Tips for nice fitting but not too formal mens shirts? Hubs is muscular, thin. Any recs for a good hospital bag? First time mom delivering in a month! Best shoes for a grub dweller for alllllll the walking on a trip to NYC Here’s to a week filled with rest, not overloading your to-do list, and doing the things you want to do. xo,
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