First Rodeo

First Rodeo

The Weekender // 004

Pumpkin bread, a cozy but chic puffer jacket, a new sustainable beauty discovery, cordless sconces and turkey chili!

Azora Zoe Paknad
Nov 08, 2025
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Happy, happy weekend! This was the longest week EVER. (ICYMI, I moved out of NYC and started a new chapter!) The day before our move I got sick— I’m talking gnarly sick, where you sound hideously congested and even your teeth are aching— and sort of had no choice but to bang through a long few days of work, packing, moving and unpacking. Now I’m in that uncanny valley of getting to your final destination and exhaling… only to realize everything you own is in boxes and you have no idea how the hell to find your clothes, soap, laptop charger, etc.

I’m hoping by the end of the weekend I’ll be no longer sick (please, God), as well as unpacked and focusing on the fun parts, like how to arrange art and furniture I’ve owned for years in new formations that spark joy, hehe. After that, I’d like to take a long walk on the beach and make turkey chili (recipe link below!) and read a book in front of my new (fully operational!!) fireplace.

What are your weekend plans? Tell me, tell me!

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