Like I was 20 again
I may not be able to tell you the names of the streets I walked on everyday. I couldn't tell you the people I met during all my little adventures around the city. I probably wouldn't be able to tell you what each stop I took on the train, either.
I can tell you about the places I worked. I could tell you all about what freshly baked cranberry orange muffins smell like coming out of the oven at 4:30 a.m. I would be able to tell you what it feels like to walk in snow and feel the crunch under your feet. I could probably whip up some coffee, mochas, and that one singular peppermint tea order I would get everyday during the morning rush.
The feeling of the slight wind when a train stops in front of you...
The first time I stepped on the grounds of Harvard Square...
The one time I spent a whole Spring morning in front of that one church near Copley Square...
The multiple little shops I perused in Coolidge Corner...
Those things I remember.
Boston.
I will always remember Boston.
I don't know.
Maybe it's because it was the first time in my life that I felt like I could breathe my own air. It could be that it was the one time in my life that I had a taste of independence. Boston holds a place for me. I didn't live there long at all. I was nineteen, slowly turning twenty-years-old, and there was just life and how to live it in front of me. I absolutely loved every single minute of it.
I like how years later, almost twenty years later, I can remember that moment in my life and what it did for me. I had left Boston behind and thought I had put it in that little pocket in my mind of times forgotten. I guess I was mistaken.
I was reminded of Boston again last year. As I lay in a hospital bed and entertained myself by scrolling through Instagram, I found it. Easily, it all came back to me with the help of a female-owned wellness company.
Brown & Coconut.
I don't know if B & C found me or if it was the other way around. One moment, I'm scrolling through the feed of these two sisters who started an all-natural, plant-based skin and body care company...
...the next, I'm feeling super refreshed and loved.
Brown & Coconut sent me some "just because" samples to try out and OhMyGoodness was I excited. Not because I was getting free product, but their company is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
I know it sounds weird, but that face wash and face oil, every morning and every night I use it, reminds me of that love for Boston. Yes, just using these products brings back wonderful memories.
And a refreshed and clean face, of course.
So thank you, Brown & Coconut. You made this almost 44-year-old woman feel like that almost-twenty-year-old again.
Boston.
Always Boston.
xoxo,
Nay
I can tell you about the places I worked. I could tell you all about what freshly baked cranberry orange muffins smell like coming out of the oven at 4:30 a.m. I would be able to tell you what it feels like to walk in snow and feel the crunch under your feet. I could probably whip up some coffee, mochas, and that one singular peppermint tea order I would get everyday during the morning rush.
The feeling of the slight wind when a train stops in front of you...
The first time I stepped on the grounds of Harvard Square...
The one time I spent a whole Spring morning in front of that one church near Copley Square...
The multiple little shops I perused in Coolidge Corner...
Those things I remember.
Boston.
I will always remember Boston.
I don't know.
Maybe it's because it was the first time in my life that I felt like I could breathe my own air. It could be that it was the one time in my life that I had a taste of independence. Boston holds a place for me. I didn't live there long at all. I was nineteen, slowly turning twenty-years-old, and there was just life and how to live it in front of me. I absolutely loved every single minute of it.
I like how years later, almost twenty years later, I can remember that moment in my life and what it did for me. I had left Boston behind and thought I had put it in that little pocket in my mind of times forgotten. I guess I was mistaken.
I was reminded of Boston again last year. As I lay in a hospital bed and entertained myself by scrolling through Instagram, I found it. Easily, it all came back to me with the help of a female-owned wellness company.
Brown & Coconut.
I don't know if B & C found me or if it was the other way around. One moment, I'm scrolling through the feed of these two sisters who started an all-natural, plant-based skin and body care company...
Brown & Coconut sent me some "just because" samples to try out and OhMyGoodness was I excited. Not because I was getting free product, but their company is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
I know it sounds weird, but that face wash and face oil, every morning and every night I use it, reminds me of that love for Boston. Yes, just using these products brings back wonderful memories.
And a refreshed and clean face, of course.
So thank you, Brown & Coconut. You made this almost 44-year-old woman feel like that almost-twenty-year-old again.
Boston.
Always Boston.
xoxo,
Nay
PS: This was not a sponsored post. This was a post that I hope introduced you to a new female-owned company...because, well, The Future is Female.
