bday part deux

bonjour besties,

okay, so last week, i hit you with 33 truth bombs from my fabulous 33 years on this crazy plane. hope that was as much of a vibe for you as for me (thanks for all the bday love & fortune cookies, btw 🥳)

now, because we love a sequel & because your girl loooves to stretch her birthday into a multi-episode saga (sorry not sorry, fam 🤷‍♀️), i'm writing you another birthday theme email. i blame my birthday enthusiasm on being a summer birthday, a triple leo, & the youngest child.

so with that i introduce... cue the accordion music, please...

my 34 mantras for 34!

i’m thinking of them as maxims — or mackims 😋 — i’'ll be repeating in my head for this next lap around the sun.

staying true to my first-ever word, sassy, these sound bites are all about that chic, confident, quintessentially french vibe that screams self-worth.

this is my toast to living life with a little more sass & a lot more je ne sais quoi.

34 mackims

1. you’re never too late & never too old—just more fabulous.

2. aging is a privilege, strength is a choice.

3. don’t believe everything you think.

4. ready is a decision, not a feeling.

5. indecision is the worst decision.

   

6. learn from quantity, earn from quality.

7. nothing happens then everything happens.

8. the best weight you’ll ever lose is other’s opinions.

9. the hottest flames reveal the finest gold.

10. boundaries are the beauty marks of self-respect.

    

11. playing it safe can be the riskiest bet.

12. if you don’t ask, you don’t get.

13. create or be created.

14. be kind first, right later.

15. strong opinions, loosely held.

    

16. life is tough, but you are tougher.

17. you can’t lose, if you don’t quit.

18. rejection is redirection to reinvention.

19. if you’re not failing, you’re not trying that hard.

20. their success isn’t your failure, it’s your future.

    

21. be vulnerageous.

22. fascinated is better than fascinating.

23. same is boring, better is better.

24. how you treat you is how they'll treat you.

25. love ‘em, but leave ‘em wild.

    

26. your biography becomes your biology.

27. yesterday’s dreams are today’s reality.

28. you’re your greatest project.

29. presence is the best present.

30. pay it forward & back.

    

31. less is luxe.

32. let go of good for the great.

33. the great requires a wait.

34. this is water.

this marks the official wrap on my birthday extravaganza!

but please do keep the party rolling with these 34 mackims. because life’s short, wear the sequins, drink the champagne, & always, always keep it sassy.

santé 🥂 babes!

p.s. next week’s email is gonna be juicy! i’m finally spilling the tea on the big pivot i’ve been teasing. you don’t wanna miss this reveal!