First winter in Boston, no car, got in late from the airport and panic-bought fast food because everything else was closed. Realized I had to walk it home in 20° weather, so I zipped the entire meal inside my coat. Did it work? Yes. Did I immediately need to dry clean my coat? Also yes. 🍟

First winter in Boston, no car, got in late from the airport and panic-bought fast food because everything else was closed. Realized I had to walk it home in 20° weather, so I zipped the entire meal inside my coat. Did it work? Yes. Did I immediately need to dry clean my coat? Also yes. 🍟

If you don’t have a naked neighbor, I regret to inform you… YOU are most likely the naked neighbor. 😆

Adding “spa day and couples massage” to the courtship agenda? Never a bad idea.

✍🏻 In Good Company: Volume 4 ✍🏻 • Reflections from the Boston Marathon finish line • Cherry blossoms, matcha soft serve, and recommended reading • Spring events worth sharing Read my full reflection and subscribe for more: open.substack.com/pub/leaisabe...

✍🏻 In Good Company: Volume 4 ✍🏻 • Reflections from the Boston Marathon finish line • Cherry blossoms, matcha soft serve, and recommended reading • Spring events worth sharing Read my full reflection and subscribe for more: open.substack.com/pub/leaisabe...

If you've recently sent me an anonymous gift, please reach out so I can think you personally. ❤️

After a chaotic travel day, I love treating myself to a solo dinner. I've never found it awkward, just peaceful. One of my go-to meals? Paneer tikka masala and a mango lassi. 💛

After a chaotic travel day, I love treating myself to a solo dinner. I've never found it awkward, just peaceful. One of my go-to meals? Paneer tikka masala and a mango lassi. 💛

March is my birthday month, which feels like the perfect excuse for a little extra celebration. If you feel inspired to mark the occasion, please know your birthday love is noticed, appreciated, and truly meaningful. 🎂

Just smuggled a suspiciously liquid fruit cup through TSA. 🍑

A very appropriate sentiment for International Women’s Day!

March is my birthday month, which feels like the perfect excuse for a little extra celebration. If you feel inspired to mark the occasion, please know your birthday love is noticed, appreciated, and truly meaningful. 🎂

Two months to get the appointment, but I finally have a MA driver’s license! The RMV employee gave me ice cream recommendations while processing my paperwork, so I’m taking that as a sign I picked the right city. 🍦

had a baddie dinner with @rubydimples.bsky.social @theleaisabelle.bsky.social & I must report that they are both even lovelier & hotter in person.

There’s a kind of happiness I only find in art galleries, and Masako Miki’s “Midnight March” captured it perfectly. Absolutely dreamy. 💫

Beauty, intelligence, and sex appeal aren't mutually exclusive. It’s easy to flatten women in this industry into a single dimension, but each of us carries a layered, nuanced story that is as intricate and nuanced as anyone else’s. If you're lucky, you just might get to know a small portion of it! ❤️

Turn on: grip strength 🥵

“It agitates me that the skyline there is forever our limit, I long for the power of unlimited vision...If I could behold all I imagine.” ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

✍🏻 In Good Company: Volume 3 ✍🏻 • Reflections on birthdays and the art of receiving • Harvard Museum of Natural History's Glass Flower exhibit • Sex toys for yourself, your partner, or together Read my full reflection and subscribe for more: leaisabelle.substack.com/p/in-good-co...

A sign of an exceptional meal: you forget to document it. My first time at PAGU and every dish vanished before I remembered my phone existed. Hamachi crudo, jamón ibérico, miso black cod, spicy knife-cut noodles, a cornmeal dark chocolate matcha cookie… Memory will have to suffice. 🧠

“Disprefer” feels like the linguistic equivalent of a raised eyebrow.

Controversial opinion: I love Brutalist architecture.

One thing that this job has taught me is that that loneliness runs quietly through even the most polished lives. Prioritize the people who make you feel seen. ❤️

✍🏻 In Good Company: Volume 2 ✍🏻 • A spontaneous LA getaway • How novelty stretches perception • Street snowboarding • And so much more Read my full reflection and subscribe for more: leaisabelle.substack.com/p/in-good-company-volume-2

✍🏻 In Good Company: Volume 2 ✍🏻 • A spontaneous LA getaway • How novelty stretches perception • Street snowboarding • And so much more Read my full reflection and subscribe for more: leaisabelle.substack.com/p/in-good-company-volume-2

I appreciate writing that doesn’t scold, but also doesn’t let us off the hook. This essay by @ellishendrix.bsky.social on supporting Black sex workers is one of those pieces. ellishendrix.substack.com/p/do-more-su...

“It's easier to put on a pair of shoes than to wrap the earth in leather.” ― Chogyam Trungpa

To the wonderful people who have pledged a paid subscription to my Substack: THANK YOU. While I am still working through how to do so while maintaining my personal privacy, I am incredibly flattered that you feel my writing is worth supporting. You'll be the first to know! ❤️

With algorithms changing and social accounts vanishing, now felt like the perfect moment to explore a new storytelling medium: Substack. ✍🏻 Subscribe (FREE) for recommendations, moments worth sharing, and where to find me. leaisabelle.substack.com

🍀 EXCITING NEWS 🍀 I've moved to Boston! I’m beyond thrilled to start this next chapter in the NE, while keeping NC as my 2nd home. (Want to see me in NC? I'm happy to plan a return trip around your schedule; NO FMTY FEE.) BOS 1/12–16 NC 1/17–19 BOS 1/20–31 NC 2/1–3 (1/2)

Spent the afternoon personalizing cards (each complete with little watercolor touches!) for my friends. Handwritten notes feel like a lost art, but I refuse to let them disappear. Does anyone else still write them? 💌

Arriving to find that little bar of soap already unwrapped? A small detail, but a quietly promising start to the evening. 🧼

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” — Confucius

Not everything is meant to return, and sometimes absence says more than presence ever could.

A long weekend FMTY in Portland, ME, where every moment lingered: 🦞 Savoring the city’s growing food scene 📚 Exploring a vintage cookbook paradise ⛺️ Wandering the LL Bean flagship store 🌊 Taking in the icy Atlantic at Portland Head Light 🖼️ Touring the Portland Art Museum

I love places that trust you. One of my NC hidden gems is a tiny wine bar where every (VERY generous) pour is $8 and you pay on the honor system — just tell them how many glasses you had at the end of the night and settle up. That quiet belief in people is exactly why it works.🍷

A little love for the talented women behind my favorite images: @inamorataphoto.bsky.social in LA and @taryncarterphoto.bsky.social in NC. If you want photos that feel honest, alive, and unmistakably personal, they’re the names I trust time and time again. 📸

While I try to block sketchy accounts when I see them, please know I can’t personally vouch for everyone that interacts w/my content. There are amazing women here, but also bots, AI, and even real companions I don’t necessarily endorse. Always do your own research! 🤓

Giving thanks for comfort, warmth, and a hint of mischief. 📸: @taryncarterphoto.bsky.social

The NYT crossword is normally so prim and proper that seeing “orgy” yesterday felt like watching a librarian swear.

Dinner dates are a favorite of mine, but a slow, indulgent brunch can be just as tempting... 🍳

“Life isn't about finding yourself. It's about creating yourself.” — George Bernard Shaw

Sure, I could fill a wishlist with lace and fantasy, but I’d rather let it reflect the real things that make my days brighter. I adore beautiful lingerie, of course — but the practical gifts that quietly support my life? Those quite often mean even more. ❤️

Year two, and my little tree gave me a single, perfect apple. Somehow that makes it even better.

Today’s first: homemade cinnamon rolls made with the tangzhong method. My kitchen smells like butter and sugar, and I’m already thinking about a chai variation. (No icing — perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I think they’re plenty sweet as is.)

Mid-session, my therapist — entirely unprompted — asked if I’ve had any Botox or fillers because my face was “unusually symmetrical.” ...I haven’t, but I’ll share that unsolicited compliment with you all as an expert testimonial. 😆

Cleaning out my closet and found this ski bib. Sadly, it’s a little too short for me... which feels unfair, because it does look good, doesn’t it? 👀⛷️

To whoever emptied my wishlist last night… I’m both speechless and so deeply touched. If you’re comfortable revealing yourself, please send me an email — I’d love to thank you in a more personal way. ❤️

Diwali reminds me that light isn’t just something we see, it’s something we share. Here’s to the kind that lingers softly, long after the flame. 🪔