LA Fires
An update
Today I am at a loss for words. It’s been the wildest 9 days of my life. I miss my house and all its quirks. I flew in from Australia after 5 weeks away, layed in my bed for maybe 5 hours to sleep, dropped my son off at school the next morning at 9 and smelt fire moments after. Everything moved so fast, my kid wasn’t at home as I had to grab a bag and hurry to pick him up as I saw fire on my street. The things I saw and the beautiful town we lost. Just wanted to send a little update as I previously wrote how excited I was to get back to 2025 and Substack more, and I will… But I didn’t expect to have to move, find new schools and mourn the loss of our beloved Palisades. Doing things it takes years to do in a matter of days while letting go of a place that had so many special memories with my babies. It feels traumatic and unnatural right now. I’m tired to say the least.
I won’t be back to that little corner in my room with that great lighting to do try on’s but I WILL find a new corner soon. I just put a new crib together tonight and I ordered a desk, so i’ll be typing away in no time x
Thank you for subscribing as Substack is a part of my monthly income I appreciate you all staying here or becoming a paid subscriber, or even sending to a friend I would love xo Cyd
I've loved following along with the beautiful life you created, I discovered SCF years ago always thought it was so inspiring that you were able to build that brand at such a young age.
It's heartbreaking to hear about what you've lost. Not being able to go home and having to try and navigate that with kids. Ugh, that makes me cry just thinking about it.
I hope one day soon you find a beautiful, sunny, corner with a comfy chair where you can snuggle with your babies and it might feel a little bit like home.
I'm so sorry that you lost your home. I live in Santa Monica and know so many beautiful families who are trying to figure out what's next. In case someone says there's a silver lining - there's not. It's just shitty.