What are you doing this week? After a long week, the boys and I are glad we didn’t do anything. Maybe watch TV? Maybe order a pizza? Maybe look at the ceiling? If it doesn’t require thought or energy, we’re in. I hope you have a great one – I enjoyed meeting you this week – and here are a few links from around the web…
Catherine Newman – polar plunger, chicken lover, and national treasure – shares her 12 favorite things on the Big Salad today, and we’ve released them for everyone to read. Love him to the moon!
Omg, Mothers’ Instinct trailer is scary.
Almost every elementary school student in Japan carries this bag. (NYTimes gift link)
Summer orzo. “If you like lasagna edges… you’re in the right place.”
“When I see a friend or family member who is very tired, I know exactly what I can offer; soft drinks, a chair in which to perform the sacrament of ploppage, a cup of coffee or tea, chocolate or mandarin oranges, time of approval. I try to help them make the patient comfortable, and it reminds me of doing this with my own son all day long,” says author Anne Lamott. (via Morning Person)
I finally got these two, on a great sale.
I’m trying to recreate how Daisy Edgar Jones puts it to shame.
How dreamy is this Airbnb? Water features, curved bed features.
Also, these homemade quilts. (via Block Shop)
He made me laugh. I like being a woman.
Plus, four reader comments:
Rose said: “‘Strong.’ I gave birth to my second (last) baby in June, and when I read my OB’s notes in my chart, she described my baby as a ‘strong baby.’ It made me cry. I’ve had a very difficult year of death and dying – there was a long period of time where I felt weak and uncertain – but during this time my body grew this little baby. “
Stephanie said: “I love Peter Rabbit’s words when he got stuck and the birds ‘asked him to make an effort.’ “When you read words aloud to children, they immediately know what they mean.”
Kristy welcomes you to your chat: “I felt like *screaming emoji* *hurt emoji* reading this, but I think it’s a post for people to enjoy what they’re going through. I recently went to see Babes, which was a huge hit and would have scared me into having a baby. If I haven’t already. I love it and it’s so relatable. Every time I think about that video, I’m sure there are other menopausal people out there who feel the same way!
“I’m happy to be single and have no plans to date here, but I do enjoy picking out fun work clothes,” Erin said of the three flirty outfits. I bought a long poplin skirt this winter because (unacceptable) online reviews said it made the wearer feel ‘like a crowded submarine.’ I thought, I want to feel like a sailing ship! So, I bought it, and boy howdy, it’s a lot of fabric. I feel very important when I walk around my office. “
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