What are you doing this weekend? If I can convince the boys to join, I’ll stop by Hopi Stockman Hill Art Museum opens Tonight. Her still life paintings are inspired by her infertility journey and are beautiful and moving. I hope you have good results. Here are some interesting links from around the web:
Mom was surprised to see her boyfriend’s age.. To be honest, I did too! (Big Salad)
I’ve been spotting the wide leg sweatpants trend all over town. These are my favorite things.
“What parents actually said while watching their son take swimming lessons,” ha ha ha.
Why not tell someone they look great today?? According to the New York Times, strangers are saying nice things to each other. “‘There’s definitely been an uptick,’” said Caitlin Phillips, a publicist in Manhattan. “She said she received random compliments on her outfit four times a week.” (NYTimes gift link)
I wear it because it’s amazing. This lip color for the party tomorrow.
the boys and I played this fun game About how well you know someone.
A store in Japan has started selling drinkable mayonnaise. “Forget the important adage: Believe in yourself and you can drink all the mayonnaise.”
Samantha Irby’s Very Specific Playlist. “It’s early afternoon. The sunlight coming through the window wraps you warmly. Your house is quiet, you’re cozy in your favorite armchair, yawning. The TV remote is too far away on the coffee table, and it’s embarrassingly early to go to sleep. You decide to read!! You know how to read!!!!!!! But reading a book without background noise makes you feel like you’re in a padded cell. The reason why you can’t listen to classical music while reading a book is absolutely absurd. It’s like pretending to be a smart person in a movie but clearly being a dumb person on this planet… -I have an ongoing playlist called background noise that’s great for times like these!”
Is this the most beautiful winter song?? It always makes me cry.
Consider this burrata snowman If you order pizza for the holidays, get together.
Plus, here are three reader comments:
Annie shares her secret to enjoying family gatherings: “I like to sit with the oldest person there. 97 year old aunt? I’m her new best friend. This will be a really interesting conversation with someone who values a minute or two of quiet time.”
Christen shares her secret to enjoying family gatherings: “My favorite thing to do is tell my family I’m going for a jog (knowing no one will want to join in), then eat some cannabis gummies and work out hard. walk.”
Anne shares her secret to enjoying family gatherings: “Ever since I left my parents’ home and got married, Christmases have been depressing and disappointing. This year I finally realized that if I want to spend Christmas a certain way, it’s up to me to make it happen. Yesterday I brought wood and made it. This caramel apple cake and saw It’s a wonderful life. I’m planning a weekend of holiday-themed activities (ice skating! light-up nights! Christmas markets!). And I’m buying Christmas decorations. I’ve finally accepted that it’s important to me to see my apartment looking brightly lit and cozy from the street, and that it’s worth spending a little money to make that happen. “This is the first year of adulthood where I feel responsible for my life, and I’m really enjoying it.”
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