- Since the beginning of the year I've read My Brilliant Friend, Winter Wheat, The Girls of Corona del Mar, and Parable of the Sower, all written by women. I wish that my New Year's resolution had been "read more novels written by female writers" because I would be killin' it. All four of them are worth reading.
- My friend sent me a link to the Bee Caves this week, and I can't stop listening to this song
- I don't believe in crystals, but these earrings make me think I just might be wrong. Tom bought me a pair for our anniversary last spring because I loved my friend's pair. I wore them almost everyday until I lost them when I took the kids to Philadelphia. I missed them so much that he bought me a new pair for Christmas. Then a week or two ago, my friend Kat told me she found the missing earring. So now I will have a spare pair of my magical earrings that make me feel powerful and cool whenever I put them on.
- Old news, but Sena and I watched Iris a few months back, and I think of it often. That woman makes me excited to get old.
- I don't wear tee-shirts but I made an exception for this one.
- I'm writing a monthly contribution for Indi Moonrose, which is a warm, beautiful little piece of the internet. Last month I did a write up on bone broth and now I'm working on a piece about turmeric. It's fun to work on a different style of writing and photography.
- Watched Inside Out with the kids last night. That is one seriously good kid's movie.
- Embarrassed by how much time I spend fantasying about buying a sofa from these guys. Cool and ethically made in the USA. Should I ever save the appropriate number of pennies, I'm pretty sure I'd go for brown leather (maybe the Chesterfield or Basel), but there's a big old part of me that wants something crazier like this or this. No one should think about sofas this much.
- Ordered this book earlier this week, and Sena has already read it cover to cover. Now my yard is full of holes because she has dug out every single dandelion root and turned them into tea.
- Considering buying these boots , unless someone has a suggestion for a good lace-up boot that has decent traction. (I pretty much only wear boots or sandals.)
- Planning a New Orleans Bachelorette Party Weekend for my best fraand for the end of January. I bet I don't need to tell anyone how excited I am about this.
- Made this cabbage, date, and feta last night and it is my new favorite thing. It's the first thing I have made in a long time that feels interesting. All my food has started to taste the same. This did not.
- Walked the kids to the library last to try to get a copy of The Danish Way of Parenting after my dad posted an article about Danish happiness on his Facebook. Turns out the book is only available on Kindle, and I didn't have time to find anything else before Arlo had an accident, reminding me that it's always best to just let that boy be naked.
