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What are you up to this week? Are you experiencing cold weather? We woke up to snow yesterday morning. SNOW! Quite the sight here in Alabama. I’m all too happy to bust out our faux fire place, fleece blankets, and soup ingredients. Hope you’re having a warm & cozy evening wherever you are, and now here are some links to hunker down and read…

Ummm…*tearjerker alert*.

This cold snap means PASS THE SOUP!

Recent episodes of Survivor have tackled race and gender as never before.

The holiday marketing mistakes you should avoid in 2019.

Is it time for a new job? Here’s what to look out for.

This woman uses her hijab to turn herself into pop culture characters. (Stunning!)

Ricky Gervais is returning for a fifth stint as Golden Globes host. Thoughts?

Excited to read this memoir, out in February 2020.

Ethan Hawke over here being the best dad.

Free college can work. Here are 2 examples.

The world according to Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Tempted to buy (and fill!) this for MYSELF!

P.S. A few Finding Delight posts you may have missed — Photo Diary: Everglades Adventure and A College English Teacher’s Take on Last Chance U.

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Gosh. It feels like forever since I’ve posted a good ol’ mid-week round-up! What have you guys been up to? Last week I visited Savannah, GA. I mostly hung out with my adorable nephew and we also toured the Wormsloe Historic Site and attended the Savannah Jazz Festival. Hope you have a great Wednesday, and at long last I can offload some of these links I’ve been hoarding…

This is the kind of content I LIVE for.

I would love to eat at all 10 of these new restaurants.

An interesting read on American dental care and classism.

Loose leaf or NOTHING after reading this.

Meal prep for Fall.

This family married and divorced 23 times to scam the Chinese government.

Michelle Phan was YouTube’s biggest beauty star. Then she vanished. 

On being raised by Hells Angels.

After watching A Very Brady Renovation, I desperately need to read this book.

‘Hangry’ is the word (& feeling) we can’t get away from.

Why it matters that ‘Emily Doe’ in the Brock Turner case is Asian-American.

Vaccine hesitancy is one of the top threats to global health. Why did it become so trendy?

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What have you been up to loves? Last weekend, Chet and I saw Once Upon a Time in Hollywood…complete with a huge tub of popcorn. Have you seen it? Sometimes I just can’t get over how good an actor Leo is! Hope you have a fantastic week, do a few things for your own enjoyment, and here are some links you might want to check out…

The best street art in every state.

How to give constructive criticism without making it awkward.

Everyone knows about urine-detector dye, despite the fact that it has 100% never existed.

These cookies are my new favorite thing.

How to eat candy like a Swedish person.

24 books under 200 pages, recommended by TED speakers.

An ice cream truck owner who hates influencers so much he charges them double.

When should you tell a child their adopted?

A fish pie loaded with summer’s bounty.

Fall is right around the corner!

Sweet new merch from Call Your Girlfriend.

16 words people often mix up that can make you look foolish.

P.S. A few Finding Delight posts you may have missed — My Favorite Words and The Truths We Hold — Continued Material.

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What’s new this Wednesday? My husband was out of town last week and I’m so happy to have him back in my clutches! Can folks who live with one other person relate to this? The first night I have the house to myself I’m like “Wahooo, the TV remote is mine, ALL MINE!” and then by the third night it’s “Will someone…ANYONE pay attention TO ME!” Anywho, links for your reading pleasure are right this way…

What did you do before the internet?

The forgotten wolf children of World War II.

Great way to keep track of your keys.

How to rotate a six-week meal plan.

I need this shirt for the upcoming winter. #HyggeLife

Songbirds are being snatched from Miami’s forests.

He’d been kept alive with tubes for nearly 17 years. Who is he? 

Victims, families, and America’s thirst for true-crime stories.

The rich history and complicated future of pen spinning.

An amazing clay mask.

The story behind the ice cream sandwich.

That’s a lot of hot air balloons! 

P.S. A few Finding Delight posts you may have missed — Top 10 Yard Sale Advertising Tips and Our Mini Vacay to Delray Beach.

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What’s new with y’all? We took an impromptu weekend trip to a nearby state park and stayed the night in a lodge there. We swam, watched boats go by, and enjoyed everything about the lodge that felt straight out of the 70’s. (It was built in ’73 and I’m truly obsessed with it’s time-capsule vibe!) It was a great way to recharge and dive headfirst back into work this week. Hope you have a great Wednesday, and here are a few links for your enjoyment…

7 exercises to uncover your purpose, passion, and path.

Why digital cultivation is so enduring.

Latest organizational obsession.

Who holds the power in your relationships? Check your emails.

Liv Tyler’s 25-step skincare routine.

Why are millennials so lonely? Social media mimics community but actually pushes us further apart.

Millions of middle-aged women struggle to care for ailing older relatives, and the crisis is only getting worse.

Can Silicon Valley get you pregnant?

How to get repeat sponsors as an influencer.

Keto diet may offer clues on how nutrition can treat disease.

A freelancer rate calculator.

Tees inspired by Stranger Things.

P.S. A few Finding Delight posts you may have missed — One Dozen Super Rad Things I Think You Should Do and Do or Don’t: Out of Office.

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What are you up to this week? We’re grateful for a slight respite from the July heat thanks to a little bit of a cold front blowing through (I walked to the library yesterday afternoon without feeling like I was swimming through humidity!). Hoping these sweet breezes stay put through the weekend! Do you have any fun plans? Enjoy the rest of your work week, and here are some links to check out…

The Crane Wife in The Paris Review.

Elsie from A Beautiful Mess shares how she changed her life.

6 super simple ways to save money when eating out.

Choosing colors for your home.

What to do for 6 days in Kyoto and Tokyo.

A household must for short folks.

Living in a luxury airport for 4 days.

The man with the golden airline ticket.

A dark history of the world’s smallest island nation.

Naomi Campbell’s airport routine and Whole Foods haul.

The California coast is disappearing under the rising sea.

The energy-saving, social housing revolution.

P.S. My current favorites. Plus, post #3 about The True Memoirs of Little K will be out tomorrow. xoxo

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What have you been up to this week? Monday was Chet‘s birthday and we celebrated by going out for sushi. (A peanut butter pie was waiting for us at home in lieu of cake :)) Here’s to a wonderful rest of your week — hope you have something stellar planned — and I hope you enjoy this round-up of links…

Do you sit too much?

“Black sounding” names and their surprising history.

LOL! As a child who was brought to a lot of museums, I deeply relate.

Epcot World Showcase.

Why do dogs look so sad?

My favorite podcast about the royals! 

The cutest yellow blouse.

A movie critic’s July Netflix picks.

Why don’t people tip hotel maids?

Ancient fingerprints and forensic science challenge ideas about “women’s work.”

The making of a millennial woman.

Check out my July Favorites.

P.S. Read through the BOOK CLUB archives HERE. 

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Hello friends! Do you have big plans this weekend? We’re going on a day trip to a nearby state park, and we’ll also be stopping by a flea market. Who knows! Maybe I’ll find something I can’t live without. Either way, after a bunch of project deadlines this week, I’m ready for some weekend diversion! Hope the rest of your week is super sweet, and here’s a bit of reading material…

The story behind Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You.”

[Related: 5 reasons I can’t get enough Dolly.]

Being a mother and a champion was a crazy dream.

How fairytales are told in other tongues.

[Related: Our storytelling minds.]

These millennials got new roommates.

Anytime young people get together, the pics start flowing.

The Japanese secret to a longer and happier life.

Russia is reopening an investigation into the world’s greatest mystery.

Cute kimono for lounging poolside.

Historians have largely discarded the lie that the “frontier” was an empty Eden waiting for American expansion—but not David McCullough.

[Related: The Pioneers by David McCullough]

As thousands of taxi drivers were trapped in loans, top officials counted the money.

Homeless mom’s letter to NIMBY supporters.

A Fab Five favorite writes a new memoir.

P.S. A few Finding Delight posts you may have missed — 9 Insights from Heads in Beds by Jacob Tomsky and How to Spend Your Time Helping Others.

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What have you been up to, sweet friends? Chet and I went to Mississippi over the weekend to visit with his mom and family friends at a lake. It was so serene! We ate a bunch of delicious food, caught some fish, and enjoyed good company. Hope you have a splendid week, and here are some links I thought you might want to check out…

12 performers show what it takes to make it in New York City.

There are two types of airport people.

[Related: Travel Tips for Airports and Planes]

Who is Cliff Wife? Everything you need to know about the wife who fell off a cliff.

In Venezuela, a glamorous career becomes a means of survival.

A subculture of teenage hobbyhorse enthusiasts now prance in public.

This perfect summertime adventure bag is on sale!

25 famous women on the moment they ‘made it.’

Measles for the one percent.

7 reasons why your online reputation is important.

Jeff Goldblum pivots to beauty influencer.

What did NXIVM want in Mexico?

[Related: Episode 2 of Uncovered the Podcast]

A reusable coffee cup that doesn’t take up much room in your bag!

P.S. A few Finding Delight posts you may have missed — Thoughts on Woman Code by Alisa Vitti and 5 Ways to Float a River this Summer.

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What are you up to this Wednesday? News about the royal baby (ARCHIE!!!) has definitely kept me good and distracted this morning, lol. Anyone else? So happy for Harry and Meghan…and for me, because I love those crazy royals! Haha. But now I’ve gotta snap out of it, buckle down, and get some dang work done! We’re off to Kentucky at week’s end. Hope your middle of the week is proving more productive than mine, but to distract you…

6 surprising things about the royal baby.

[Related: Purebred corgis or NOTHING.]

The magic of estate sales.

Why the world’s best mathematicians are hoarding chalk.

The snake-charming life and tragic death of Grace Olive Wiley.

Menstrual products in the Science Museum’s collection.

How a ‘Brady Bunch’ episode on measles is fueling campaigns against vaccines.

Springtime means I’m brainstorming ways to decorate the great outdoors!

[Related: A Rustic, Boho-Inspired Balcony]

Why women candidates are ruled unelectable so quickly.

Feeling called to purchase some warm weather jammies.

Mike Rosmann left seminary to become a clinical psychologist for farmers.

How to read more books in the golden age of content.

The ‘Baby Dolls’ of New Orleans.

P.S. A few Finding Delight posts you may have missed — Our Favorite Music Festival and For the Love of BOOKS!