Hello friends! Happy almost November! Are you ready for November? Are you panicking like I am? I had so much I wanted to do this year and still a lot of it left to accomplish! Oy. So this weekend I plan on catching my breath with Sugarface and doing something that makes us happy. Maybe a hike with the dogs? And I have a barbecue festival to attend. The joys of being a food blogger! What do you have going on this weekend? What have you been reading?
It’s been a bit since my last link round-up of Internet pieces that made me feel feelings. Some of these links I’ve had in my pocket for a few weeks. Enjoy and happy Friyay!
How to be a writer.
I finished a few good books since the last round-up. Goldfinch was an great read.
When Breath Becomes Air and Blankets were also enjoyable reads.
I started reading The Nest and Love Warrior this week.
There’s been a lot of race thoughts and discussions amongst my circle. There’s this open letter. And our podcast discussed Code Switch, an NPR podcast. (episode isn’t live yet).
Ruth Bader’s Ginsburgs advice for living.
“At every stage of life, you should be a rookie at something.”
Dear Michelle Obama
Roxanne Gay’s 13 rules for Female Friendship.
Kim Kardashian, Elena Ferrante, and the right to privacy.
I liked some of these tips about working for yourself.
Best Jobs for your personality type. This was uncanny for some of the people in my life.
Ultra Rich Man’s letter to his fellow filthy rich Americans.
Personal Plugs
A few weeks ago we celebrated 50 episodes of I Feel Better Podcast by recording live! You can see the Youtube replay here.
I wrote about this awesome boozy ice cream place in Austin.
I shared a recipe for Chorizo Quiche with Hash Brown Crust.
I also recapped Toronto.
Did you see my first newborn photography shoot?