I’m posting a day early because I’m off work tomorrow and will be doing something fun with my daughter, away from the maskless crowds (why, people? WHY?). That said, I hope everyone has a safe holiday.
Quote of the week:
“The thing that nobody warned you about adulthood was the number of decisions you’d have to make, the number of times you’d have to depend on an unreliable gut to point you in the right direction, the number of times you’d still feel like an 8-year-old, waiting for your parents to step in and save you from peril.” –Claire Lombardo, The Most Fun We Ever Had
What I’m reading:
- Us by Curtis Wiklund
- If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen
What I’m listening to:
- The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo (this is a long one; I’ve been listening for a week and am not even halfway through. It’s SO good though)
What I’m watching:
- Lenox Hill (the bonus COVID episode)
- Alt-Right: Age of Rage (Netflix documentary)
- Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (Netflix documentary)
- Space Force (Netflix) (This show is so absurd, like National Lampoon’s absurd. Recommended if you like that kind of comedy)
Writing news:
- There’s a Goodreads Giveaway for All the Acorns on the Forest Floor–sign in to enter!
- I just spoke with my amazing manager about possibly-amazing things happening (is that vague enough?)
What I’m talking about:
- This New York Times article–“In the COVID-19 Economy, You Can Have a Kid or a Job. You Can’t Have Both.” The title says it all
- This Atlantic article–“What America Asks of Working Parents Is Impossible.” Again, the title says it all
- The arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell on sex abuse charges. I just watched the Jeffrey Epstein documentary on Netflix and I believe the survivors who say that Ghislaine Maxwell played an instrumental role in facilitating Epstein’s sex abuse and trafficking of minors. This arrest is a long time coming
- The fact that more than 60% of the ICU beds in my county are taken. I understand why the economy needs to reopen, but this is getting very scary
What I’m grateful for:
Adult coloring books. I used to think these were ridiculous, but I got one as a joke when the lock down began back in March. When I finished that one, I did another one. And now I just bought one featuring animals drinking alcoholic beverages. I use my daughter’s crayons. It’s very soothing. My husband thinks I’ve lost it.
