Happy Friday! It’s been a whirlwind week here with school starting and finishing book edits (yay!). Looking forward to a little family gathering tonight and a fun weekend ahead. Here’s the roundup!
Quote of the week:
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” –Arundhati Roy
What I’m reading:
I’m just about to finish The Wedding People by Alison Espach, which I enjoyed. It’s funny and heartbreaking—my favorite kind of book. Next up: Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner.
What I’m listening to:
I just finished A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape From Christian Patriarchy by Tia Levings. I thought it was well-written and compelling. Ultimately, this is a book about a woman leaving an abusive marriage in which the man uses religion to rationalize how he treats her. I see patriarchy at work in much more subtle ways and I was hoping the book would touch on that more. Next up: Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes by Christine Yu.
What I’m watching:
I saw the new Alien movie, Alien: Romulus, in the theater with my boyfriend. We both liked it. I finished Season 3 of The Bear—so many feels. I flew through the Sprint docuseries on Netflix (about elite sprinters). I’m now watching Face to Face with Scott Peterson, which raises some doubts about his conviction (but I still think he did it).
Writing news:
I’m done with the big edits for my novel that comes out next year. It’s with the copyeditor right now to check for little errors and things. Getting close! I’ll be diving back into writing my 2026 novel next week.
Interesting things I learned this week:
- Tsundoku is a Japanese word for “the subtle joy of acquiring books but letting them pile up without reading them”
- Team USA’s women athletes drove NBC’s ratings for the Olympics. The Games had 30.6M viewers. The top rated sports were women’s gymnastics (12.7M viewers alone for the final) and women’s track and field
- 45% of women between ages 25-44 are expected to be single and childfree by 2030
- The second-largest diamond ever found was uncovered in Botswana. It’s the size of an adult’s palm, and weighs more than a pound
- Iceland has had SIX volcanic eruptions since December
- The journal Nature Aging published a study this month, identifying the two major waves of aging — the first around 44 years old, and the second around 60
- Husbands add 7 hours of domestic labor per week to their wife’s workload, according to a study of housework trends
Weirdest thing I googled this week:
“how many children are only children.” My daughter is in a phase of feeling very sorry for herself for not having a sibling. She asked me to look this up. According to google, it’s about 20%, so 1 in 5 kids. My daughter was not satisfied with this answer.
What I’m grateful for:
- A great first week of school for my daughter. I’ve got a first-grader!
- Lots of quality time with quality people lately
- Finishing book edits!
- A call with my running coach to talk race plans for the next several months. I’m excited!
- Feeling HOPE about the upcoming Presidential election. How about that convention?!
Snapshots:
From top to bottom: Forever my favorite spooning buddy; my daughter’s first golf swings (my dad would be so excited); the sweetest puppy eyes in all the land; a glorious morning run with a whiff of Fall in the air.
