Quote of the week:
“The lonely fill up their lives with books.” –Sheila Heti
What I’m reading:
How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self by Nicole Lepera
What I’m listening to:
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir — Michelle Zauner
I also LOVED this week’s episode on the “We Can Do Hard Things” podcast. It’s about female overwhelm and they coined the term “Careticking time bomb,” which is brilliant.
What I’m watching:
I’ll tell you what I’m NOT watching–“Mare of Easttown.” I finally finished the series and want those 7+ hours of my life back. I’d heard such good things about this show, so I guess I’m in the minority in finding it dreary and very slow.
I am excited that the new season of “Workin’ Moms” is on Netflix. I LOVE this show.
Writing news:
The big news this week was the launch of NO HIDING IN BOISE. I am so appreciative of the love for this book so far. Thank you to all you wonderful readers!
What I’m talking about:
- The end of COVID restrictions in California–a great milestone, though the stores seem to be still requiring masks (?)
- The lobster fisherman who was swallowed by a humpback whale and lived to tell the tale (read here)
- The return of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and its dramatic effect on my mood
- Juneteenth! I’m so glad this is a federal holiday now
Weirdest thing I googled this week:
“How to turn on Viking dishwasher” (my husband was out of town for much of this week and he’s the dish person in our house. I literally have no idea how to use the dishwasher. Viking appliances are not intuitive and HIGHLY overrated, FYI)
Interesting things I learned this week:
- Hawks use their talons to catch and kill prey, while falcons use their beaks
- 90% of the neurotransmitter serotonin (“the happy hormone”) is made in our gut
- People over the age of 45 who sleep for less than 6 hours a night are 200% more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke than those who sleep longer
- I am 4 inches taller than Vladimir Putin
What I’m grateful for:
All the love for NO HIDING IN BOISE. I’ve been blown away by the outreach on social media and all the Goodreads reviews (like the one below… Is it weird that I consider “emotionally traumatizing” a compliment?). Thank you to everyone for reading. Hearing from you makes my writer heart sing.
