What are you doing this weekend? I’m going to have a date at a hotel pool (!!) and I’ll wear my favorite swimsuit. Eeks. I hope you have a good one, and here are some links from around the web…
Can you draw all 50 states from memory??
If Gemma tells me to use hydrating lip liner, I will use hydrating lip liner!
Little love stories: “If he doesn’t come I’ll marry you.” (NYTimes giveaway link)
Will you see Steve Carell’s movie? new HBO show, Rooster?
Even in these depressing times, Love Is Blind is deeply bleak television.. Men, are you okay? (The Guardian)
On the positive side, Alysa Liu is the joy and hope we all need. xoxo
In Ohio, people are renovating their basements and spare bedrooms. in safe houses for immigrant families hiding from ICE. (NYTimes giveaway link)
The boys and I are doing Homemade naan and curried chickpeas tonight.
primary colors They are everywhere these days. (Harper’s Bazaar)
A fun tribute to Jackie O’s style..
my sister my friend jasonand I laugh at all the Reese derivatives, and this is the strangest one yet.
Wow, what a dream hotel at sea.
Reader question: “I found a thong and condoms in my husband’s suitcase, now what?!” AND What is the best advice your therapist has given you?? The comments are incredible. (Big Salad; paywalled, thank you for your support! If you would like to sign up for the list for a free subscription, please email newsletter@cupofjo.com xoxo)
Also, four comments from readers:
Emily says of the new way my kids do chores: “With chores, I often appeal to my kids’ identities. It took exactly one week for my 10-year-old son to become CEO of lunch prep. You’re the family gardener! You’re the car janitor! It’s easier to notice and manage a task when it feels like your responsibility and part of your identity.”
About how long can I call my baby a baby, Marina says: “As my 52-year-old brother was saying goodbye to our dying mother, my father said the absolute love and adoration on her face was the same look he gave my brother the day he was born. Heartbreakingly beautiful.”
sara in What is the best advice your therapist has given you?: “Best advice I ever got from my therapist: Smart people ask questions. I’ve struggled with not feeling smart enough since I was a kid. So much so that I hate board games because I don’t want to look stupid for not understanding the rules. Being told that was eye-opening. I want to cross-stitch your statement on a pillow.”
Have a great weekend, says Cat: “When you live a million miles away from almost every other woman reading this blog, you feel WILD when the first link takes you to a cabin on one of your favorite local beaches. I couldn’t believe it! Cup of Jo AAF (always and forever).”
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