Weekend Reads It’s the most wonderful time of the year… it’s when NPR brings out their Best Songs of the Year list! (NPR) I usually hate these articles that just paraphrase Twitter discussions, but this one is actually interesting and I hope it is spread far and wide to doctors: A gynecologist asked women how… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #180
Weekend Reads I never thought about ending my pregnancy. Instead, at 19, I erased the future I had imagined for myself. (New York Times Magazine) Virgil Abloh invited everyone in. (Elle) Want to know the hot youngins right now so you can be a hip dudette at the dinner table? You won’t be if you… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #179
There will not be a Weekend Reads next weekend. We are hosting Thanksgiving and the next day heading out of town and I won’t have time to pull all this together (or procrastinate by reading randomness on the internet). However, this Weekend Reads is a bit longer than usual so hopefully it will tide you… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #178
Shop the collage: rug | lamp | chair | mirror | sofa If you follow me on Instagram you know I rented an office space in my town center and have been slowly furnishing it. The building will be open Monday and I’ll be working out of there most weekdays. Above is a collage of… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #177
This holiday season I am looking for gifts that are fun to open, but also serve a purpose. If this pandemic has taught me anything, it’s that we have just too much random stuff in our home. I’ve bought my family fun but also practical tools to help protect their devices and thought I’d share… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #176
Weekend Reads Portland is the first in the nation to provide bereavement leave for employees after abortion. (Oregon Public Radio) When our grief turns to despair. (Dame) It’s time for women to stop relying on others to validate our beauty. (Medium) MLMs might not be able to get away with their shady promises much longer.… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #175
Weekend Reads The past, present, and future of body image in America. (Vox) No Black woman has ever been elected governor, and no Black women currently serve in the U.S. Senate. But some candidates are hoping to change that. (The 19th) Professional jealousy. (The Riveter) A hidden casualty of the pandemic: U.S. marriages. Mine was… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #174
Weekend Reads A philosopher’s defense of anger. (New Yorker) The problem with America’s semi-rich. (Vox) Does StitchFix need stores? (Retail Dive) Mayim Bialik wants the ‘Jeopardy!’ job. Is she ‘neutral’ enough? (New York Times) Facebook banned me for life because I help people use it less. (Slate) Hollywood’s most powerful woman: Ann Sarnoff steers through… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #173
At the end of 2017, I quit my job in Corporate America to become a full-time content creator and influencer. I also started lifting weights with a personal trainer and going to a gym for the first time in my life. Weight training made me realize that my body is more than the size of… Continue Reading Be the Change You Wish to See in the World… and On Social Media