What’s are you up to this weekend? I’m giddy about the good things we have in store here: we have a kid coming home from college for a few days (woohoo!!), and Will and I are hitting up the St. James Art Fair here in Louisville. Our temperatures are also taking a hard and sudden drop so I’m dusting off all my favorite soup recipes. I can’t wait!
I hope you have something to look forward to these next few days, and that this collection of interesting reads and favorite things helps you ease in to that weekend frame of mind.
My favorite finds from around the web:
The Don’t Overthink It ebook is on sale for just $3.99! Make easier decisions, stop overwhelm, and bring more joy to your life: I have no idea how long this deal will last so get yours while it’s hot!
Science Fiction/Fantasy for beginners. (MMD) Interested in exploring these genres? We’ll help you get started.
Never Acquire Clothes the Same Way Again. (The Atlantic gift link) This is the piece I didn’t know I was longing to read: “Learning to sew will not only help you avoid the environmental horrors of modern retail; it will show you the thrill of wearing clothes that actually fit.”
So, without further ado, let’s take a look at some of the best online book clubs 2023 edition, shall we? (Book Riot) Thanks to Book Riot for including MMD Book Club here.
20 Best Coffee Subscriptions for Single-Origin Obsessives, Decaf Drinkers, and Everyone in Between. (Bon Appétit) Will and I are current subscribers to Trade Coffee, one of the services featured here.
In The Other Black Girl, Fashion Is an Omen. (ELLE Magazine) Costume designers have such cool jobs!
The Simple Organizing Trick That Actually Helps Me When I’m Sick. (Apartment Therapy) This is a good time of year to make sure you have the essentials. Also: this is a very “mom” thing to say, but what a great little care package to give to a college student or young adult living on their own for the first time. My daughter’s friend resorted to ordering Chloraseptic via DoorDash recently when she came down with a bug. I wish I could have delivered a thoughtful “sick box” to her instead!
Remember this great Universal Threads sweater I shared two weeks ago, the one Will impulse-bought me at Target? It’s a bargain at full price, but is even cheaper now through October 7 thanks to Target Circle Week deals. I’m 5’9″ and am a true medium, but opted for the more relaxed fit of the large.
More Target Circle Week deals: they’re offering the KitchenAid 5.5 Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer for a jaw-dropping $279.99 through October 7. We’ve been looking to replace ours because the motor is clearly giving out … on the mixer we received as a pre-wedding present in 1999! Here’s to another happy 24 years together, and with our KitchenAid.
We’re all lurkers now. (Embedded Substack) I keep thinking about this post: “So now social media’s almost five billion users are not turning to talk to each other but each turning outward, shouting their skincare routines or restaurant recommendations or opinions into a void.”
These habits can cut the risk of depression in half, a new study finds. (NPR) The questions at the beginning are a helpful guide.
Do I need a darling bamboo and eucalyptus candle that says “Grow For It”? You know I do.
Social Media Etiquette that Every Bookworm Should Know. (Netgalley) Great tips.
If you liked the J.Crew Factory blazers I shared recently, they’re even cheaper now—and back in stock on many sizes! Check out the tweed Schoolboy blazer in camel multi houndstooth, Herringbone wool-blend Holland blazer in a soft brown, the original Schoolboy blazer, and this Herringbone wool-blend Schoolboy blazer in a navy and ivory pattern. I’m 5’9″ and wear an 8. Don’t miss their classic Cotton-wool blend Teddie sweaters, also on big sale right now.
Why you should divide your life into semesters, even when you’re not in school. (Vox) “Modeling your life after academic years allows you to adequately mark your progress.” I love this.
From our archives:
MORE extra-long books worth reading. I like big books and I cannot lie.
My new little book page pumpkin. Here’s a seasonal craft for your weekend!
12 horror novels for wimps. Scaredy-cats deserve good spine-tingling reads! These horror novels deliver gentle chills and modest thrills but won’t keep you up all night.
25 fascinating true stories you didn’t learn about in history class. These books explore untold, overlooked, or erstwhile top-secret true stories in a compelling narrative.
Have a great weekend!
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Happy Weekend, Anne and team. You are getting some love over at Cup of Jo on the comments section from yesterday’s post 12 Great Reader Comments on Books. So meta, so good!
Well that is lovely to hear! Thanks so much for letting us know, Anna ❤️📚
The links email is always a highlight for my Friday ❤️😊
Me too. I try not to read it too early in the day, because then it will be over. 🙂
Have you not seen the tiktok’s of the guy who fixes mixers? Mr Mixer I think. no, wait just me? he’s built a huge business fixing mixers and making TikTok’s.
I haven’t! But I went down the a similar repair rabbit hole last month when our vacuum quit working. I had no idea how much helpful (and hilarious) stuff was out there!
As a sewist, I loved the article on sewing your own clothes. It slows the process down a lot and, makes you think about how much you really need an item. I can buy better quality fabric, pick a colour that is not currently ‘in fashion’, adjust a pattern to fit my 63 year old self and feel that pride in saying “Yep! I sewed it!”. In the sewing world, there are some of the same issues though, as in the fashion world. People sewing to have Instagram content, clothes that likely will not be worn again, waste, fabrics that come from practices that are not good to the planet. Being a conscious consumer is hard work sometimes!
Another sewist here! Thanks for sharing the article. I’ve been sewing since middle school— my first garment was a peasant top! (early 1979s). I admit I veered away from garment sewing for myself for years but I’m slowly returning. It’s true that if you know how to sew, you are much more critical of ready to wear. There is so much shoddy workmanship. And don’t even get me started about plaids not matching!:
I give the “First Time Sick at College” care package as a graduation gift. I get a container with a lid and fill it with Advil, allergy meds, cold meds, cough drops, bandaids, tums, etc. So many kids have come back home and thanked me for saving them from a late-night trip to the store for meds.
Got the book! Thanks.
What a thoughtful graduation gift! And one that is clearly appreciated by the students lucky enough to receive one from you. ❤️
I love the idea of semesters for adults! I think Gretchen Rubin does something similar, treating September as the start of a new year. After 20 years of school I think my brain is hardwired to think of years this way!