🏅Lil Treasures #229: The Baby Olympics and Sufjan Stevens
Plus Pride and Prejudice, bestie pep talks and Female Rage the Musical
Howdy, folks 👋
I have a metric crap-ton of treasures for you this week, so many that Substack is warning me not to type too much else otherwise the system will revolt and important things will get cut off. So I will let the treasure trove speak for itself this week! Plus, I know you are all very cool and have busy schedules and *who has the time* to listen to me ramble when a new season of Bridgerton awaits? My SIL and I have big plans to get some Thai food delivered and do some yearning, so LFG. Let this be your pre-game to the binge ahead (if you haven’t already begun).
Let’s get started!
🗣 If you’re feeling rage-y or are stuck in a rut, you probably just need to talk through it with your bestie.
💁♂️ If you have a kid in your life who needs a reminder that it is 100% amazing to be exactly who they are, I cannot recommend Jonathan Merritt’s new book, My Guncle and Me, more. Tender and sweet, it’s a delight.
👏🏾 Major props to this young king teaching his little brother about periods. We need more of this!
🚿 It’s easy to feel like you’re the only one who doesn’t have it all together, that no one else has a disgusting floor and struggles with parenting, etc. Poems like this one bring me back to the reality that exactly none of us have it all figured out.
🔮 I love to see the addition of a new Swiftie into the fold! Welcome to the club, Gary!
🎩 I’ll hop on the newest internet trend and say when I’m looking for a man in finance, this is what I mean.
🖤 Taylor has now added TTPD to her Eras tour setlist and I don’t really want to dish out the cash to see her again but also, should I dish out the cash to witness the new TTPD songs that have been added?? I’ll just be here doing this on repeat. I also really enjoyed that she referred to her album Female Rage the Musical, and I will now be using that title henceforth. Anyway, if anyone wants to sell two tickets to a US show, HMU.
📚 I’m always here for a saucy speech like this one from author Fredrik Bachman.
🧃 Don’t miss this week’s episode of Faith Adjacent, all about Mommy Juice, Unsung Hero, and Controversial Tweets About Singleness. If that catchy title draws you in, come join the conversation about Christian movies and hidden alcoholism in the church. You can listen to the episode here!
🪩 Take a quick moment to shut up and dance with Aaron Tveit, Broadway-styles.
🌿 Operation Olive Branch is doing amazing things to help provide support and mutual aid so that families can survive when they leave Gaza (for the ones who make it out). To learn more about the good work they are doing, follow them on Instagram or donate to one of the families in need.
😒 Have a friend or someone close to you who’s distant or hard to read? This is a great post about why this could be happening, filtered from the lens of each Enneagram type! Super helpful.
🏅 I just found out there is a Baby Olympics! Two of my favorite subjects combined to make something beautiful (and adorable). Where can I buy tickets?
🤿 Summer is here, which means the Moon family will be spending endless hours at our beloved local pool. Every time I’m there I always think about young Erin trying to impress the lifeguards with her amazing tricks.
A myriad of memes, just for you!
That’s all for now, beloveds! Wishing you rest and relaxation this weekend as we continue to blaze forward in Maycember. You’ve got this! See you in the comments!
The baby Olympics is so darn adorable.
May is moving too fast for this mama, I need a pause button.
The world is getting wilder by the day, thank you for being a bright light Erin!
Treasure: I’m a teacher, and today was the last Friday, and we have four more days. My seniors pranked my classroom during their senior prank, which is a true sign of their love.
Turd: taking my 6 and 4 year old out to sit down somewhere and eat, even fast food, is such a stress. They love to do it, but they cannot act right. Are there any tried and true tips anyone can share with me?