I hope your week was great. Mine was. I looked at my husband on Tuesday night and said, “I am done. I am in the worst mood possible. I will no longer be involved in the narrative of this evening. Farewell.” And I took to my bed with two spoonfuls of raw cookie dough (please don’t come at me, I know it’s a bad habit but I have the immune system of a person who survived the Oregon Trail) like a Victorian woman with the vapors. I know that SOUNDS like I didn’t have a good week, but I needed the night off to stare into the middling distance and watch Cheer(we’re all watching Cheer, yes?). Love the vapors. Highly underrated. Would recommend. May we never underestimate the power of cookie dough, in whichever form you prefer.
Here are a couple of things I loved this week, and a bonus that I’m not showing anyone else except for Lil Swipes until two more weeks. 👇
🤸♀️Speaking of Cheer, I loved this article on Coach Monica, who I need to come and low key shame me in a healthy, productive way every day.
🙀 My friend Courtney re-grammed my new favorite Instagrammer: @shanityfair. Her highlights are full of her husband sneaking up on and scaring her, and my LORD. The night I had the vapors, I laid, double-chinned under the weighted blanket, laughing until I peed. She makes the worst/best faces when she gets scared. It’s the little things and truly I have enjoyed this account very much this week. I mean this deeply as a compliment, but I love when extraordinarily pretty people are not afraid to look a mess. It is a joy. She is a joy.
🥤 You know those weird little Funko dolls? Twitter pal @teainthetardis alerted me to the fact that they are about to release a Lil Sweet Funko, and this feels like the Lord blessing me. I know I’ve talked too much about Justin Guarini this week, but here we are.
🙏 MAY WE BE SLOW TO DUNK, AND QUICK TO MEME, sayeth this collect from Terry Stokes. I am now claiming this as the official prayer of The Swipe Up and its entities forthwith:
📣 AND FINALLY, I know it is probably surprising due to the nature of these emails and the fact that I can’t stop talking about Justin Guarini, but as some of you know, I write Bible studies and devotionals. I’ve created a new guide for the Lent season (coming at you for self-examination and fasting on Feb. 26th), and I want to show you the cover and the concept. If this is not your jam, no worries. But if it is, I would like to show it to you now:
🖤 I am so excited (excited feels like such a strange word re: Lent) about sharing this with you. I feel like the world needs some “hey everything is flaming garbage and we need to talk about it” and Ecclesiastes is the book for that discussion. It’s honest and intense and not afraid to ask hard questions. More coming on pre-order and all that jazz soon, but I knew if anyone could handle the tension of Patrick Stewart singing “Rawhide” and Ecclesiastes chat, it’s you guys. Y’all are the best. I mean it.
💪 Okay, Lil Swipes. I’ve prepared myself mentally and emotionally for this all week. I cannot wait to hear what you’re loving. To Friday! To the vapors! To manifesting Laura Dern and Baby Yoda at NBA games! 🍻
I don't know how I missed this the first time around (but I'm sensing a theme on being behind the curve) but shanity - scary face cracked me up! How can she look so bad and precious at the same time? And how can her husband get her so much?? LOLOLOL
I’m late to this one, but I am on the coach recovering from a hip replacement - and I had to stop the shantilylace scared videos after one minute because I.COULD.NOT.BREATHE 😍
my vapors (currently 6+ months pregnant) are oreos + milk. my sweet husband refrained from eating an oreo at lunch the other day because he figured i'd be counting on the rest of them that night (there were SO many left, like at least 10 and he assumed i would need to eat them all). he's the best, hahaha.
Music wise: Eric Hutchinson and Matt Hires! I saw them last night in concert (I live in Orlando) and I completely forgot how much joy their music gives me. Eric is a joy bomb in a tall lanky man, and his songs are so clever and catchy, not to mention he can play the piano and guitar like nobody’s business. Matt Hires is more low key, but his songs are so vulnerable and relatable. His album “American Wilderness” got me through the last election cycle and I need it again for this one! They’re both so sweet in real life, too.
TV: The Mandalorian for a new show, Parks & Recreation for rebinging, and The Good Place is pulling out all the stops for their finale. I’m getting emotional having to think about letting that show go.
Movies: one of my clients gave me a Fandango gift card for Christmas and I’m using it to see Knives Out probably tomorrow. I’m so excited, I’ve heard good things!
I'm looking forward to having this up during the next election.
I finally saw Little Women last night because Kalie made me -- I don't like to see movies that don't have explosions -- and
1) I love Laura Dern and have since Jurassic Park, so what I don't want to say is, "welcome to the club. what took you so long?" But I do want to say, I'm glad she is everywhere now.
2) That was a tough hang. I went full turtle into my sweatshirt.
Excited about a new Lent devotional! I loved O Heavy Lightness. Thank you Erin. My lil treasures this week are putting goat cheese on everything, Harry Styles’ new album, new single from Margo Price, finishing The Man in the High Castle, Booksmart, Pantsuit Politics, and buying a new house!! 🙏
Girl. Do not feel judged about your specific vapors. You don’t even need permission to excommunicate them. Says the lady that made a double batch of cookie dough on every Sunday of her first pregnancy. Then each evening the hubs and I would either eat it straight from the bowl or have them warm and soft from the toaster oven. Sometimes with ice cream. And I have no regrets! But I’m not telling how much weight I gained. 😂
I’m caring for my almost 88 year old mom who has dementia. I cannot express how WONDERFUL it is receiving this newsletter. It’s like a big hug. I audibly exhale and take a break to smile and laugh, and then head back to the real world where my momma waits.
I started Meg & Jo this week. Did you read it? I'm not sure how to feel about it? If it were a book I pulled off the shelf, I probably would like it. But I'm not loving the changes in the characters (namely Marme and the Dad) in this retelling.
Recovering from a nasty nasty bout of pneumonia & all the things and I took to my bed last night at 9 and slept like a zombie for 10 hours {although I wanted 12}. I should have thought of the cookie dough because that is what sweet dreams are made of. Thanks for a great recap of your week! Sorry you had a sucky day. But looks like you recovered well. Press on, sister.
This week has been quite a rager (not in the good way) up until today! But Friday is redeeming the days leading up to it in the BEST way. I work at a school and we got to host a surprise reunion for one of our students whose dad has been deployed to Iraq for almost a year. Dad came home this morning + sweet little boy had no idea + schoolwide assembly in the gym with Dad walking in to surprise his sons = BEST DAY EVER and me in an ugly cry. And now I'm reading this post and finding out that the Lent devotion will be based on Ecclesiastes so I'm waving my church hanky and hollering praises. Now I'm going to spend a solid 45 minutes reading everyone else's comments on this thread because these weekly posts are good for my soul.
Ok. Cheer. I live in Corsicana. That being so I have known how bad A that cheer team is and I literally know Monica but I didn’t KNOW!
This documentary has had a different affect on me because of that. *Full disclosure I am already one of those “everyone has a story” kind of people who wants to sit with you and get into the nitty gritty* But dang, y’all. She’s a normal lady raising babies and pursing her passion. There are so many people doing this!! But we don’t realize it because we are in our bubble. Yes, Monica is unique and I want to be just like her but I didn’t feel that way until I watched Cheer! How many people in our lives are killing it and have so much to offer, teach, and inspire us with but we are just glossing over them and all they have to offer because we aren’t “into” whatever they’re passionate about.
Ugh. Let’s find those people, be those people, and encourage one another! Because being a Monica is hard.
Also, I recognized her workout class and will be starting on Monday in hopes of channeling my inner Monica. Wish me luck.
This week I am loving the Hamilton soundtrack. Thank you for that. You introduced me to it. Just waking up? Better start the day with some Hamilton. Having a good day? Keep that energy rolling with some more Hamilton. Having a bad day? Listen to some sweet Groffsause crooning. Have to do math? Ham4Ham videos on youtube will help that speed right along. My mom loved Jonathan Groff in Mind Hunter, so I showed her the King George songs as a kind of gateway drug. We now have a house rule that no one is allowed to skip Jonathan Groff songs. She listens to My Shot. Slowly but surely I am getting her hooked. Other things I've enjoyed this week include:
Hanna Marin clips from PLL
Micheal Mcintyre stand up (he has a way of being slightly inappropriate while still being classy and not creepy or gross and manages to not swear, unlike a lot of comedians, and so I love him. I recommend his skit on his trip to the dentist)
and last, but not least,
Victory by Yolanda Adams (very good, highly recommend to anyone who needs to be reminded that they do indeed have the victory)
We've had 4 out of 5 days of school canceled this week due to snow and icy roads, because our little town is just not prepared. Everyone's adrenals are shot waiting for the 6am text message - will they/won't they?! My 10 year old cries every day they cancel school and now I'm like - I wish I had googled "like a victorian woman with the vapors" earlier this week so I could have called that shot instead of crying on the kitchen floor during dinner prep yesterday. REAL TALK. And now it's a long weekend where my husband is out of town for the whole thang. Lord be near. Godspeed everyone!
PS - Inside Bill's Brain has been a very compelling watch!
I’m looking forward to the weekend because my son and I are going to watch Parasite on Amazon. Also, can’t wait for the Lent guide. I need some ASSISTANCE with the flaming garbage.
I just finished The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall (Knox green lit it one week) and it broke me. Truly beautiful.
I also have been listening to the songs from Always Be My Maybe on Spotify? Bc I saw someone on twitter say that it was a crime that I Punched Keanu Reeves wasn’t nominated for best song at the Oscars and it made me giggle, so I went back and have been listening to Hello Peril on repeat. That dang Ali Wong got to kiss Daniel Dae Kim, Keanu, AND Randall Park all in one movie!!
I’m really into freezing food right now. I used to snarl my nose when people froze and reheated things. Idk why 🤦🏻♀️ But Naptime Kitchen has inspired me to make freezer meals. This week I made The Lazy Genius’s Mocha Oat Muffins. They reheat perfectly, and my whole family is OBSESSED. I didn’t know muffins could be so glorious. I also made Ina Garten’s weeknight bolognese for dinner, but I quadrupled the recipe and froze in separate freezer bags. Future me will love past me.
I just went down the rabbit hole if watching shanityfair videos (thank you!) while pumping (I have a 2 mo old) and proceeded to spill breast milk all over me. So that's how my morning is going.
I never would have know the DP guy was Justin Guarini...
I finished the Making It finale yesterday, and it's a pretty charming show, although idk if I 100% agree with who won. There were a lot of talented people this season!
I'm nerdily excited about the new garage shelves we bought and my husband put together to help us prepare for our impending twin-undation. Also I bought them little anklet IDs to help tell them apart because we don't know if they're identical or fraternal and THEY ARE SO TINY. Like, duh, Lindsay. But I forget how tiny babies are.
I have not prepared/eaten one single meal from my own kitchen since January 1. Tuesday night I saw Little Women and had Movie Theatre Pizza and Junior Mints Dinner. Saoirse Ronan and Florence Pugh are a gift. We are not worthy.
Well I yelled at my kids so loudly it hurt my throat- well played kids. Made fried foods to comfort us, I mean me. Had a glass ( a heavy pour) wine, went to bed and to wait for my therapy appointment. Which is thankfully now in 2 hours!!
Last night I had a meeting and afterwards texted my husband OMW, but just drove around listening to Popcast for 45 min. It was wonderful!!
This week I’m loving Netflix show The Circle. I didn’t want to love it. I tried to hate it, but there I was freaking out during the finale when the winner was announced. Netflix just knows me better than I know me!
@prayersfromterry is my new everything. I've been down with the flu for most of the week and the @livefromsnacktime account has been giving life to these dry bones.
I called my kid in sick today because I could not set One. More. Early. Alarm this week and then stayed up late watching Grace and Frankie season 6 and Hiking with Kevin Nealon last night. I know Grace and Frankie isn’t everyone’s jam but Lily Tomlin’s great wig and patterned caftans give me a great vision for my future. #grateful
1. Troop Zero on Amazon was the perfect feel-good movie I needed this week. All the kids in it were perfection.
2. Made myself a “mom needs a break from your music” playlist that is safe for my kids but has all my favorites and it has been a sanity keeper this week.
3. Atomic Habits is blowing my mind (in a good way). I will have to check out The Good List and the routine episode - thanks for the rec.
4. Baking. I don’t do it often enough, because I don’t want to eat ALL THE THINGS, but I have been baking for events more this week and for got how soothing it is for me. I just need to find a purpose for baking so I can give away most of the baked goods!
Makes me so happy that Cheer has made people fall in love with cheer as a sport! I'm a former college cheerleader, so this has made me feel SEEN. I mean, we weren't a quarter as good as Navarro is, but competition cheer is hard, like sprint for 2 minutes 15 seconds while looking like you're having the time of your life hard. Loved every minute of it though! Made my best friends there who I'm still just as close to today. My former coach is a great mentor to me now, as she is a police wife and now I am too. God put a lot of people into my life through that sport that still cheer me on every day, and I get to do the same for them!
My children were a mess! yesterday, so naturally I gave them melatonin, which have me a couple wonderful hours until my 4 year old wet the bed at midnight (assuming he didn't wake up because of the drugs) and I spent the rest of the night with him alternating between crying that his new sheets were cold and trying to climb into my bed. Just trying to hold it together until Grandparent sleepovers in 5 hours 😣
My husband used to put me in timeout when the kids were little and I was done before the day was. He'd look at me and say, "I think you need to go somewhere else for awhile." So I'd go to bed or the library or a brewery and stay until I felt I could be nice to children again.
My week has been rough. I have been stricken with consumption, my husband has been out of town all week for work, and I started working part time. And I turned 43. What's been saving my life this week is the decisions I made several years ago to have my kids do their own laundry, make their own lunches for school, and get ready for bed with minimal help. You guys. If your kids are old enough to tie their shoes, they can make their own lunches. Your future sick/old/overwhelmed self will rise up and call you blessed.
My Christmas tree is still up so I’ve got that going for me .... I started the 1st episode of Cheer last night so I’m guessing I know what my weekend will be. Happy Friday all!
Oh my gosh, yes, Cheer has stolen my heart completely.
Also loving the Triple creme Brie from Trader Joe’s, watching the Marx Brothers movies with my kids (Duck Soup!), and I finally got a paid subscription to Sarah Bessey’s newsletter. Oh, and tomorrow we’re adopting the sweetest little Maltipoo pup and I am just swimming in affection!
As a 28 year-old who has died of consumption every winter since college, I am HERE for having the vapors.
I love that collect. It goes along with the rewrite of 1 Corinthians 13 that begins “love is chill, love is dank; it does not thirst, it does not flex..” that I def will have read at my wedding rehearsal someday.
I’m loving my friend’s podcast Men in Chairs these days... it’s probably not the general taste of most Lil Swipes, but if any one out there likes role play gaming and improv storytelling and 20-something male chaos then then check it out. It’s pretty funny. (Full disclosure I have a real life crush on the friend. He knows it. It’s cool. But that may me I’m biased.)
I got sucked in so deep and fast with Dirty John on Netflix. Acting is subpar but it’s SO GOOD. And a true crime story so naturally I’m binging it on podcasts as well. If you have 6-7 hours for leisurely activity- start it.
My oldest child has been up since 1AM and I was laying in my bed crying until I got this email. It is a treasure. 💕 And I’m 💯 picking up cookie dough on the way home from work today.
I am late to the game, but I’m loving google calendar. Yeah, it’s lame and weird but I’m juggling a lot of responsibilities and a friend who is a school vice principal kept recommending it. Love the interface, love its ease.
Also, I met Erin Morgenstern this week! I’m halfway through The Starless Sea and I got to praise her for her writing at a meet and greet. She was a joy to hear!!
I don't know how I missed this the first time around (but I'm sensing a theme on being behind the curve) but shanity - scary face cracked me up! How can she look so bad and precious at the same time? And how can her husband get her so much?? LOLOLOL
I’m late to this one, but I am on the coach recovering from a hip replacement - and I had to stop the shantilylace scared videos after one minute because I.COULD.NOT.BREATHE 😍
OMG those scare videos are everything! My abs hurt so much right now!
my vapors (currently 6+ months pregnant) are oreos + milk. my sweet husband refrained from eating an oreo at lunch the other day because he figured i'd be counting on the rest of them that night (there were SO many left, like at least 10 and he assumed i would need to eat them all). he's the best, hahaha.
Things I’m loving right now:
Music wise: Eric Hutchinson and Matt Hires! I saw them last night in concert (I live in Orlando) and I completely forgot how much joy their music gives me. Eric is a joy bomb in a tall lanky man, and his songs are so clever and catchy, not to mention he can play the piano and guitar like nobody’s business. Matt Hires is more low key, but his songs are so vulnerable and relatable. His album “American Wilderness” got me through the last election cycle and I need it again for this one! They’re both so sweet in real life, too.
TV: The Mandalorian for a new show, Parks & Recreation for rebinging, and The Good Place is pulling out all the stops for their finale. I’m getting emotional having to think about letting that show go.
Movies: one of my clients gave me a Fandango gift card for Christmas and I’m using it to see Knives Out probably tomorrow. I’m so excited, I’ve heard good things!
Have you seen this:
map.barbarabush.org/map
I'm looking forward to having this up during the next election.
I finally saw Little Women last night because Kalie made me -- I don't like to see movies that don't have explosions -- and
1) I love Laura Dern and have since Jurassic Park, so what I don't want to say is, "welcome to the club. what took you so long?" But I do want to say, I'm glad she is everywhere now.
2) That was a tough hang. I went full turtle into my sweatshirt.
Related sidenote, that 2 part episode about cheerleading on Every Little Thing a while back was so good!
Excited about a new Lent devotional! I loved O Heavy Lightness. Thank you Erin. My lil treasures this week are putting goat cheese on everything, Harry Styles’ new album, new single from Margo Price, finishing The Man in the High Castle, Booksmart, Pantsuit Politics, and buying a new house!! 🙏
LOVE Cheer! I very rarely binge bc... life/kids but I finished it in two days. Bringing BIG Jerry energy into 2020!!👏👏
Girl. Do not feel judged about your specific vapors. You don’t even need permission to excommunicate them. Says the lady that made a double batch of cookie dough on every Sunday of her first pregnancy. Then each evening the hubs and I would either eat it straight from the bowl or have them warm and soft from the toaster oven. Sometimes with ice cream. And I have no regrets! But I’m not telling how much weight I gained. 😂
I’m caring for my almost 88 year old mom who has dementia. I cannot express how WONDERFUL it is receiving this newsletter. It’s like a big hug. I audibly exhale and take a break to smile and laugh, and then head back to the real world where my momma waits.
Erin H Moon for the WIN!
I started Meg & Jo this week. Did you read it? I'm not sure how to feel about it? If it were a book I pulled off the shelf, I probably would like it. But I'm not loving the changes in the characters (namely Marme and the Dad) in this retelling.
Recovering from a nasty nasty bout of pneumonia & all the things and I took to my bed last night at 9 and slept like a zombie for 10 hours {although I wanted 12}. I should have thought of the cookie dough because that is what sweet dreams are made of. Thanks for a great recap of your week! Sorry you had a sucky day. But looks like you recovered well. Press on, sister.
This week has been quite a rager (not in the good way) up until today! But Friday is redeeming the days leading up to it in the BEST way. I work at a school and we got to host a surprise reunion for one of our students whose dad has been deployed to Iraq for almost a year. Dad came home this morning + sweet little boy had no idea + schoolwide assembly in the gym with Dad walking in to surprise his sons = BEST DAY EVER and me in an ugly cry. And now I'm reading this post and finding out that the Lent devotion will be based on Ecclesiastes so I'm waving my church hanky and hollering praises. Now I'm going to spend a solid 45 minutes reading everyone else's comments on this thread because these weekly posts are good for my soul.
Ok. Cheer. I live in Corsicana. That being so I have known how bad A that cheer team is and I literally know Monica but I didn’t KNOW!
This documentary has had a different affect on me because of that. *Full disclosure I am already one of those “everyone has a story” kind of people who wants to sit with you and get into the nitty gritty* But dang, y’all. She’s a normal lady raising babies and pursing her passion. There are so many people doing this!! But we don’t realize it because we are in our bubble. Yes, Monica is unique and I want to be just like her but I didn’t feel that way until I watched Cheer! How many people in our lives are killing it and have so much to offer, teach, and inspire us with but we are just glossing over them and all they have to offer because we aren’t “into” whatever they’re passionate about.
Ugh. Let’s find those people, be those people, and encourage one another! Because being a Monica is hard.
Also, I recognized her workout class and will be starting on Monday in hopes of channeling my inner Monica. Wish me luck.
This week I am loving the Hamilton soundtrack. Thank you for that. You introduced me to it. Just waking up? Better start the day with some Hamilton. Having a good day? Keep that energy rolling with some more Hamilton. Having a bad day? Listen to some sweet Groffsause crooning. Have to do math? Ham4Ham videos on youtube will help that speed right along. My mom loved Jonathan Groff in Mind Hunter, so I showed her the King George songs as a kind of gateway drug. We now have a house rule that no one is allowed to skip Jonathan Groff songs. She listens to My Shot. Slowly but surely I am getting her hooked. Other things I've enjoyed this week include:
Hanna Marin clips from PLL
Micheal Mcintyre stand up (he has a way of being slightly inappropriate while still being classy and not creepy or gross and manages to not swear, unlike a lot of comedians, and so I love him. I recommend his skit on his trip to the dentist)
and last, but not least,
Victory by Yolanda Adams (very good, highly recommend to anyone who needs to be reminded that they do indeed have the victory)
Love this thread. LOVE CHEER.
We've had 4 out of 5 days of school canceled this week due to snow and icy roads, because our little town is just not prepared. Everyone's adrenals are shot waiting for the 6am text message - will they/won't they?! My 10 year old cries every day they cancel school and now I'm like - I wish I had googled "like a victorian woman with the vapors" earlier this week so I could have called that shot instead of crying on the kitchen floor during dinner prep yesterday. REAL TALK. And now it's a long weekend where my husband is out of town for the whole thang. Lord be near. Godspeed everyone!
PS - Inside Bill's Brain has been a very compelling watch!
What I’m loving this week is NyQuil since it’s the time of the yearly crud, and also that I live in the time of modern medicine 😷
I’m looking forward to the weekend because my son and I are going to watch Parasite on Amazon. Also, can’t wait for the Lent guide. I need some ASSISTANCE with the flaming garbage.
Omg!!! I screamed when I read the lent study is over ECCLEASIATES!!!! It’s my favorite book!!!!! We need this!!! Thank you Erin H. Moon
I just finished The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall (Knox green lit it one week) and it broke me. Truly beautiful.
I also have been listening to the songs from Always Be My Maybe on Spotify? Bc I saw someone on twitter say that it was a crime that I Punched Keanu Reeves wasn’t nominated for best song at the Oscars and it made me giggle, so I went back and have been listening to Hello Peril on repeat. That dang Ali Wong got to kiss Daniel Dae Kim, Keanu, AND Randall Park all in one movie!!
I’m really into freezing food right now. I used to snarl my nose when people froze and reheated things. Idk why 🤦🏻♀️ But Naptime Kitchen has inspired me to make freezer meals. This week I made The Lazy Genius’s Mocha Oat Muffins. They reheat perfectly, and my whole family is OBSESSED. I didn’t know muffins could be so glorious. I also made Ina Garten’s weeknight bolognese for dinner, but I quadrupled the recipe and froze in separate freezer bags. Future me will love past me.
That video of Laura Dern is perfect... speaking of vidoes (you see how I did that?) I think all the people should watch this spoken word video talking about the value of women. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrS9zDsgr_o&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR38L4SFlfMZELNnzTC21N2F-m_48m0FF42TYqXDlhlQ8CRWqIaNoXwSkqQ
I just went down the rabbit hole if watching shanityfair videos (thank you!) while pumping (I have a 2 mo old) and proceeded to spill breast milk all over me. So that's how my morning is going.
I never would have know the DP guy was Justin Guarini...
I finished the Making It finale yesterday, and it's a pretty charming show, although idk if I 100% agree with who won. There were a lot of talented people this season!
I'm nerdily excited about the new garage shelves we bought and my husband put together to help us prepare for our impending twin-undation. Also I bought them little anklet IDs to help tell them apart because we don't know if they're identical or fraternal and THEY ARE SO TINY. Like, duh, Lindsay. But I forget how tiny babies are.
I have not prepared/eaten one single meal from my own kitchen since January 1. Tuesday night I saw Little Women and had Movie Theatre Pizza and Junior Mints Dinner. Saoirse Ronan and Florence Pugh are a gift. We are not worthy.
Well I yelled at my kids so loudly it hurt my throat- well played kids. Made fried foods to comfort us, I mean me. Had a glass ( a heavy pour) wine, went to bed and to wait for my therapy appointment. Which is thankfully now in 2 hours!!
Oooo I’m so excited for your Lent Devotional!!
Maybe I’ll have to watch Cheer because everyone is raving about it.
Last night I had a meeting and afterwards texted my husband OMW, but just drove around listening to Popcast for 45 min. It was wonderful!!
This week I’m loving Netflix show The Circle. I didn’t want to love it. I tried to hate it, but there I was freaking out during the finale when the winner was announced. Netflix just knows me better than I know me!
@prayersfromterry is my new everything. I've been down with the flu for most of the week and the @livefromsnacktime account has been giving life to these dry bones.
I called my kid in sick today because I could not set One. More. Early. Alarm this week and then stayed up late watching Grace and Frankie season 6 and Hiking with Kevin Nealon last night. I know Grace and Frankie isn’t everyone’s jam but Lily Tomlin’s great wig and patterned caftans give me a great vision for my future. #grateful
So 👏🏻 Excited 👏🏻 For your new Lent study!
1. Troop Zero on Amazon was the perfect feel-good movie I needed this week. All the kids in it were perfection.
2. Made myself a “mom needs a break from your music” playlist that is safe for my kids but has all my favorites and it has been a sanity keeper this week.
3. Atomic Habits is blowing my mind (in a good way). I will have to check out The Good List and the routine episode - thanks for the rec.
4. Baking. I don’t do it often enough, because I don’t want to eat ALL THE THINGS, but I have been baking for events more this week and for got how soothing it is for me. I just need to find a purpose for baking so I can give away most of the baked goods!
Makes me so happy that Cheer has made people fall in love with cheer as a sport! I'm a former college cheerleader, so this has made me feel SEEN. I mean, we weren't a quarter as good as Navarro is, but competition cheer is hard, like sprint for 2 minutes 15 seconds while looking like you're having the time of your life hard. Loved every minute of it though! Made my best friends there who I'm still just as close to today. My former coach is a great mentor to me now, as she is a police wife and now I am too. God put a lot of people into my life through that sport that still cheer me on every day, and I get to do the same for them!
My children were a mess! yesterday, so naturally I gave them melatonin, which have me a couple wonderful hours until my 4 year old wet the bed at midnight (assuming he didn't wake up because of the drugs) and I spent the rest of the night with him alternating between crying that his new sheets were cold and trying to climb into my bed. Just trying to hold it together until Grandparent sleepovers in 5 hours 😣
My husband used to put me in timeout when the kids were little and I was done before the day was. He'd look at me and say, "I think you need to go somewhere else for awhile." So I'd go to bed or the library or a brewery and stay until I felt I could be nice to children again.
My week has been rough. I have been stricken with consumption, my husband has been out of town all week for work, and I started working part time. And I turned 43. What's been saving my life this week is the decisions I made several years ago to have my kids do their own laundry, make their own lunches for school, and get ready for bed with minimal help. You guys. If your kids are old enough to tie their shoes, they can make their own lunches. Your future sick/old/overwhelmed self will rise up and call you blessed.
My Christmas tree is still up so I’ve got that going for me .... I started the 1st episode of Cheer last night so I’m guessing I know what my weekend will be. Happy Friday all!
Today I'm loving the privilege to work from home while waiting for a winter storm to arrive. AND reading you have a Lenten guide coming 💕
Oh my gosh, yes, Cheer has stolen my heart completely.
Also loving the Triple creme Brie from Trader Joe’s, watching the Marx Brothers movies with my kids (Duck Soup!), and I finally got a paid subscription to Sarah Bessey’s newsletter. Oh, and tomorrow we’re adopting the sweetest little Maltipoo pup and I am just swimming in affection!
As a 28 year-old who has died of consumption every winter since college, I am HERE for having the vapors.
I love that collect. It goes along with the rewrite of 1 Corinthians 13 that begins “love is chill, love is dank; it does not thirst, it does not flex..” that I def will have read at my wedding rehearsal someday.
I’m loving my friend’s podcast Men in Chairs these days... it’s probably not the general taste of most Lil Swipes, but if any one out there likes role play gaming and improv storytelling and 20-something male chaos then then check it out. It’s pretty funny. (Full disclosure I have a real life crush on the friend. He knows it. It’s cool. But that may me I’m biased.)
I got sucked in so deep and fast with Dirty John on Netflix. Acting is subpar but it’s SO GOOD. And a true crime story so naturally I’m binging it on podcasts as well. If you have 6-7 hours for leisurely activity- start it.
My oldest child has been up since 1AM and I was laying in my bed crying until I got this email. It is a treasure. 💕 And I’m 💯 picking up cookie dough on the way home from work today.
I am late to the game, but I’m loving google calendar. Yeah, it’s lame and weird but I’m juggling a lot of responsibilities and a friend who is a school vice principal kept recommending it. Love the interface, love its ease.
Also, I met Erin Morgenstern this week! I’m halfway through The Starless Sea and I got to praise her for her writing at a meet and greet. She was a joy to hear!!
So looking forward to your lent study!