🍰Lil Treasures #207: Zero FOMO and The Cheesecake Factory
Guitar Hero, smashed potatoes and Anthony Hopkins dancing the Rumba
Hello there, party people! 🪩
We did it! We made it to Friday once again, hopefully still in tact.
I’ve got a bounty of treasures up my sleeve for you this week but first, in case you missed it, last night we had the most delightful conversation with Kelley Nikondeha discussing her beautiful book, The First Advent in Palestine. If you weren’t able to join us (I know these days are crazier than normal), you can still listen to a recording or see a transcript of the conversation at this link!
Without further ado, this week’s treasures:
🚙 If you’re curious where all the cool elder millennials hang out, you can find us here.
🥔 Can you marry a recipe? Because I think I want to marry this recipe for Brie, Bacon and Cranberry Smashed Potatoes. I saw a reel for the 12 days of potatoes (after the 12 Days of Christmas) and I feel like this one should have made that list 🤤
👶 I could cry at these grandparents meeting their granddaughter for the first time. The grandmas swooning! The grandfather sobbing! So wonderfully wholesome.
🍪 We started a new series on Faith Adjacent called ‘Who the Hell Is…” and I had so much fun digging in to the first episode in this installment all about Lottie Moon. She’s a Christmas icon and if you’ve grown up in church, no doubt you’ve given to an offering dedicated to her. But why was she so popular? Listen to the new episode to find out more about Lottie and decide if you want her face tattooed on your arm in dedication of her feminist legacy.
🍰 This one’s for all my Cheesecake Factory haters, you know who you are. I wish you the best in your journey to be better than me, I will enjoy mine with my 500 page menu and belly full of cheesecake. Xoxo.
☕ I love a good group text explosion when a new detail in a situation comes to light.
👪 I loved this post about family non-negotiables by a child psychologist. First, these are super helpful. Second, it prompted me to take the time to come up with my own family’s non-negotiables. If you have some for your own family, I’d love to hear them the comments!
✉️ Like all of us, my algorithm is filled with random and very niche subjects, one of those being Jane Austen-related content. Which is why I loved stumbling upon this video of Jane Austen reading hate mail on my daily scroll.
❤️🩹 We are smack-dab in the middle of the holidays, and for some people this time of year brings more grief than it does joy. If you have people in your life who are walking through a difficult season and you’re not sure how to help, make sure to read these 5 tips to support someone grieving.
🍽️ Welcome to my house at dinner time trying to hype up a daughter or two to come to the table. It’s a work of art.
🕺 To round out the treasures, please enjoy this video of Anthony Hopkins dancing the Rumba!
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Thanks for tuning in to this week’s newsletter! Your presence in this community is a daily dose of goodness in my life. Don’t forget to let us know your treasures for the week in the comments. See you next time!
Both the “where are the elder millennials hanging” and the Cheesecake Factory reel are on point. Don’t sleep on CF’s salads with their free bread. Delish, and more room for cheesecake.
I am in the thick of potty training my two year old (last one - no more diapers!! 🎉) and I am feeling 🤪 Some things keeping me sane:
1. Kayla Craig's Every Season Sacred as my Advent reading. The breath prayers are what I need to start my day. I know it’s meant that you read them weekly, but I’ve been reading them everyday during this week and they are keeping me centered.
2. Bluey, specifically “Fruit Bat” and “Sleepytime” to show my 2 year old that even Bluey and Bingo use the potty. “It’s a tactical wee” may be the greatest line in a cartoon ever.
3. @makegood on IG. She is a thrifter who finds the most amazing gems and resells them live on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I rarely buy, but her livestreams are weirdly calming and fun.
4. Tea. All the tea.
5. Filling my own stocking. I cannot thank you enough for the stocking stuffer post, Erin. I have been picking up items here and there for my own stocking and it has been bringing me so much joy. I ordered a nice gift set from Lume, got myself some GBBO stickers from our local British shop, a new reading light, and the seatbelt cutter tool. Am I shopping for my fam too? Yes, of course, but knowing I’ll have fun stuff to dig out of my stocking, too, is fun anticipation for this E9 who’s love language is gifts.
Low of the week: I have the cough that does not go away and am over it. Any recs for cough remedies?
I hope this week is one where you can hold grief and hope if needed. ❤️🕯️
Cackled at the "thanks we had to earn love in my household" - cuts deep!
My kids have their Christmas choir concert tonight & nearly all of my family members are joining us for dinner & the show, which should be fun. My 4th grader usually looks like he wants to melt into the floor when asked to perform (though this is his 5th term of choir, so he likes it enough to keep coming back?) and my first grader is front and center, snapping his fingers and flossing. Memories!
Tomorrow my husband & I are taking my parents to a Yuletide event at Wheatland (President James Buchanan's home) & then grabbing drinks at a new wine bar and seeing Joesph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat at our local theater. Very excited - and also tired thinking about it. I started a new job this week which I LOVE but also ... tired.
Hope you all have the weekend you need - festive, quiet, and hopefully full of holiday treats. I made some peppermint bark yesterday at a cooking class (early Christmas present with my mom & SIL) that I cannot wait to dive in to. Cheers!