Well hello there! I’m a few days late to this post because I like to save this email for Sunday morning when I can sip my coffee and read it in peace.
First. Erin thank you for sharing that hair mask. I’ve been wanting to try dying my hair auburn for YEARS but I’m scared of the upkeep that actually dying your hair red entails. I already basically have reddish brown hair but I want to take it up an extra step.. so I’m very excited to try this and I’ve already ordered it. I’ll keep y’all posted.
Second, I wanted to share a treasure: I got a new job! I’ve been working a job for the past year that was slowly draining the life out of me. Not being dramatic it literally sent me to therapy and my therapist was even like “yo you need a different job”. It was one of those I thought this was the right move for me but I quickly realized it was very wrong for me type of positions. Well, after many applications and a few interviews and waiting and waiting for HR to process my paperwork, I just started a new position! It’s actually with the same organization but the workload and work tasks are much more suited to my personality and strengths and I’m honestly just so happy about it. I started last Monday and after a full week, I’m starting to let myself feel tentatively optimistic that I’ve found a job I can actually love. This is the first time this has happened in my (relatively short- I’m only 27) professional life. I’ve never actually looked forward to going to work before, but I found myself waking up this morning excited that tomorrow is Monday. This is a big deal as I feel like I can finally breath during the workweek and I have the bandwidth to enjoy my life again. So yeah, hopefully this continues and I’ve actually found my career. We will see, but for now, I’m just happy the constant anxiety knot in the pit
of my stomach is gone. And also, I’m proud of myself for recognizing I needed a change (again, with the help of therapy) and actually making it happen. That’s rare for this enneagram 9 😊
Also, pleeeease keep us updated on the hair mask! I’ve always loooved my hair but also wanted it red 😂🙄 and with it being dark blonde, I’m scared to try even this temporary!
We often overlook the fact that we are at work for over half of our day and if it’s making us miserable (albeit, *sometimes* it takes an attitude adjustment), then we’re worth finding something more fitted to our talents. Bravo for making that step! Job hunting suuuucks. But is oh, so worth it! Best wishes!
I began today, our 6th day of exposure quarantine, by pulling a BOOGER out of my 4 yr old’s MOLAR 🤢🤢🤢 so honestly it felt like things could only go up from there. (I have had children puke in my hands and yet this was the thing that sent me shrieking 🤷♀️)
@sharonsaysso’s fundraising campaign was one of the highlights of the week for me. To see so many people donate a few bucks to knock out millions of dollars of medical debt was overwhelming in the best way. It gives me hope that somehow political divides won’t get the best of us in the end.
I feel like a wrung-out washcloth so I’m off to read the comments. Happy Friday, Swipes!
Happy Friday, all! Late to the party this week as I spent the morning doing labs and an ultrasound to see if we can figure out what’s happening with me. As an aside, what exactly do other people do when having this sort of ultrasound and are told to “have a full bladder: drink 32 oz. of water an hour before your appointment”.? Both this time and the last time the tech, immediately upon touching the wand to my abdomen, said “WOW! Your bladder is really full!” LISTEN: I am a rule follower. If you tell me to drink 32 oz of water an hour before my appt then THAT IS WHAT I WILL DO SO LET’S MOVE THIS ALONG BECAUSE I NEED TO PEE. I for real wonder - do most people not do what they’re told? Or is this the only fluid they drink all day?
ANYHOO, we are bracing for that arctic front as well (in Oklahoma). Our highs will only be in the 20s for a few days which is not nearly as cold as some of you all will be dealing with but still chilly. I’m soooo ready for spring.
Treasures this week include neighbor kids that my kid loves to play with (outdoors) and the arrival of a very happy pair of yellow pants.
I am pitching the idea of Valentine’s Day fondue to my husband as soon as I’m done posting here-this sounds like a fabulous idea.
I feel you on the u/s requirements; for my 2nd kid, the tech was so chatty that I finally had to tell her I was going to pee on the chair if she didn’t start. WHY WOULD YOU CHIT CHAT IN THAT SITUATION
Y’all, I’m all sorts of feels this week. As any good enneagram 2 does, I usually stuff my emotions. Especially now that I’m a mom of a little. But I had literal lols & some sobs on the kitchen floor, all in the past 24 hours.
So here we go.
🤘🏻I finally got to have Christmas with my "family of origin" (because how do you classify your childhood peeps after you’re married with kids?) last weekend and it was restful chaos! Yes, that’s a thing.
👎🏻I realized I’m not going to lose any weight (picked up a couple of sizes in the last pregnancy & don’t want to make any future "geriatric pregnancy" — 🙄 the worst term ever — harder on me or a baby) just by power walking around the neighborhood & giving up sugar. Weight loss has always been hard for me. Especially making it enough of a priority amidst keeping a toddler alive (& somewhat thriving), being self-employed & creative, and *sometimes* paying attention to the husband/friends/church. Also, I just really hate working out by myself.
👎🏻My son turned one in Dec and is all of a sudden clingy and overly dramatic (read: tantrums already). I debated sending him to the Cirque or boarding school already. Too soon? Send wine. My sister says it’s all about consistency. Which is easier said than done. I think God is just deflating my pride after having such an angel baby.
🙏🏻My best friend offered to have a coffee date "to just chat" tomorrow and I was over the moon! It’s been so long! Then, in the middle of the night (remember, I’m not sleeping these days 🙄) I realized 1) we have plans for Galentine’s Day & 2) she’s the furthest thing from spontaneous. So now I’m worried. Y’all, I don’t have the emotional capacity to have a hard convo right now. And, why can’t I just assume she wants to hang as much as I do?! Bless.
🤘🏻I feel like I should end in a positive note. I recently found a local tea shop and bought so. much. loose leaf. It’s life right now!
I’m so thankful for your treasures and turds. Praying for each of you today!
praying for that friend coffee date! hoping it is truly just to catch up <3 and weight loss is a tough one. as a not-dietician or exercise physiologist, i have tried to focus a little less on the actual numbers on the scale and make joyful movement a goal. i'm not sure if that might work for you, but kind of nice to not be beating yourself up over a number that could be arbitrary. in either case, YOU GOT THIS
Thanks, Jillian! This was so encouraging! Yes, the coffee date was just to spend time together — I forget that people sometimes need me as much as I need them! And my main goals for weight loss are to just feel better and to fit back into my favorite dress! Numbers, smumbers!
Thanks, friend! He’s so happy 90% of the time & neither his dad nor I are overly dramatic, so where this comes from... 🤷🏼♀️ I was like "I’ve worked with children for 23892 years, so I’ve got this." Its different when you can’t say "Do I need to call Mom?" 😬
I have a favor ask. My ADHD son has a hard time at school. (My kids are in-person.) He is a little socially awkward and never wins the “character counts” awards or gets elected to student council. But he always CRUSHES it at the annual PTO fundraiser! The kids usually sell tickets for dinner at a local restaurant, but with Covid, people aren’t eating out at much and we didn’t want the kids going door-to-door. So we’re doing a dance-a-thon with online pledges. If you would like to help a sweet 10-year-old boy and/or his little sister (who doesn’t have the same struggles) have a “win” this year, your support would be greatly appreciated! You can FB message me for the link. I’m Melissa Katherine Morris. Thanks y’all!
Y’all are awesome! He only needs $5 per minute, or $150 to earn the prize he really wants, Bounce Boots. The fundraiser is open until Friday! Thanks Lil Swipes!
I also need to tell you that when you give your child's teacher that body spray for Christmas or Teacher Appreciation or whatever, it gets sent to the staff restroom to be used as air freshener. Choose your scents accordingly.
It has been a WEEK y'all. People really be waking up and choosing chaos and bringing it into my work and I am very much not here for it. Today a certain payroll software decided to poop it's pants and I had to do it the old fashioned way and let me tell you the Lord made me for such a time as to not have to calculate taxes using a calculator.
My treasure of the week is the movie Center Stage. Currently available on Hulu, but do whatever you have to. The nostalgia is just unparalleled.
Picture it: You roll up to the AMC in your studded belt, dashboard confessional tee, cardigan, and bowling shoes you got at the thrift store that are incredibly uncomfortable but you think they look cool so you wear them every day. You and your friends enter 10th grade emo kids, and leave thinking ballet is the greatest and that if only you'd stayed in that tap/jazz/ballet class you quit when you were six maybe you too could join a ballet company and make a name for yourself in New York! Maybe you would meet Eion Bailey and he would save you from your sheltered life with his ridiculous blue eyes.
I've seen the movie no less than 20 times and it is all cheese and I just love it so much. Thanks for taking this journey with me. If you need to find me I will be eating popcorn crying about how romantic being young in New York City looks.
I am feeling all kinds of feelings now & thank you for bringing this news to me. Signed, a former ballet student who might’ve loved that movie a little too much.
Yes to Jael Day - or maybe just some sort of Eschet Chayil Day. When I was in my 20s, single, and attending a conservative Evangelical church that had no single men and no fellowship group for 20-somethings, I started a women's group for us called the Little Debbies. People thought we'd named ourselves after the snack cakes, but it was actually after Deborah (who, by the way, my pastor had never heard of when I mentioned her to him. ::blink:: ::blink:: Ahem.) Anyway, it was a group to build all us gals up and provide respite and encouragement and formation because WE were running all the other ministries, often three apiece. Our mascot was my roommates bird named Jael. She was loud and cussed and pooped everywhere. LOL (In this group we had a proto-Galentines event every year called Valentines Day Sucks where we would wear black, eat a fancy meal together, go around the room sharing what we loved about each other, and compete for a giant brownie by sharing our worst date/love stories of the previous year. The best!)
Good afternoon, friends! Thankfully this week has been better and I can actually make it to the comments section.
Treasures this week:
✨ I sabbath'ed (is sabbath a verb? or strictly a noun? should I gently rebuke myself for that?) for the first time on Sunday of this week thanks to inspiration from Megan. Y'all, I felt like a new women after a horrible train wreck of a week last week. It was so what my soul needed.
✨ I went to the dentist for the first time in an embarrassing number of years. I have some follow up appointments I have to have and I need to consult with an oral surgeon about my wisdom teeth - but I DID IT! I gave myself an adulting award (™Erin Moon) and rewarded myself with a lavender latte.
✨ Avery mentioned that Michael's is having a buy one, get two free sale on Belmont frames. I finally bought enough frames for all the pandemic art/prints I have purchased. I am so excited to put them all up!
✨I ordered the Energy multiplier from Liquid IV and have used it for days now. Y'all! Better than coffee, I love it SO much.
✨JJ Heller's new lullaby album came out today. Volume Two is pure magic in my classroom. We use it as a treatment for cranky students and cranky teachers. Volume Three is more adult focused and I can't wait to take it all in this weekend. https://open.spotify.com/album/0FrXB86RC2QqKhAy7XuL6X?si=dm0X6tf1TpWd8DKwxCKtfg
- vaccine distribution in SC. It. Is. A. Sit-u-ation. I cannot. Heavy Ts and Ps for teachers who are having to organize letter writing, phone calling, and social media campaigns to the governor to be included and not constantly being shuffled around in phases while he also fully advocates for five days face to face schooling.
As always, thankful for all of you and what you bring to the special place every week. I hope you have the best weekend available to you. ❤
BETHANY. THAT TIKTOK. I CANNOT. 😂😭 That is the best thing I've seen in a long time.
Also, I'm so glad you enjoyed sabbath! And the best part is, you get to do it again this week! Like I told you on MP, I don't have kids so if my only legacy in this life is influencing people to celebrate sabbath, a good mule recipe, and having cookie dough in your freezer at all times, I'll have died knowing I was faithful to do the Lord's work.
I’ve watched the “lady who always cries in church” TikTok more times than I’d like to admit. I feel like 85% of women’s conferences are just all of these ladies shoved in one room that reeks of church lady perfume. Only bonus is that they usually have good snacks. Sorry about the vaccine situation. That has to be so discouraging!!
Next thing I need is a good nighttime moisturizer and what the heck order am I supposed to put these potions on in?!
It def takes planning, but I have been looking forward to it all week. I also didn’t fully sign off, kinda selectively did it. But I thought long and hard about what felt restful to engage in and what doesn’t.
friends! happy friday! popping in fashionably late, and what an amazing round up already! Erin, I gotta shout out the Blinc mascara for truly waterproof/flakeproof lashes. i switched to it after one too many raccoon eyes due to humidity. so in case you need the heavy-duty stuff, there you go. also cosign Jael Day, am super here for it.
Treasures for me this week included:
- taking Brinkley to a new vet, who appeared to have real Ted from Schitt's Creek energy. amazing.
- many Marco Polo laughs and celebrations
- seeing all the Swipes who have already gotten on the Galentines game! Well done!
- FREAKING WANDAVISION MAN. DM me if you wanna discuss! @jilliankmf
- sweatpants - absolutely zero hard pants this week
Are we for or against the hand towels as hair prop? I think I’m against. I also cannot get enough of people doing that Greatest Showman dance and have had the song in my head all week!
Oh man the Christian newlyweds one is so accurate. I also notice that on every post they make about how hard marriage is, they will continue to use their wedding photos for like five years.
Why have I not thought to use my headset as Lizzie/Isabella??
Is that Dobby? 😂😂😂😭
Girl, sweatpants are the only move. I’ve stopped leggings and just stuck with sweatpants. It’s the best
CACKLING OVER CATCHPHRASE! This would have been like playing with my mom, she was HORRIBLE with pop culture people. She would get them mixed up ALL the time. It's probably why I cackled so much over the Justin Theroux vs Justin Trudeau mix up with Popcast & Annie Downs on Monday.
Nearly choked on my albino squirrel for the ObGyn visit.
Worth that near death experience
That theme.
Girl
Warn a friend before that music up and makes her cry.
Yes girl, I need to always get caught up on her eps (she puts out so many episodes!!), but I totally listened to the Popcast ep and CACKLED through it.
“You shouldn’t skip work you are a lawyer and he is a hamster” 😂😂😂😂 AND NOW THERE IS MERCH. God bless America. https://www.bonfire.com/store/thechesterstore/
https://caitlinhmallery.substack.com/p/purple-mascara
Well hello there! I’m a few days late to this post because I like to save this email for Sunday morning when I can sip my coffee and read it in peace.
First. Erin thank you for sharing that hair mask. I’ve been wanting to try dying my hair auburn for YEARS but I’m scared of the upkeep that actually dying your hair red entails. I already basically have reddish brown hair but I want to take it up an extra step.. so I’m very excited to try this and I’ve already ordered it. I’ll keep y’all posted.
Second, I wanted to share a treasure: I got a new job! I’ve been working a job for the past year that was slowly draining the life out of me. Not being dramatic it literally sent me to therapy and my therapist was even like “yo you need a different job”. It was one of those I thought this was the right move for me but I quickly realized it was very wrong for me type of positions. Well, after many applications and a few interviews and waiting and waiting for HR to process my paperwork, I just started a new position! It’s actually with the same organization but the workload and work tasks are much more suited to my personality and strengths and I’m honestly just so happy about it. I started last Monday and after a full week, I’m starting to let myself feel tentatively optimistic that I’ve found a job I can actually love. This is the first time this has happened in my (relatively short- I’m only 27) professional life. I’ve never actually looked forward to going to work before, but I found myself waking up this morning excited that tomorrow is Monday. This is a big deal as I feel like I can finally breath during the workweek and I have the bandwidth to enjoy my life again. So yeah, hopefully this continues and I’ve actually found my career. We will see, but for now, I’m just happy the constant anxiety knot in the pit
of my stomach is gone. And also, I’m proud of myself for recognizing I needed a change (again, with the help of therapy) and actually making it happen. That’s rare for this enneagram 9 😊
Also, pleeeease keep us updated on the hair mask! I’ve always loooved my hair but also wanted it red 😂🙄 and with it being dark blonde, I’m scared to try even this temporary!
We often overlook the fact that we are at work for over half of our day and if it’s making us miserable (albeit, *sometimes* it takes an attitude adjustment), then we’re worth finding something more fitted to our talents. Bravo for making that step! Job hunting suuuucks. But is oh, so worth it! Best wishes!
congratulations on the new job! i've been in the old job sending you to therapy position and I am thrilled for you to be in a different spot.
This is awesome news! Super pumped for you!
It me!
also, some more All in Motion non-legging not hard pants but more in the "athleisure" section. so good I went back for more and dug through every disorganized rack until I found the one pair left in my size https://www.target.com/p/women--39-s-contour-curvy-high-waisted-straight-leg-pants-with-power-waist-28-5--34----all-in-motion--8482--black-l---short/-/A-77357440
I began today, our 6th day of exposure quarantine, by pulling a BOOGER out of my 4 yr old’s MOLAR 🤢🤢🤢 so honestly it felt like things could only go up from there. (I have had children puke in my hands and yet this was the thing that sent me shrieking 🤷♀️)
@sharonsaysso’s fundraising campaign was one of the highlights of the week for me. To see so many people donate a few bucks to knock out millions of dollars of medical debt was overwhelming in the best way. It gives me hope that somehow political divides won’t get the best of us in the end.
I feel like a wrung-out washcloth so I’m off to read the comments. Happy Friday, Swipes!
Ten thousand percent to the @sharonsaysso campaign! Jesus, take the wheel!
Happy Friday, all! Late to the party this week as I spent the morning doing labs and an ultrasound to see if we can figure out what’s happening with me. As an aside, what exactly do other people do when having this sort of ultrasound and are told to “have a full bladder: drink 32 oz. of water an hour before your appointment”.? Both this time and the last time the tech, immediately upon touching the wand to my abdomen, said “WOW! Your bladder is really full!” LISTEN: I am a rule follower. If you tell me to drink 32 oz of water an hour before my appt then THAT IS WHAT I WILL DO SO LET’S MOVE THIS ALONG BECAUSE I NEED TO PEE. I for real wonder - do most people not do what they’re told? Or is this the only fluid they drink all day?
ANYHOO, we are bracing for that arctic front as well (in Oklahoma). Our highs will only be in the 20s for a few days which is not nearly as cold as some of you all will be dealing with but still chilly. I’m soooo ready for spring.
Treasures this week include neighbor kids that my kid loves to play with (outdoors) and the arrival of a very happy pair of yellow pants.
I am pitching the idea of Valentine’s Day fondue to my husband as soon as I’m done posting here-this sounds like a fabulous idea.
Stay warm everyone!
I feel you on the u/s requirements; for my 2nd kid, the tech was so chatty that I finally had to tell her I was going to pee on the chair if she didn’t start. WHY WOULD YOU CHIT CHAT IN THAT SITUATION
You are all so wonderful! Your shares are all so beautifully articulate!
Gosh, it’s been a week here. I’ve been dealing with some chronic pain ish. Just trying to get through today to rest!
hope your weekend was restful!
I hope your weekend will be full of rest and free of pain.
Y’all, I’m all sorts of feels this week. As any good enneagram 2 does, I usually stuff my emotions. Especially now that I’m a mom of a little. But I had literal lols & some sobs on the kitchen floor, all in the past 24 hours.
So here we go.
🤘🏻I finally got to have Christmas with my "family of origin" (because how do you classify your childhood peeps after you’re married with kids?) last weekend and it was restful chaos! Yes, that’s a thing.
👎🏻I realized I’m not going to lose any weight (picked up a couple of sizes in the last pregnancy & don’t want to make any future "geriatric pregnancy" — 🙄 the worst term ever — harder on me or a baby) just by power walking around the neighborhood & giving up sugar. Weight loss has always been hard for me. Especially making it enough of a priority amidst keeping a toddler alive (& somewhat thriving), being self-employed & creative, and *sometimes* paying attention to the husband/friends/church. Also, I just really hate working out by myself.
👎🏻My son turned one in Dec and is all of a sudden clingy and overly dramatic (read: tantrums already). I debated sending him to the Cirque or boarding school already. Too soon? Send wine. My sister says it’s all about consistency. Which is easier said than done. I think God is just deflating my pride after having such an angel baby.
🙏🏻My best friend offered to have a coffee date "to just chat" tomorrow and I was over the moon! It’s been so long! Then, in the middle of the night (remember, I’m not sleeping these days 🙄) I realized 1) we have plans for Galentine’s Day & 2) she’s the furthest thing from spontaneous. So now I’m worried. Y’all, I don’t have the emotional capacity to have a hard convo right now. And, why can’t I just assume she wants to hang as much as I do?! Bless.
🤘🏻I feel like I should end in a positive note. I recently found a local tea shop and bought so. much. loose leaf. It’s life right now!
I’m so thankful for your treasures and turds. Praying for each of you today!
Kristin
praying for that friend coffee date! hoping it is truly just to catch up <3 and weight loss is a tough one. as a not-dietician or exercise physiologist, i have tried to focus a little less on the actual numbers on the scale and make joyful movement a goal. i'm not sure if that might work for you, but kind of nice to not be beating yourself up over a number that could be arbitrary. in either case, YOU GOT THIS
Thanks, Jillian! This was so encouraging! Yes, the coffee date was just to spend time together — I forget that people sometimes need me as much as I need them! And my main goals for weight loss are to just feel better and to fit back into my favorite dress! Numbers, smumbers!
My youngest is 17 months and throws tantrums like I have never seen before. Solidarity, fellow toddler mom!
Thanks, friend! He’s so happy 90% of the time & neither his dad nor I are overly dramatic, so where this comes from... 🤷🏼♀️ I was like "I’ve worked with children for 23892 years, so I’ve got this." Its different when you can’t say "Do I need to call Mom?" 😬
I have a favor ask. My ADHD son has a hard time at school. (My kids are in-person.) He is a little socially awkward and never wins the “character counts” awards or gets elected to student council. But he always CRUSHES it at the annual PTO fundraiser! The kids usually sell tickets for dinner at a local restaurant, but with Covid, people aren’t eating out at much and we didn’t want the kids going door-to-door. So we’re doing a dance-a-thon with online pledges. If you would like to help a sweet 10-year-old boy and/or his little sister (who doesn’t have the same struggles) have a “win” this year, your support would be greatly appreciated! You can FB message me for the link. I’m Melissa Katherine Morris. Thanks y’all!
Y’all are awesome! He only needs $5 per minute, or $150 to earn the prize he really wants, Bounce Boots. The fundraiser is open until Friday! Thanks Lil Swipes!
What if we don’t have FB? Any other way to contact you?
You can email me at Mesilla at aol.com . Thank you SO much!!
Done!
Link sent! THANK YOU!!!!
Super late addendum, but I can’t stop watching this - why is this dance so mesmerizing?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CK13NO3A8E5/?igshid=1713mp3d7lyhr
Guys.
So because my Keurig died this morning
I decided to do research because apparently there is a way to do some kind of Hard Reset on the machine
I did a search on YouTube and found this video
And the purity of this man.
I needed to share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a20_UKGMJXc
Maybe I need to politely turn mine off.
BAHAHAHAHA MEL
I did politely turn my Keurig off and it did work :) Soooooo this lovely man had some truth.
I also need to tell you that when you give your child's teacher that body spray for Christmas or Teacher Appreciation or whatever, it gets sent to the staff restroom to be used as air freshener. Choose your scents accordingly.
💯
It has been a WEEK y'all. People really be waking up and choosing chaos and bringing it into my work and I am very much not here for it. Today a certain payroll software decided to poop it's pants and I had to do it the old fashioned way and let me tell you the Lord made me for such a time as to not have to calculate taxes using a calculator.
My treasure of the week is the movie Center Stage. Currently available on Hulu, but do whatever you have to. The nostalgia is just unparalleled.
Picture it: You roll up to the AMC in your studded belt, dashboard confessional tee, cardigan, and bowling shoes you got at the thrift store that are incredibly uncomfortable but you think they look cool so you wear them every day. You and your friends enter 10th grade emo kids, and leave thinking ballet is the greatest and that if only you'd stayed in that tap/jazz/ballet class you quit when you were six maybe you too could join a ballet company and make a name for yourself in New York! Maybe you would meet Eion Bailey and he would save you from your sheltered life with his ridiculous blue eyes.
I've seen the movie no less than 20 times and it is all cheese and I just love it so much. Thanks for taking this journey with me. If you need to find me I will be eating popcorn crying about how romantic being young in New York City looks.
wow, you really painted a picture here. and now i am so excited to revisit Center Stage and CANNED HEAT
I am feeling all kinds of feelings now & thank you for bringing this news to me. Signed, a former ballet student who might’ve loved that movie a little too much.
how many of us followed Eion Bailey's career 100% because of Center Stage?
Did I watch Band of Brothers for him as Webster? YUP!
For real tho!!!!!!!!
The man.....I mean.....just sayin' he ain't hard to look at.
Yes to Jael Day - or maybe just some sort of Eschet Chayil Day. When I was in my 20s, single, and attending a conservative Evangelical church that had no single men and no fellowship group for 20-somethings, I started a women's group for us called the Little Debbies. People thought we'd named ourselves after the snack cakes, but it was actually after Deborah (who, by the way, my pastor had never heard of when I mentioned her to him. ::blink:: ::blink:: Ahem.) Anyway, it was a group to build all us gals up and provide respite and encouragement and formation because WE were running all the other ministries, often three apiece. Our mascot was my roommates bird named Jael. She was loud and cussed and pooped everywhere. LOL (In this group we had a proto-Galentines event every year called Valentines Day Sucks where we would wear black, eat a fancy meal together, go around the room sharing what we loved about each other, and compete for a giant brownie by sharing our worst date/love stories of the previous year. The best!)
welp Little Debbies is LEGENDARY. i freaking love this.
This is the best!! And I question the pastor with multiple blinks and side eyes.
Giirrrlll.
Dawn, this is so amazing! I wish I could’ve been in your group! I may steal the name “Little Debbies” for the next small group I lead at church💗
I wish that too. You should do it!
I love every detail of this!
I love this so much and I need a group like this in my life.
I need a Little Debbies group in my life!!😂
We all do! I hope you find one - or build one! I mean, I don't know about the pooping, cussing bird, but the rest of it, for sure!
I think that might be the best part though 🤷? 🤪
It was such an encouraging group. And fun!
Good afternoon, friends! Thankfully this week has been better and I can actually make it to the comments section.
Treasures this week:
✨ I sabbath'ed (is sabbath a verb? or strictly a noun? should I gently rebuke myself for that?) for the first time on Sunday of this week thanks to inspiration from Megan. Y'all, I felt like a new women after a horrible train wreck of a week last week. It was so what my soul needed.
✨ I went to the dentist for the first time in an embarrassing number of years. I have some follow up appointments I have to have and I need to consult with an oral surgeon about my wisdom teeth - but I DID IT! I gave myself an adulting award (™Erin Moon) and rewarded myself with a lavender latte.
✨ I bought a sonic facial cleaning brush and it has been *chef's kiss* in my recently revamped evening skincare routine that now includes retinol and serums. Thanks for the peer pressure fellow swipes https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P8ZD7GS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
✨ Avery mentioned that Michael's is having a buy one, get two free sale on Belmont frames. I finally bought enough frames for all the pandemic art/prints I have purchased. I am so excited to put them all up!
✨I ordered the Energy multiplier from Liquid IV and have used it for days now. Y'all! Better than coffee, I love it SO much.
✨JJ Heller's new lullaby album came out today. Volume Two is pure magic in my classroom. We use it as a treatment for cranky students and cranky teachers. Volume Three is more adult focused and I can't wait to take it all in this weekend. https://open.spotify.com/album/0FrXB86RC2QqKhAy7XuL6X?si=dm0X6tf1TpWd8DKwxCKtfg
✨Me, in my classroom, some days https://www.instagram.com/reel/CKfZ91lhJJY/?igshid=1ta5g1l9dcigc
✨ This "Lady who always cries when speaking in church" Tik Tok sentttt me https://www.tiktok.com/@w8ing4guffman/video/6923722475171826950?lang=en&is_copy_url=0&is_from_webapp=v2&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6904976021880784390
Turds:
- vaccine distribution in SC. It. Is. A. Sit-u-ation. I cannot. Heavy Ts and Ps for teachers who are having to organize letter writing, phone calling, and social media campaigns to the governor to be included and not constantly being shuffled around in phases while he also fully advocates for five days face to face schooling.
As always, thankful for all of you and what you bring to the special place every week. I hope you have the best weekend available to you. ❤
gahhh i missed the frames memo, I need to get on that. So glad to hear about your other treasures and SABBATH AND THAT TOK :D
That Tik Tok 😂
Sarah! The delight it gave me to see your face in the comments! Miss you! 💜
Yep same! Miss you too💛
I’m so glad you were able to get the frames!! An art print I ordered arrived today, and I will be hanging it up this evening. New art is the best!
It truly is
That tiktok!!!! HELP! That was so good. So thankful for you!
Right back atcha!
BETHANY. THAT TIKTOK. I CANNOT. 😂😭 That is the best thing I've seen in a long time.
Also, I'm so glad you enjoyed sabbath! And the best part is, you get to do it again this week! Like I told you on MP, I don't have kids so if my only legacy in this life is influencing people to celebrate sabbath, a good mule recipe, and having cookie dough in your freezer at all times, I'll have died knowing I was faithful to do the Lord's work.
And all God’s people said “amen”
I’ve watched the “lady who always cries in church” TikTok more times than I’d like to admit. I feel like 85% of women’s conferences are just all of these ladies shoved in one room that reeks of church lady perfume. Only bonus is that they usually have good snacks. Sorry about the vaccine situation. That has to be so discouraging!!
10000% - I keep going back to it just for giggles.
I am laughing so hard at that church lady 😆😆 it is so true 😆 And I’m so sorry about the vaccine situation... ours is a bit of a situation, too 🙄
The energy multiplier is SO good! That's my weekend morning drink and then coffee is a reward in the afternoon.
Peer pressure skin care. YAS! ;)
I need to do my version of "Sabbath signoffs" I think. I think this would be good for me, its just hard due to #kidsandIsh ;)
Next thing I need is a good nighttime moisturizer and what the heck order am I supposed to put these potions on in?!
It def takes planning, but I have been looking forward to it all week. I also didn’t fully sign off, kinda selectively did it. But I thought long and hard about what felt restful to engage in and what doesn’t.
From your lips to his ears 🙏🏼🙏🏼 It’s so hard watching other teachers everywhere else get theirs. I just want my shot.
friends! happy friday! popping in fashionably late, and what an amazing round up already! Erin, I gotta shout out the Blinc mascara for truly waterproof/flakeproof lashes. i switched to it after one too many raccoon eyes due to humidity. so in case you need the heavy-duty stuff, there you go. also cosign Jael Day, am super here for it.
Treasures for me this week included:
- taking Brinkley to a new vet, who appeared to have real Ted from Schitt's Creek energy. amazing.
- many Marco Polo laughs and celebrations
- seeing all the Swipes who have already gotten on the Galentines game! Well done!
- FREAKING WANDAVISION MAN. DM me if you wanna discuss! @jilliankmf
- sweatpants - absolutely zero hard pants this week
- these IG posts that made me howl: https://www.instagram.com/p/CK5GovwDGIh/ and https://www.instagram.com/p/CKz_kKHgMeb/
- and as always, these TikToks...
How Christian newlyweds talk about marriage - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeeYYghM/
Budget Narnia - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeeYmcmc/ // https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeeYPWUE/
“You are not alone if there are trees” - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeeYNAYT/
English accent as foreign language - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeeYNbr6/
Deathly Hallows Part 2 commentary (aka how I am expecting Jamie to react) (⚠️) - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeeYhojY/
Paris content I can get behind - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeeYYwvW/
Catchphrase fail (⚠️) - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeeY63y5/
Iiiii...felt this in my bones. This is easily my fave fall out boy song 😂 - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeeY9AEQ/
Avengers Power Point Party - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeeYaSYC/
Headsets - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeeYP29u/
I miss the Broadway POVs, this was perfect - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeeYmjFk/
Scottish OBGYN visit (⚠️⚠️ but worth it) - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeeYUtqj/
Hinge and Mamma Mia - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeeYYuKE/
Cannot resist Greatest Showman - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeeYuSuX/
This iconic SATB - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeeYSsxR/
And leaving you with this lil theme - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeeYUxbF/
Are we for or against the hand towels as hair prop? I think I’m against. I also cannot get enough of people doing that Greatest Showman dance and have had the song in my head all week!
I for one find the hand towel as hair very clear for storytelling device and WELL deployed, so I’m into it! 😂😂 and agreed 😂😂
Oh man the Christian newlyweds one is so accurate. I also notice that on every post they make about how hard marriage is, they will continue to use their wedding photos for like five years.
Why have I not thought to use my headset as Lizzie/Isabella??
Is that Dobby? 😂😂😂😭
Girl, sweatpants are the only move. I’ve stopped leggings and just stuck with sweatpants. It’s the best
bahahah it sent me, honestly!! and agreed, sweatpants are the only move. Leggings are now workout pants sooooo there's that.
Why? Why did Mr Tumnus nearly make me fall off the couch laughing? 🤣
BUDGET NARNIA FOR LIFE
I'd watch it in the theatre!
WANDAVISION!!!!! I have not watched today's episode yet, but it has been my "get through the day" carrot!
can't wait to hear what you think!!
Mr. Tumnus in the bike shorts 😆😆😆
And holy buckets. That last one got me in my feels.
all i got, the range of emotions :D
CACKLING OVER CATCHPHRASE! This would have been like playing with my mom, she was HORRIBLE with pop culture people. She would get them mixed up ALL the time. It's probably why I cackled so much over the Justin Theroux vs Justin Trudeau mix up with Popcast & Annie Downs on Monday.
Nearly choked on my albino squirrel for the ObGyn visit.
Worth that near death experience
That theme.
Girl
Warn a friend before that music up and makes her cry.
That was hope in music.
i could never! :D and yes, i thought of that as well!! glad i have another Annie F Downs pal here :)
Yes girl, I need to always get caught up on her eps (she puts out so many episodes!!), but I totally listened to the Popcast ep and CACKLED through it.