Okay here’s what’s up: I accidentally left my laptop at work so I can't finish the newsletter. I’m writing this on my phone LIKE A PROFESSIONAL.
I’m going to take this week off because of this, and we will pick back up next week with more Q+A. Treasures and tweets are still below and I can’t wait to read about all your ups and downs this week.
See you in seven days! 👋
🎙️ My friend Angie Elkins of the chatologie podcast is teaching a live podcasting class on Zoom beginning April 19th! It’s a 6-week class that will help provide some tools if you’re either starting a podcast soon or just getting into the beginnings of the podcast grind. If you’re interested in this super helpful resources, you can sign up here!
🧑🔬 I personally love a good research story - and this article about Kati Kariko, whose mRNA research laid the groundwork for the COVID vaccines, is so fascinating! Although at times very science-y, my favorite part of the story has to be her celebrating her research by eating an entire bag of Goober’s chocolate-covered peanuts. That resonates with me deeply.
🎭 For all my Hamilfans and/or theater nerds: watch this video about Lin-Manuel Miranda helping to kickstart this vaccination site for entertainment workers in NYC in hopes of encouraging Broadway in New York to return.
The Patio Lights tweet is about me and my wedding planning journey and honestly I feel seen. 😂
Good morning to everyone!!! I've been lurking only for a month now cause EMOTIONAL TANK DRAINED. But hellooooo friends and internet neighbors! This is my last interaction from my current job, as I GOT A NEW LIBRARY POSITION. I'm moving back to my home county this weekend and starting as assistant director at the last library I worked at. It was quite literally dropped in my lap after so much job disappointment, and I'm SO thankful!
Thats HUGE treasure - but it comes with the turd of being 2 hours from my beloved for the next three months. so praying one of his many job applications in Nashville comes to fruition soon.
UNRELATED to any of that- I've been deeeeeep down the Fundamentalist Christian rabbit hole for a month or so now, listening to podcasts that unpack the Independant Fundamentalist Baptist church sect, and some of the craziness that goes along with that. Preacher Boys has been a really interesting listen, especially since many of the people being interviewed have such amazing testimonies of grace after legalism. Its been good and challenging. (also I've found out just how close my upbringing came to that world - THANKful for my 8 dad who challenged that kind of thinking regularly)
FINALLY - ERIN. RE: the purity culture Faith Adjac episode.....
In packing to move this week, I found a manila envelope of "letters to be delivered to my Someone Someday" AKA, letters to my future husband. I took a note from your experience and will NOT be saving them to read on our honeymoon, but after cracking up reading through them, I did let James read some over dinner last night. I was an ERNEST, NAIVE, SWEET SUMMER CHILD when I wrote them, let me tell you. I touted my homemaking skills in one example. We had a delightful cackle together over it. it was soul bearing and vulnerability at its best and worst.
Any hoo.... packing up my desk now. Love you all. see ya in the comments!
Hello everyone!
I hate typing on my phone so I'm really impressed you sent out a newsletter at all, Erin!
👶 Friends, I need your help! Someone close to me is giving birth to her first child next week and I want to give her a present but I've never had a baby so I have no idea what a new mother might need and/or enjoy. What should I get her? Any and all ideas are welcome (but I am very much not rich, so nothing too expensive).
💉 Tomorrow my mom will get her first dose of the vaccine and dad has already gotten his. I feel like I can breathe a little easier now.
💆♀️ I got a massage yesterday and boy, did I need it! Feeling kind of out of it today and I'm hoping that's a good sign! 🤷♀️
If I can ask you for one more thing, mom is having surgery on Monday so if you're the praying kind, please pray everything goes well. Thank you!
Have a lovely weekend!!! 🧡