This week’s edition brought to you from a haze of NyQuil.
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- Finished Gangsterland and Maybe in Another Life. Started Beneath the Bonfire. Picked up Some Luck and Rising Strong. I am now fully stocked for my readcation next week. And don’t forget, next Show Us Your Books linkup is December 8. We have another giveaway planned for you.
- Thanks for all the suggestions about what to binge watch next! And since the most commonly suggested show was Master of None, I’ll be making my way through that series during some down time from my readcation.
- So Kurt Sutter canceled his own show. That’s pretty badass. Au revoir, The Bastard Executioner. Although I have a feeling you might get picked up elsewhere.
- Our first full week at the child’s new cheer gym was awesome. I am beyond pleased with the staff, the child is happier than she’s been in a year, and one of her friends from her old squad even joined as well! It proves that sometimes, a hard decision is definitely for the best, even if it’s uncomfortable.
- After not wearing nail polish for over a month because of the horrid conditions of my nails, I finally painted them the other day with a brand new color (Essie Frock N Roll. It’s a dark, sparkly purple. LOVES). I feel like myself again.
- We are now just about 2 weeks through our Whole30. Definitely eye opening, some days are harder than others, but I’m glad we bit the (grain-free, dairy-free, sugar-free) bullet and are doing it. I don’t know that I can go back to eating the way I’d been but I am looking forward to maybe adding back some cheese. I’m thinking about writing a post about our experience with it. Would anyone be interested in a post like that?
- Some internet reading about reading–20 problems only book lovers understand (from Goodreads’s blog). This very long piece from The New Yorker, Can Reading Make You Happier (side note, I want to be a bibliotherapist). This Bookish Mix-Tape from BookRiot (a post idea I’m borrowing at a date TBD). And, while this isn’t bookish or reading related, Broadway is now offering a $15/month streaming service for their shows (h/t Lifehacker). As someone who loves Broadway but doesn’t have the funds to afford all the shows, I will definitely be checking this out.
- This funny:
Have a wonderful weekend and to those who will be celebrating, Happy Thanksgiving! I’ll only be posting once next week (in a joint playlist post with Erin) but other than that, I’m taking a much needed internet and social media break. I’ll see you soon!
Whole30 sounds so scary to me, probably because I don’t know if I could cut out all grains and cheese from my diet. I’d love to hear about your experience though, it always seems like people get great results from it.
And happy early Thanksgiving! I still can’t believe that it’s next week!
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It seemed pretty scary to me, and it still kind of is, but I just put myself in the mindset that I was going to do it and here I am, almost two weeks later. It gets easier as it goes on.
hell yes you need to post about your whole30 experience!!!
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I definitely will! And thank you for your suppport <3
How did I miss the nail thing? Your new color sounds like one I need to seek out. Is it new this season?
Kurt Sutter is totally bad ass. I hope it does get picked up though.
I feel like I haven’t read a lot recently.
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It IS a new color. I’ll bring it when we have lunch. We can have a beauty product swap.
I would be interested in hearing about your whole30 experience! Enjoy your much needed social media break! I might do one this weekend, depending out the outcome of a very important phone call I have at 9:30 today! Good thoughts!
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Good luck with your phone call! You’ll have to let me know what happens (and, you know, what it’s about)!
I would like to hear about your Whole30 experience, definitely! Have a good weekend 🙂
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That seems to be a popular sentiment so I think I’ll definitely have to write about it!
I’m glad Erica found a new cheer gym where she feels comfortable, it’s always more fun if you’re comfortable.
I’m stocking up on books this weekend, the library is closed all the days at Thanksgiving and I don’t want to run out.
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She’s so happy, it’s ridiculous. THIS is how it should be.
Hooray for book stockpiles!
I am so glad that she is loving the new cheer gym!!! That is awesome!!!! And where lifelong friendships are formed 😉 😉
Ummmmmm I totally want to hear about your whole 30 experience, duh! And my nails were all purple and sparkly last week until I couldn’t take the chipped fingers anymore. I need them to be happy again. Maybe tonight if I am not lazy.
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I’m curious about your Whole30 journey. I did it a few years ago and had a really hard time (major stomach issues), so I quit at day 16. But I was able to find out about some of my allergies that way. I think I want to try it again after the new year. I just read about Broadway HD last weekend! It sounds cool, but they are lacking in shows. Hopefully it picks up some newer ones.
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I hope The Bastard Executioner is picked up elsewhere. I really liked the show. Plus it ended with him boning Love, so I want to see her knocked up and all that jazz.
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YES Master of None!!!! And glad you all love the new gym. You’re right, tough decisions are hard to make but the payback can sometimes be awesome. And I didn’t know you were on the Whole30! Would love to hear how you feel and you will incorporate it into a long-term lifestyle change.
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Your nail color sounds like my kind of nail color. Is that what Whole30 is? I did that as a 21 day detox. It felt good. I was happy about it. Then, I started eating like crap again (she says as she drinks a sugared-up energy drink while typing).
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I think cheese would be the hardest thing for me. I’m a huge sweet tooth BUT… cheese… cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese… nothing beats it.
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I would like to see a post on the Whole 30. It’s great that the new gym is working well.
Love, Steph’s Momma
I miss SOA and Kurt Sutter is badass. Glad she is enjoying the new gym! I would totally be interested in seeing your Whole30 experience. Cheese is the hardest part to give up.
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