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Friday, July 31, 2020

#101in1001 Update

It's been a slow month for my #101in1001 goals but I'm still making steady headway and feel like we are staying very busy despite our days at home. 

I recently delved into a Peloton Challenge - yes, eye roll - but because I'm type A... Whelp it truly is the perfect type of motivation to keep me hungry for more. My sister and I also recently started playing tennis. We're clearly not going to Wimbledon anytime soon but OMG we're having so much fun being disasters on the court together. I'm also using it as a fine excuse for much needed cute new workout gear. Oh and have I mentioned we potty trained Henry?! (We're still getting terrorized with big poops in his nighttime diaper but we're in no rush. He's got to have a better handle on his situation before night training can be a thing and we're very used to our schedule sleeping through the night).

But enough babble, let's get to the good stuff. This month, the Hubs and I embarked on #75 (no sweets for a month). My brother joined us in this quest after recognizing some of his quarantine habitats had gone a little too far- like chocolate milk with breakfast (gross!) But as the Hubs and I have kept each other honest, my brother has fallen off the wagon a few times adding berries to ice cream and calling it good.

The goal of a month is very near though and we'll be rounding the finish line with my birthday at the end of next week. The Hubs promises he has something extravagant to celebrate our accomplishment. I'm thinking big like a cake from MilkBar... Just saying...


Before we started withholding from the good stuff, I did make my GF Yossy's crushed raspberry and strawberry pavlova (crossing off goal #75) and boy was it good. We feasted on this sweet delight at my parent's cabin with my brother's family and there was not a plate that went unlicked. I mean just look at this photo from Yossy. And yes, Yossy's photo because before I could take my own, every morsel was consumed. So if you're in the market for an easy but very crowd pleasing pavlova... Yossy is your girl! 

Alrighty enough babble, how are you m'dears?!

Sunday, July 26, 2020

BOOKWORM UPDATE

What week is it? How long have we been quarantining? The silver-ling of 2020, might just be the number of books I'm putting away. 



Iris's book in her own words is done coffee table style. It's a quick but delightful read and also gorgeous. If anyone can inspire you, it's Iris Apfel - even at the ripe age of 98. 

Busy Phillips' This Will Only Hurt A Little - may be my favorite find this year. Sent to me by a friend, I was pessimistic because I'd never heard of the actress and generally prefer fiction but this shockingly hilarious and vulnerable memoir is worth every page turn. Now I of course follow Busy on Instagram and simply can't get enough of her straight but spicy talk and boy does she have fun!

Back in Six Weeks by Sharon Gerdes was definitely not an expected read. But I picked it up randomly at my parents' cabin and read it cover to cover. Partially intrigued by the story of someone's postpartum journey and partially pulled in by the unexpected descriptions like "he was hard as titanium in the cockpit but soft as a tulip with his friends and family." Like wow - what a weird line but kind of interesting right?!

Robin DiAngelo's White Fragility is a must read, y'all. This country has so much work to do and this book is a great way to confront racism and start learning what you can do as an individual. 

Oh Crap! Potty Training is probably pretty self explanatory. I'll say this, Jamie Glowacki's method works or at least is currently working. More on that later.

I quickly consumed Robert Kolker's Lost Girls. For whatever reason I love mysteries and murder and my goodness does this true crime novel fit the bill. It's a deep dive into a notorious Long Island serial killer and the way our society continues to not lift up the stories of women. 

And as far as I'm Still Here by Austin Channing Brown. This should be required reading. A memoir written by a black woman recounting her life and how racism has made a daily appearance.

Currently reading The Last House Guest. Another spooky book because whelp it's summer and I live for page turners.

Thursday, July 23, 2020

DINNER PARTY EDIT '20

Dang! How I miss entertaining. The ritual of setting the table. Picking out the menu and executing the meal. Nothing beats a good dinner party. Amiright?! So as I dream about hosting here are a few things I've been crushing on...

P.S. For even more ideas follow my "Table" board on Pinterest. 
 

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