This one’s for you, Julia! xo
What are you as much as this weekend? New York is getting ready for an enormous snowstorm, so we’ve stocked up on groceries, together with pierogis and sauerkraut, a pairing I fell in love with last weekend in Pittsburgh. Hope you could have one — keep heat! — and listed here are a couple of hyperlinks from across the internet…
How to help the brave people in Minnesota.
Have you ever seen the film Sentimental Value? My mates have been raving about it.
“If you happen to’re going to overthink, no less than overthink all of the methods it may work out in your favor, all one of the best case situations, and each model of your life that seems higher than anticipated.” — Tori Simokov
Before-and-after photos of a Paris lavatory.
I simply completed the novel Annie Bot and I can’t cease excited about it.
The small advice that made a big difference to a grieving widow.
Simple crispy pan pizza. Jogs my memory of our household outings to Pizza Hut as soon as a month as youngsters — the perfect.
Wouldn’t you like to stroll round this garden in South Africa?
Oooh, such a chic jacket.
And, on Massive Salad, three people talk about changing careers in midlife — together with a therapist, nurse, and restaurant proprietor. “I’ve grow to be a more moderen, braver model of myself.” (paywalled; thanks to your help!)
Plus, three reader feedback:
Says Liz on what’s your personal motto for 2026: “This would possibly sounds a bit un-ambitious to some, however a motto that has helped me is ‘that is effective.’ Up to now, I’ve spent manner an excessive amount of cash or fallen into advertising and marketing traps by considering I wanted to improve or optimize every part I may. It left me broke and ungrateful. As an alternative of at all times considering ‘this wants to higher,’ I remind myself ‘that is effective.’ It’s about studying to make do with what we have now. For instance, as a brand new mother of twins I don’t have time to type my hair lately. I have a look at myself within the mirror with my uneven hair, inform myself ‘that is effective,’ and stroll out the door.”
Says EHK on what’s your personal motto for 2026: “Sizzling tip: Incorporate your private motto into your pc password, so it passes by way of your fingers usually.”
Says Erin on five pick-me-ups after a breakup: “Jo, I simply had a thought: you could have this huge, lovely neighborhood of ladies who’re principally most likely all a bit bit unhappy proper alongside you (in your behalf): what for those who think about every of us holding a bit teaspoon of your unhappiness so that you don’t have to carry all of it your self? Possibly then it received’t spill over fairly as usually whilst you await it to dry up. xoxo, holding my spoonful.” [Ed. note: Sobbbbbbb]
(Photograph by Melanie DeFazio/Stocksy.)
