We’ve had a few days warm enough to ditch winter coats, early mornings are getting brighter, and I’ve picked my favorite habit back up of buying tulips for myself every chance I get – spring must be out there on the horizon?!
This week’s random thoughts and things to share…
I don’t often watch shows on my own, but recently finished Single Drunk Female on Hulu and really liked it! Although the main character is an absolute mess, I found her just really likable. Next up is making my way through season two of Outer Banks which is such an incredibly unrealistic drama that it feels like a guilty pleasure!
I’ve had plenty of articles catch my attention on the topic of work and how our relationships with it are changing, but never has one resonated with me as much as this NYTimes article from Jess’s Click Read Love post a few weeks back. I’ve got the notes in my phone to prove it, with this quote hitting home the hardest: “If the tight labor market is giving low-wage workers a taste of upward mobility, a lot of office workers seem to be thinking about our jobs more like the way many working-class people have forever. As just a job, a paycheck to take care of the bills! Not the sum total of us, not an identity.”
A chicken and dumplings recipe my husband and I both loved – great and easy comfort food for a cold, cozy night at home! Edit on our part though to simplify it even more – buy a container of diced carrots, celery, and onions, put them on parchment paper on a baking sheet with a little olive oil drizzled on top and salt, pepper, and a dash of poultry seasoning. Bake at 425° for 25 minutes.
I never thought I’d enjoy a cookbook as much as I loved reading through Matthew Raiford’s Bress ‘n’ Nyam: Gullah Geechee Recipes from a Sixth-Generation Farmer! More than just a book of recipes, as one review explained, it’s like reading a memoir, weaving family history into each recipe.
I’m intrigued by the concept I’ve seen of jeans being a size range instead of a single size. I tried a pair of Express FlexX jeans in the fall and their sizing was in two size increments – I got a medium which according to their size chart was an 8-10, but they fit me horribly and were way too tight. I noticed Old Navy now has a 3-in-1 option so I ordered their 8-12 and can’t wait to see if they’re a hit or a miss!
Have you joined the wordle craze yet? It’s new for me and a friend shared this app that’s the same thing with unlimited games to play. I’ve actually spent a few evenings doing that instead of endlessly scrolling TikTok and it feels like because it makes me think, maybe I don’t have to feel so bad about it?
Life in the Ordinary 