What are you doing this week end? We’re playing baseball tonight, and tomorrow I’m going to watch Dream scenario, which has such a funny premise. Hope you have a good one – stay safe – and here are some links from around the web…
Will you see the new mean girls?
My friend wore this amazing scent last night.
A relaxed woman: “Growing up, I never knew a relaxed woman. Successful women? Yes. Productive women? A lot. Anxious, scared and desolate women? Heaps. But relaxed women? Women at ease? Women who don’t divide their days into half-hour increments of productivity? Women who prioritize rest, pleasure and play? Women who are not afraid to take up space in the world? Yes!
McDreamy finally gets the recognition he deserves.
Five pretty Parisian hotels (NYTimes giveaway link)
Three questions therapists wish they could ask you.
Find! The best TV show to watch with tweens and teens.
What a beautiful North Fork House.
My dad and I text regularly about The Golden Bachelor. Are you watching?
When Germans and Irish treat each other to cake. And a German prepares tea for an Irish friend.
On Large Salad This week I’m talking about how my first dive into dating after divorce is like a romantic comedy, and here I am 😉 Read it hereIf you want.
Plus, three reader comments:
Said Leigh on how to educate a preteen?: “The most important lesson I learned is: give grace. You won’t get everything right, your parenting partner will do and say things you don’t agree with, and your child will do and say things you would never have imagined when you gazed upon their sweet face again -born. Be kind to yourself, to your partner, and to your child as you navigate adolescence and adolescence. The second most important lesson is this: It’s not personal. When your tween or teen seems constantly angry with you, understand that they are dealing with huge emotions and feelings and don’t know where to put them – and that you are the safest place to be. he disposes. They know (deep down) that your love is constant and secure and no matter what they say or in what voice they say it, you will love them. Save that bit of knowledge, because some days it will be the only reason you don’t change the locks while they’re gone. Kisses to everyone going through this time.
Said Emily on how to educate a preteen?: “Tweens/teens are “newborn adults” in the words of Montessori, and this approach has helped me cope with the changes my daughter is experiencing. You have to be patient with someone who is starting out as an adult!
Said Ariana on the best thing to text a friend: “AHHHHH!” It’s me! My heart swells. Winning this trip to New York was such a gift to me. It happened at an important time in my life; I was experiencing severe burnout and this trip was the start of me slowing down, refusing and trying to do nothing. Being a long-time CoJ reader, of course I wanted to meet Joanna. But more than that, I wanted to reflect the grace she brings to readers and the CoJ community. As women, I wish we weren’t socially conditioned to adapt, but I look to places like CoJ to expand my toy box of words and actions that can make our world the gentler version that we all deserve. Thank you for showing the importance of all of this and bringing us together, Joanna. Sending love.
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