Sending you all the love and healing energy as you navigate the loss of your Mom. It sucks. No other way to state it elegantly. It just sucks.
A few book recommendations:
An Unlikely Coven by AM Kvita. As soon as I started reading it, I knew I had to share it here! I finished it in a day and a half. It is a lesbian love story/found family tale.
Voyage of the Damned by Frances White. Also thought of this group when I read it. Fantasy tale about a group of magical heirs wrapped around a gay love story.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab. This one stays with you. Holy cow does it stay with you.
Food:
If you aren’t on the chili crisp train, let this be your invitation to hop on. I am obsessed. I really like the Momofuku Chili Crunch. I put it on just about everything and have now started mixing it into sour cream to dip just about anything in to it. A little will go a long way so start small at first.
TV:
Antiques Roadshow. Netflix has a few seasons but you can find most of the rest on PBS.
All Creatures Great & Small has been redone and has 6 seasons on PBS. Serious comfort tv.
Podcasts:
Cal Newport (Digital Minimalism, Deep Work, Slow Productivity) has a podcast called Deep Questions. A fair number of his episodes will strike a cord with this crowd. Check out Episode 388: What’s worrying Jon Haidt now? Especially if you are a parent, you will want to check that one out. Spoiler alert: Roblox is SCARY!!
All my best to this community! You all really do bring so much hope to me in these scary times.
I will make one last recommendation:
Get involved in your local politics. Support the candidates you believe in. Either with your time or your resources. You would be amazed at the impact you can have locally with a few hours of commitment. My predominantly red county has a contested seat at almost every level because of the efforts of a relatively small group. I can only image the impact we could have with a few more helping hands!
Sending you all the love and healing energy as you navigate the loss of your Mom. It sucks. No other way to state it elegantly. It just sucks.
A few book recommendations: An Unlikely Coven by AM Kvita. As soon as I started reading it, I knew I had to share it here! I finished it in a day and a half. It is a lesbian love story/found family tale.
Voyage of the Damned by Frances White. Also thought of this group when I read it. Fantasy tale about a group of magical heirs wrapped around a gay love story.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab. This one stays with you. Holy cow does it stay with you.
Food: If you aren’t on the chili crisp train, let this be your invitation to hop on. I am obsessed. I really like the Momofuku Chili Crunch. I put it on just about everything and have now started mixing it into sour cream to dip just about anything in to it. A little will go a long way so start small at first.
TV: Antiques Roadshow. Netflix has a few seasons but you can find most of the rest on PBS.
All Creatures Great & Small has been redone and has 6 seasons on PBS. Serious comfort tv.
Podcasts: Cal Newport (Digital Minimalism, Deep Work, Slow Productivity) has a podcast called Deep Questions. A fair number of his episodes will strike a cord with this crowd. Check out Episode 388: What’s worrying Jon Haidt now? Especially if you are a parent, you will want to check that one out. Spoiler alert: Roblox is SCARY!!
All my best to this community! You all really do bring so much hope to me in these scary times.
I will make one last recommendation: Get involved in your local politics. Support the candidates you believe in. Either with your time or your resources. You would be amazed at the impact you can have locally with a few hours of commitment. My predominantly red county has a contested seat at almost every level because of the efforts of a relatively small group. I can only image the impact we could have with a few more helping hands!