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5 Quick Things, #124 π
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Hey there,
Last Friday, I decided to delete Instagram from my phone, then download it only on Thursdays to post a quick hello, tell people there about the new episode of The Good List, scroll for just a bit to see whatβs up, and then delete again until the next week. Itβs a cumbersome plan on purpose, to add friction to this app that acts like it wants to be the boss of me.
So far, itβs been a delight. Iβve done it with Twitter, too (though that space doesnβt bother me as much, so I pop on a few times per week via laptop), as well as a few apps that take up more space than delight. This was mostly done as an experiment, but so far Iβm enjoying it so much I may just keep things this way. Iβll keep you posted here.
In the meantime, Iβve currently got this simmering in the Instant Pot for dinner. Itβs a favorite!
5 Quick Things βοΈ
1.Β This year Iβm writing a monthly letter to myself-10-years-ago, in honor of this being the last year of AoS. This monthβs focus? Parenting.
2.Β Crystal shares with us her current Good List (Iβve actually had my eye on her first item for a while now).
3.Β This week on The Good List, Iβm sharing a habit βΒ regularly visiting this ancient-of-origin, ubiquitous place thatβs probably in your neighborhood.
4.Β This heartbreaking legacy, stitched with 56 words on a common cloth sack.
5.Β I βyesβed and βamenβd every word of this from my lovely friend, Erin. βWe are settling for a smattering of one dimension when we have three available to us, in ourselves and the next door neighbor and the grocer down the street.β
Quotable π¬
βYou want weapons? We're in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room's the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself!β
Β βRussell T. Davies, Doctor Who
Time Machine β°
Four years ago, Katie reminded us that even if it feels like it, we probably havenβt missed our βlifeβs calling.β
Have a great week!
xo, Tsh
p.s. This week on the train home a random-but-kind stranger recommended to me the British show Poirot (he had no idea in advance of my love for cozy mysteries and Brit lit!). Have you ever seen it? If so, would you agree itβs worth it? Iβm in the mood to find a new thoughtful showβ¦
5 Quick Things, #124 π
Thanks for the Parenting blog from 2010. We are in similar situations/ages with our kiddos. I was wiping my eyes the whole way thru it. ππ