Wait, pretending your cell phone is a landline is SUCH a good idea. I was thinking about this the other day and asking myself "why are you carrying your phone all over your apartment? What do you need it for in the two seconds it takes to walk there and back?!" Will be implementing this practice, especially over the weekend!!
I saved this email for today (1/20) specifically so I could have reading that gave me a cozy, joy-filled moment with everything coming... Thank you for creating a bright corner of the internet <3
Currently reading and really enjoying Impossible Creatures, which I think may have been mentioned in a previous post by Alisha! Have 831’s Big Fan on hold at the library!
My favorite protein/veggie packed dinner hack is a one pan orzo skillet. There are a bunch of recipes online and you can basically make it with anything - plus it’s like a simple paella/risotto! One of my favorites is Italian inspired - brown Italian sausage in a pan with any aromatics you like, deglaze with some lemon, pour in a cup of orzo, toast til brown, then add two cups water or broth. Cover and let simmer for 20mins, then I’ll add frozen peas or spinach about 15 minutes in. Top with feta and voila!
Something I’m loving right now: my new balaclava. It’s freezing here in NYC and as someone who hates having to carry a hat and a big scarf around with me, the balaclava has been a game changer. ❄️
Perfect timing, I have Lunar Love queued up as my next read! 😄 Also LOVED Arsenic and Adobo.
I love the tip about the phone as a landline, I do this from 9pm to 9am give or take and it works really well (also I keep it downstairs and far away from my bed at night). My favorite phone hack is putting my phone on airplane mode so I can still use it to capture shots of my kids (although I'm working to do less of that this year).
I love the idea of pretending your phone is a landline. I usually do this at night as I leave my phone outside of my room and charging at my desk at night, but think I will do this throughout the day as well! Thank you for these cozy recs <3
Something I’m loving right now: the bend app. I have been using it for stretching every morning and even got my 4 year old son into it. He does the stretches with me and then does his own yoga class on the Cosmic Kids YoutTube channel. It’s been a great way to start the day!!
I love today's content & RECs from Lauren Kung Jessen! I'm mostly excited to read her new book, but I also *love* hearing about the relevance and important of mixed race characters, as a mixed race person myself. It is so lovely to see some representation AND get a really fun love story. Can't wait to preorder!!!!
As a mixed race Black Italian woman, I so appreciate Lauren Kung Jessen’s celebration of her background through food and her elevation of mixed race characters in her books! Thank you so much for that representation! It means so much 🫶🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽 and Plus Ones is the BEST sleeper rom com!
I love the cellphone-as-a-landline rule! Anything to help with less screen time (ahh!). One tip that has worked well for me is to self-implement a "no two screens" rule, which really just applies to scrolling on my cellphone at the same time as watching TV. I can do one or the other, but not both together! This has helped with actually focus/enjoy my favorite TV shows and movies again, and I can crochet or read if I want the TV to be background noise.
Definitely in my romance era, so I appreciate learning about different romance authors to add to my TBR! Yin Yang Love Song is definitely on there now.
Wait, pretending your cell phone is a landline is SUCH a good idea. I was thinking about this the other day and asking myself "why are you carrying your phone all over your apartment? What do you need it for in the two seconds it takes to walk there and back?!" Will be implementing this practice, especially over the weekend!!
I saved this email for today (1/20) specifically so I could have reading that gave me a cozy, joy-filled moment with everything coming... Thank you for creating a bright corner of the internet <3
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Currently reading and really enjoying Impossible Creatures, which I think may have been mentioned in a previous post by Alisha! Have 831’s Big Fan on hold at the library!
My favorite protein/veggie packed dinner hack is a one pan orzo skillet. There are a bunch of recipes online and you can basically make it with anything - plus it’s like a simple paella/risotto! One of my favorites is Italian inspired - brown Italian sausage in a pan with any aromatics you like, deglaze with some lemon, pour in a cup of orzo, toast til brown, then add two cups water or broth. Cover and let simmer for 20mins, then I’ll add frozen peas or spinach about 15 minutes in. Top with feta and voila!
Something I’m loving right now: my new balaclava. It’s freezing here in NYC and as someone who hates having to carry a hat and a big scarf around with me, the balaclava has been a game changer. ❄️
I am on the hunt for a good balaclava!! Unsure why I only recently realized it’s like the perfect 2-in-1 combo winter accessory
Perfect timing, I have Lunar Love queued up as my next read! 😄 Also LOVED Arsenic and Adobo.
I love the tip about the phone as a landline, I do this from 9pm to 9am give or take and it works really well (also I keep it downstairs and far away from my bed at night). My favorite phone hack is putting my phone on airplane mode so I can still use it to capture shots of my kids (although I'm working to do less of that this year).
I love the idea of pretending your phone is a landline. I usually do this at night as I leave my phone outside of my room and charging at my desk at night, but think I will do this throughout the day as well! Thank you for these cozy recs <3
Something I’m loving right now: the bend app. I have been using it for stretching every morning and even got my 4 year old son into it. He does the stretches with me and then does his own yoga class on the Cosmic Kids YoutTube channel. It’s been a great way to start the day!!
100% watching Plus One!! Thank you for the rec!! <3
Thanks for the movie recommendation, love a rom com!!
I love today's content & RECs from Lauren Kung Jessen! I'm mostly excited to read her new book, but I also *love* hearing about the relevance and important of mixed race characters, as a mixed race person myself. It is so lovely to see some representation AND get a really fun love story. Can't wait to preorder!!!!
Always finding out about books to add to my TBR. Adding Death of an Author and Yin Yang Love Story.
Love this time of year to curl up with a new book on the couch while it snows outside.
As a mixed race Black Italian woman, I so appreciate Lauren Kung Jessen’s celebration of her background through food and her elevation of mixed race characters in her books! Thank you so much for that representation! It means so much 🫶🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽 and Plus Ones is the BEST sleeper rom com!
I love the cellphone-as-a-landline rule! Anything to help with less screen time (ahh!). One tip that has worked well for me is to self-implement a "no two screens" rule, which really just applies to scrolling on my cellphone at the same time as watching TV. I can do one or the other, but not both together! This has helped with actually focus/enjoy my favorite TV shows and movies again, and I can crochet or read if I want the TV to be background noise.
Loving the book recs, as always! Any thoughts of bringing back book club??
Definitely in my romance era, so I appreciate learning about different romance authors to add to my TBR! Yin Yang Love Song is definitely on there now.