When anyone who is considering parenthood asks me for my honest opinion on being a mother, I tell them the same thing: The only thing I hate about being a parent is how often I am sick. That’s it. Everything else is either great or fixable.
Illness steals your life. It steals your productivity. It steals your patience. It steals your ability to make plans, go for walks, enjoy food, rest well. Everything that is good is less good, everything that is bad is worse. You are a hacking, miserable, shell of yourself.
All of this is to say that I am really sick with a monster cold. This thing is so bad, that I was hoping the COVID/Flu test would come up positive so I could take something to lessen the symptoms. But, alas, it is just a cold, and yet, it is like death warmed over.
So I emerge from my sick bed to bring you a Jumble. Because a Jumble is truly all I have in me.
+ Why friend breakups are the hardest. (The Atlantic, gift link)
+ Had to look like a person on Zoom yesterday, so I wore this shirt.
+ Bulgogi sliders with scallion salsa; yes, please. (NYT Cooking, gift link)
+ This army jacket with a pleated collar shirt would be sublime.
+ Can adding friction into your life make it better? (The Good Trade)
+ Do I need a denim dress?
+ Why ‘dry clean only’ doesn’t always mean dry clean only. (Instagram)
+ This is the last call to snag my favorite day/night serum at 25% off.
+ “Buying products from Quince made my house smell like vomit.” (Totally Rec)
+ For Mother’s Day, Mom wants silence and hand creme. In that order.
+ Discussing sustainability and refillable beauty products. (Allure)
+ Miss Seraphine for maternity wear? You can find it at NEXT USA.
+ What OBGYNs want you to know about perimenopause. (WaPost, gift link)
+ Loving this printed dress from Banana Republic (or just everything from BR lately).
+ Excited to watch Dan Levy’s new show. Schitt’s Creek is the best. (Netflix)
+ I’m really not sure how I feel about Nordstrom carrying H&M. But this 5-pack of joggers for Sloane was a steal (they’re the best for the freshly potty-trained child).
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