10 Things We're Doing Besides Baby Booming
Big news: One of us is pregnant, and it’s not Erica—and it never will be, for that matter! We took to the podcast for a two-parter on the topic: First, we break down the decision to have kids or not—and how for some, that’s an easy call, and for others, there’s a lot of hand-wringing involved. Then we dive into Claire’s pregnancy thoughts so far (well, complaints so far if we’re being honest). Strap in: We’re having a baby.
erica’s things
Cracking open Fight No More because it's pitched as a series of interconnected stories about L.A. real estate. Staying up late to read it because of everything else it's got going on.
Eating an elaborate, tofu-centric lunch in Kyoto’s bamboo forest that was exactly as magical as I hoped it would be.
Throwing it back to obsessions with Reality Bites, frosted purple lipstick, and Joey Potter sweater inspo with the dynamic duo behind Haystack Stories.
Commending those succulent nuts for landing on this genius way to get their plants for free.
Finding the Chinese youth culture embrace of Peppa Pig beyond fascinating.
claire’s things
Looking at furniture for the cat I don’t own when I probably should be looking at cribs instead.
Not wanting this major historical moment to go unnoticed just because it took place in the midst of an otherwise busy news week.
Getting carried away with my newfound status as a tea person by proclaiming this the ideal contraption for loose leaves. Basic criteria: doesn’t make a mess; is easy to clean.
Cycling through too many bras to count while dealing with pregnancy changes but feeling confident that this extremely forgiving one is going to take me straight through to the finish (and after, too?).
Marveling at how a book that is entirely about sadness and sleeping manages to be neither depressing nor boring.
turn it up to 11 - from erica
Verifying the authenticity of a scent: So many things in Japan smell exactly like this.
