10 Things We're Doing Besides Book-Bashing
Our latest podcasting adventures had us facing a first for our #ReadingThings book club: We did not enjoy our pick. But we finished it anyway. And then dragged our editor into the recording studio to defend the author’s honor. Hearing us bitch about a book not your thing? Weird. Then catch up on last week’s episode where we talk to-do list strategies and chat with Jane Mount, the illustrator behind the most beautiful and meaningful bookshelves you'll ever lay eyes on.
erica’s things
Marketing these raspberry-and-pistachio brownies to myself as vaguely healthy (which is harder to do if you top one with vanilla gelato but…wow, do that).
Scoping out vintage home stuffs on Pamono—the serious search filters let you hone in by design period, dimensions, etc., etc.
Fattening up my Goodreads queue with recs from this list.
Listening to all of the dermatologists and getting on the retinol train: This stuff from cultish L.A. facialist Shani Darden doesn’t bug my very irritable skin one bit.
Counting the number of dressings (27!!) in the forthcoming Salad for President cookbook. Really looking forward to the accompanying Joana Avillez illos, too
claire’s things
Sweating Richard Simmons’s whereabouts.
Appreciating the genius of Traveling Mailbox—it scans your snail mail and emails it to you. Perfect for those who travel a lot, who don’t want their address public...or who are just really lazy about opening their mail.
Wondering how much time, money, and over-reliance on friendly neighbors I could have saved over the years with this keyless entry system. For my next trick: Keeping my phone charged long enough to use it.
Admitting to feeling more than a little creeped-out by this (surprisingly off) glimpse into who the algorithms think I am based on my online activity.
Giving a nod of sincere appreciation to E!’s insta-story game. It’s unparalleled.
turn it up to 11 - from erica
Calling on some vegetable matter to exfoliate my face.
