10 Things We're Doing Besides Saving the Date
Mark your calendars: On April 20th and 21st, we’re hosting a sample sale in our NYC office. That means you’ve got a week and a half to start thinking up excuses for why you’re going to show up to work late on one of those days. In the meantime? Hang out with us here.
erica’s things
Wanting, oh, just a few cases of something wondrous called watermelon jerky.
Caring more about shipping containers than I have since season two of The Wire thanks to this podcast ep featuring the story of the first female captain of an American freighter along with much other goodness.
Concluding that I’d be way more up for learning euchre if that pursuit involved these playing cards.
Rooting for the 12-year-old protagonist of the real, real charming debut novel Rabbit Cake.
Gasping at the marvel that is Rev.com, a speedy, couldn’t-be-easier transcription service that does a remarkably good job makin’ Word docs outta mp3s.
claire’s things
Sipping an afternoon snack that truly beats trail mix. I’m partial to the Thai curry bone broth but haven’t been let down by any flavor yet.
Obsessing over the magic (er, science?) of this stone-like Japanese bath mat that absorbs water instantly—and, ya know, avoids the grody moldiness factor of the shaggy kind you’re used to.
Locking down my go-to summer drink in April: dare you to try to find a more refreshing combo than red vermouth with soda and lime.
Reeling from the discovery that shaking your iPhone is the control-Z (a.k.a. undo) of the mobile world. How did I not know this until now?
Getting a good laugh, a hearty dose of inspiration, and an unexpected history and public-policy lesson from the memoir of one of Obama’s closest right-hand-women. (BTW: This one’s a no-brainer for the almost-college-grad in your life.)
turn it up to 11 - from erica
Packing this little number for a beachy weekend getaway (and planning to do the same for all trips to warm climes in the foreseeable future).
