10 Things We're Doing Besides HIRING.
We’ve got one spot open on the dream team that is Of a Kind, and if we had to take a guess, the perfect candidate for it—somebody with serious marketing and project-management chops—is probably already making a weekly habit of reading this newsletter, soooo…
erica’s things
Getting excited about a dustpan.
Celebrating something BIG with a flashy, shiny, enthusiastic balloon that takes about 60 seconds (and no helium access) to bring to life.
Eating a shockingly satisfying salad at an airport—the kale and garlic shrimp one from a place called, if ya can believe it, Go-Go White Sox Grill at Midway. Recommended pairing: cheese + caramel popcorn from quotation-mark-abuser "Nuts on Clark" (just careful calling what they dish out Chicago Mix).
Taking recs for a serious sports bra from Serena Williams after my ol’ standby was discontinued.
Trying to keep all the Chrises straight. If you require additional tutoring as I do, there’s also this.
claire’s things
Getting as close to making my own pão de queijo as I ever will, thanks to YuBuns, which give off the unmistakable aroma of really having your life together if you pop ‘em in the oven 30 minutes before friends come by.
Drooling over the handmade hues of Toronto Ink Company, all derived from natural ingredients like wild grapes, bark, and bricks. DIY ‘em if you’re feeling brave.
Thinking of this wonderful piece on the magic of cross-generational friendship after spending the week on the road interviewing some seriously inspirational work wives, who, fingers crossed, will be continue to double-date us.
Speaking of being on the road for a week: This was a remarkably cathartic read. (“The flight is delayed for more than two hours, for whimsical reasons known only to the airline.”)
Rounding-out asparagus season with a lick-the-plate recipe that’s ready in 10 minutes flat if you skip the leek shenanigans.
turn it up to 11 - from erica
Dabbing this stuff on for a nineties-ish, brick-red lip that doesn’t feel too Fairuza-Balk-in-The-Craft intense.
