Stuff We Like :: 2.1.19
The not-so-true Instagram reality, new words for cold days, find your Dewey Decimal personality, let’s stop hustling for a minute, and more.
Happy February! We had an un-snow day this week — snow was predicted and the city shut down, but it ended up being kind of a lovely day.
what’s happening at home/school/life
in the magazine: Be sure to get your copy of the winter issue!
on the podcast: Suzanne and I are recording the new episode this morning, so look for it on Patreon sometime this weekend
on patreon: What to eat when you wish you had a little more weekend ahead of you
on instagram: Un-snow day adventures!
on the blog: Sometimes you need to take yourself out of the homeschool equation for a minute and the value of repeating science experiments — and of not repeating them, too
from the archives: 28 great readalouds for Black History Month and Suzanne’s official Hamilton reading list
links i liked
I do love getting glimpses of other homeschool lives on Instagram, but I hate the way we all feel pressured to present the best shiniest version of our lives all the time. This piece is about the pressure to make new motherhood look perfect, but I feel the same pressure around homeschooling sometimes, too.
What Dewey Decimal number are you? (I’m apparently 031.)
Don’t read this if swearing offends you! But if you enjoy inventing your own swear words, you might find this piece as funny as I did.
I’d love it if we could stop validating the whole nonstop work culture.
A good question: Does Duolingo even work?
things i didn’t know but now i do
This was a good week to learn some new cold weather words. (Aquabob!)
Frostquakes are a thing.
books added to my tbr list this week
An Unkindness of Ghosts (Sarah recommended it, but I’m saving it for a more emotionally stable reading time)
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee (I would like to read about the past century of Native American history very much)
In an Absent Dream (I loved the first book in this series — the second and third, not so much, but I am hoping this one brings back the magic)
my daughter’s new Warrior Cats fan fiction novel (obviously that one’s going straight to the top!)
what’s making me happy
unexpected days off (even if there’s no snow involved)
my sister-in-law and her lovely family are moving back to town
my new breadbox (because now I feel like I can play 20 Questions and mean it)
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