Happy Saturday! Is this a long weekend for you? We are off Monday, but our grades are due Tuesday, and I have A LOOOOOT of work to do. At least I can do it in my pjs! Anyway, have a good one, and enjoy some of my “Links and Likes” from the week…
Links:
“City on a Hill” – A non-characteristically serious post from Big Mama about our kids, bullying, and Jesus. SO good.
“Dear Clemson (The End)” – Oh man. This one. You probably won’t appreciate this if you aren’t a Clemson grad, but if you are, you might want to grab some tissues!!! This is exactly why a little part of my heart will always be in Tiger Town.
“Doing What You Love Is Going to Be F***ing Hard” – PG 13, but great points!
“Women’s Work: Do I Ever Feel Guilty about Not ‘Using’ My College Education” – Kendra and I have are pretty different when it comes to work and motherhood; but, I love her honest and thoughtful response to this reader question. Great perspective, and I agree with (most of) what she has to say.
Likes:
“What Should I Read Next?” – The moment we’ve all been waiting for (or maybe just me?): Modern Mrs. Darcy has a podcast now!! She has two episodes out, and they are short, simple, and full of good book recommendations.
Speaking of podcasts, if you’re a Bachelor lover, you need to check out “Here to Make Friends” for hilarious recaps from The Huffington Post hosts Emma and Claire.
I’m really intrigued by this product. Has anyone used it or anything like it? A little expensive, but having Sam be able to make his own bed every morning and his room look neat is (almost) priceless. 😉
Hilarious and, sadly, accurate book
I just bought this. I have no good use for it, but I had to. (See Thursday’s post.)
I also bought these booties. Yes, you read that right; I’m, like, ten years late to the bootie party (and Jeff will H.A.T.E. them), but I couldn’t resist. I’ve been eyeing these for months, and they finally went on major(ish) sale. (If you shop from this link you will be helping me grow my bootie collection, and I will love you forever.)
Ok. Eat a donut for me today.
E
P.S. I heard from several of you saying you bought this shirt after I posted about it last week. The one I ordered (in black) is back-ordered until January 22nd, but if you’ve already gotten yours, I’d love to hear how you’re liking it!!
1. File Beddys under #whydidntithinkofthat?
2. I wear booties almost every day of my life (I teach, too), and they have grown on my husband, especially if the pair has a wedge or heel. Have fun!
I found your blog! Yay!
I have been so intrigued by Beddys for a long time. So expensive though! I’m so tempted.
I can’t wait to keep reading for more recommendations from you. 🙂
I can’t wait to read the fourth link – I’e struggled with that thought since quitting work.
I. Love. This. Blog. I have been reading for a few years and always love your links…and I especially love your mid-month confessions. The post on comparison though was my fave lately…really got me thinking about this in my own life. I really love my work (was a full time hs English teacher and I now work part time in education as an administrator, love working directly with kids and teachers…) even so, it’s hard sometimes for me to let the comparisons/guilt go…and I know we all do it, in some way or another. I appreciate your encouragement for more grace. Anyways, thanks for being my go-to blog.
Ps. Those booties= super cute!
I so want to dialogue about this statement: “On the other hand, looking back, I think I could have been more discerning in my career choice. I will encourage my own children to consider eventual marriage and parenthood when they are making education and career choices. Which, of course, my own parents did try with me. My dad always encouraged me to be a writer, it just seemed like too scary a thing to try to do at the time. It wasn’t until I was settled into my vocation of marriage and motherhood that I finally realized that he was right all along.”
Like the author of the blog, I could’ve been more discerning in my initial career choice, but the real issue seems to be assuming we can fully know or understand what we’re expecting out of life by the time we are expected to make these decisions–you know, at 18. I had no intention of getting married. I didn’t want kids for A LONG time. I was interested in a face-paced life in the city that went 24 hours a day.
Then I met Chris.
Life has a way of throwing cogs in the wheel of our expectations. I point that out to my students on the regular. I also point out that it took a while to have kids and then I had two in very quick succession. That event also changed the way I feel about some things and would’ve likely impacted my choices had I known it was going to happen.
But that’s the issue with hindsight, isn’t it? It’s 20/20 while everything else is groping through the dark with a flashlight that only works 40% of the time.
That Clemson post. All the feels. There is something in these hills. On another note, I haven’t jumped on the bootie bandwagon yet, but I want to. I just need to find the right pair!