Just a little (link) love: Your Playbook For Tough Times, Vol. 2 edition
June 22, 2017
I shouldn’t be this bad at self care but I am. Takes a lot of reminders to keep at it.
Stop Saying ‘Drink the Kool-Aid’
I always knew mushrooms were untrustworthy. This year’s rains have led to more poisonous mushrooms sprouting.
A Malaysian-Auntie Jaeger story!
What is it with men who think that No really means “keep trying to convince me that I want to do something that I have no interest in, and if you pester me enough and buy me the gear, I will suddenly sprout expertise and interest in that thing”? I haven’t had too many interactions like this but I’ve had a few, and it’s Awkward as HECK.
The Beatrice Six and how memories can be implanted
Your Playbook For Tough Times, Vol. 2
Donna’s done it again! She’s created a second volume of her book on living frugally and getting the most of our lives.
If you’re interested in realistic tactics and actionable advice, you’ve come to the right place.
A popular statistic has been floating around the blogosphere this year: “According to a report from the Federal Reserve, 52 percent of U.S. residents would be unable to come up with $400 in an emergency.” This is a bit alarming since we know that $400 isn’t that much money in the grand scheme of things but if you don’t have it, it’s everything.
Now for the fun part! She’s been kind enough to offer a free copy of her book to my readers, and a discount code for those of you who are interested but don’t win.
To enter, please leave me a comment and let me know what you’re going to do for fun or money this coming week! Make sure you include an email address so we can contact you.
Winner will be picked next Wednesday 9 pm PST and announced in next Thursday’s link love post.
When I was really little my parents thought I’d eaten a deathcap in the backyard. Fortunately it turned out to be a harmless puffball. Apparently I got dosed up with ipecac and taken to the emergency room to get my stomach pumped. Fortunately I have no recollection of this happening!
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Oooof what made them think you had eaten it? Glad you were ok, despite the unnecessary ER visit.
As a child I used to love mushrooms…until the afternoon I went to a matinee in which a little girl accidentally poisons her mother. It so terrorized me that it was many years — all the way into adulthood — before I could bring myself to eat another one.
What am I doing for fun this weekend? Going to Evensong to hear professional singers chant in Latin.
What am I doing for money this weekend? Editing a 15,000 journal article coauthored by two Chinese economists.
Et vous?
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make that 15,000-word… The heat is frying what little remains of my brain.
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I hope that you’re finding a way to stay cool this weekend too!
Ugh. Yes. I’m so bad at self care. And then I feel bad at the times I actually take time for myself… :/Reference
That can be a hard thing to kick – feeling guilty for taking care of yourself is nonsensical when you realize that we would tell anyone ELSE to take care of their needs first. But it’s so important that we get past it, or don’t let it stop us from self care.
Fun: It might be fun, or quite the ordeal . . . but I’m planning on bringing the twins to my office for a visit. I can’t put it off any longer. Everyone just HAS to meet them.
Money: My online tutoring side hustle. It’s great to be able to do something productive while I spend what seems like 23 hours a day feeding these two little guys.
Hope you have a good week <3
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I hope the visit goes well!
Have a great week!