Good Things Friday (249) and Link Love
December 1, 2023
1. I channeled my sadness into getting a whole lot of stuff done on the weekend.
From the sale clothes I’d bought: one sweater’s going back. Two jeans might go back unless they can fit someone else. Only two of them fit me comfortably but the price is so good that I’d like them to be worn if they can be instead of returning them.
The kids and I dropped off four large bags of film / plastics for recycling.
I finally found children’s Sudafed after checking at three pharmacies. I really hope this isn’t another shortage like last year. I am learning my lesson after last year’s acetaminophen and ibuprofen shortages when the shelves were literally empty. We’re stocked up on Robitussin and Sudafed for JB, my medications, and Sera’s. There’s not a good time of year to be out of meds but running out at the end of the year feels so much worse given all the other pressures of the season.
Oh also, it turns out I already bought the Ziploc BIG BAGS (for storing clothes) that I’d put on my shopping list again, months ago in fact!, and totally forgot about them. They came out this week to store JB’s shoes and WOWZA they were not kidding! That is a BIG BAG. I think I fit in that bag… ! They hold 9 pairs of biggish children’s shoes, laid flat instead of stacked. Stacked, I bet it could hold twice as many pairs. But they wouldn’t fit in the small storage space we have that way.
2. Making better choices (for me, for now): It’s too late to try to make cloth gift bags for the holidays. I gave in and ordered some cloth bags as a second best option. I picked the slower shipping option for a digital $1 reward. While I should have enough to get myself a free Kindle book soonish, it turns out my patience stinks. I want them here right now so I can pack up all the gifts and cross that off my list. If only this had been made earlier, self.
I never knew much about Lenny Kravitz, and really appreciated this profile on him: Lenny Kravitz Wants To Clear a Few Things Up
Comedy Wildlife Photo Award 2023 winners revealed: I love that otter but I FEEL like that owl deep in my soul.
This contains a picture of a very cute crab: Mystery crab migration off WA’s Shark Bay sparks call for more investment in marine research
This was hard to read: The Train Wrecked in Slow Motion. I gave birth at 45. It was a miracle that almost cost me everything.
My question is HOW do they not already have one??? Ethics code is ‘a good idea’ for Supreme Court, Justice Barrett says
This is quite an old article from 2014 but I hadn’t seen it before: Common cold during pregnancy may lead to risk of childhood asthma, study says
Wow, that Rolling Stone article on Henry Kissinger is unsparing. Thank you for the link, I only saw the tributes and some anger. The article explains both.
And oof – that childbirth story was INTENSE.
Yes I knew he was a terrible person but not enough of the specifics until that article came out.
It was!