I’ve reached an age that my adolescent self thought of as pretty old: 34. I remember as a pre-teen thinking that celebrities in their 30s were washed up. Why is she still making music (or movies, or whatever)? Doesn’t she know she’s not cool anymore? Ah, youth.
“The secret of joy in work is contained in one word — excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.”
—Pearl S. Buck
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In this occasional series, I share what I’ve been reading, watching, thinking, and doing.
What I’m Reading:
What I’m Watching: The Staircase; Jane the Virgin
What I’m Listening To: HerMoney, “Don’t Buy Shoes, Buy Buildings” with Nely Galán
Current Guilty Pleasure: ice cream again (still?)
Where I’ve Been Recently: Asheville, NC to meet up with some friends
What I’m Looking Forward To: Upcoming visits from my mom and a good friend
Where I’m Going Next: To the Dickinson School of Law to help students prepare for interview season
Latest Personal Project: Getting my pre-pregnancy stomach back? (But see “Current Guilty Pleasure” above.) I’m mostly just trying to stay on top of the day-to-day stuff right now, so no big projects at the moment.
Recent Moment of Joy: Walking on a beautiful trail and through a little town with my husband and son last evening, enjoying the perfect weather and scenery
Grateful For: The chance to sleep in today!
Have a lovely weekend!
Alexis
”We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win . . . .”
—John F. Kennedy
Last Sunday, I did something highly unusual for me. I treated myself to some spa time, took a boat out on the lake with my family, swam a little, and went out to dinner. The unusual part was that I did all of this while wearing no makeup. Though I haven’t really kept track, it’s possible that last Sunday was my first makeup-free day in nearly 20 years. (Ok, there may have been one or two days after I gave birth, but they were days on which I didn’t leave my house.)