issue #2 - the one NOT about the shutdown

Happy Saturday!

We’ve got snow in our forecast, so our plans involve snuggling up on the couch, sipping hot tea, and reading a pile of books.

Just kidding. We’ll be doing everything we can to tire out Rho early, will probably watch Wreck It Ralph for the millionth time, and falling asleep before 10 pm.

But on the off chance Rho goes easy on us, I plan to finish this book (and hopefully start this one), get caught up on e-mails, and stay in these all weekend long.

The Top 5

1. Anne Hathaway Is Nobody's Punching Bag (Town & Country)

2. MacKenzie Bezos and the Myth of the Lone Genius Founder (Wired)"I mean, damn, she loved you at your Dad bod, pleated pants wearing ugly self and you’re gonna dump her after your glow up?" -@theleitai. Couldn’t have said it better myself.

3. Constance Wu's Best Night Includes Pajamas, a Perfect Manhattan, and Bunny Time (Healthyish)

4. The Unlikely Tale of a $100 Amazon Coat That’s Taken Over the Upper East Side (The Strategist)The coat is worth every penny - I’ve been living in mine all winter.

5. Can we all just be a little nicer to ourselves? (The Stripe)More of this in 2019, and less of beating ourselves up about just enjoying our lives

Catch Up

Monday

• What Happened When a Trump Supporter Challenged Me About the Wall (Medium)

• ACA lawsuit puts GOP in an awkward position (Axios)

• Self-Care Only Worked for Me When I Got Sober (Glamour)

• Talking about Pelosi’s pink dress isn’t sexist. It means you’re paying attention (Washington Post)

Tuesday

• Quilt Woman: Lenoria Addison (The Quilt Thread)

• 10 Self-Employed Women Share What They Do Every Day For Work-Life Balance (Bustle)

• Competition has Flywheel and SoulCycle spiraling into an identity crisis (Vox)

• The shutdown is straining the FDA (Axios)

Wednesday

• How Much Junk Am I Consuming Online Every Day? (The Cut)

• Why the CEO of Parsley Health Wants More Holistic Medical Care (Medium)

• Antarctica is losing ice 6 times faster than in 1980s (Axios)

• This Is *Exactly* The Right Amount Of Each Of Your Skin-Care Products To Use (Well+Good)

Thursday

• Parenting can be awful (but apparently we're not allowed to admit that) (Harper’s Bazaar)

• Maria Bartiromo Was a Generational Icon for Financial Television. What Happened? (Institutional Investor)

• The Doctor Doesn’t Listen to Her. But the Media Is Starting To. (The Atlantic)

• Why it pays to declutter your digital life (BBC)Also worthy of your time -this podcast interviewon digital burnout, the importance of analog activities, and reclaiming your time.

Friday

• Cardi B’s viral shutdown rant made some really good points (Vox)Watchthe videofirst, then click the link. NSFW or suitable for little kids.

• GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ In Health System Showing Up In Crowdfunding (Kaiser Health News)

• A peek at how Disney resort shows are made (AP)

• All Souls Trilogy: Harry Potter for Grown-Ups? (NYT)This is one of myall time favorite series- they’re my security blanket books (the ones I re-read when I don’t feel like digging into a new one)

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Everyone could use some smart reads in their life.

xo,HPN