Love your non-fiction recs! I'm so adding that White House book to my TBR list (“It’s Downton Abbey for the White House staff" says The Today Show? Yes please.). Also really into that melting smiley face necklace. Actually, that entire Etsy store is cute. Did you see the custom map coordinates necklaces? Need to bookmark that for Christmas gifts (too soon...?)
The Residence is sooo good. It's not salacious, but still very much BTS. I love that. And as much as I'm still in a summertime headspace, I definitely start thinking about Xmas gifts early. You're in good company!
I wish I could also ignore calls or slacks! - I truly think if they want us to go to the office (ugh) they should replace our laptops with desk computers so we truly disconnect.
For real! I hate the expectation that we should be available, even outside of business hours, just because we have mobile communication. I'm so strict about turning on my do-not-disturb settings promptly at 5pm. I work in a field that any emergency is manufactured and literally nobody will die, so I don't care what anyone needs at 7pm. It can wait until tomorrow.
Just found your Substack and I love it!! The “America’s Family Tree” article had me cackling and I promptly sent to the family group text!
Thank you! And double fun on the family text. I keep thinking I need to start one of those with my sisters :)
Love your non-fiction recs! I'm so adding that White House book to my TBR list (“It’s Downton Abbey for the White House staff" says The Today Show? Yes please.). Also really into that melting smiley face necklace. Actually, that entire Etsy store is cute. Did you see the custom map coordinates necklaces? Need to bookmark that for Christmas gifts (too soon...?)
The Residence is sooo good. It's not salacious, but still very much BTS. I love that. And as much as I'm still in a summertime headspace, I definitely start thinking about Xmas gifts early. You're in good company!
I wish I could also ignore calls or slacks! - I truly think if they want us to go to the office (ugh) they should replace our laptops with desk computers so we truly disconnect.
For real! I hate the expectation that we should be available, even outside of business hours, just because we have mobile communication. I'm so strict about turning on my do-not-disturb settings promptly at 5pm. I work in a field that any emergency is manufactured and literally nobody will die, so I don't care what anyone needs at 7pm. It can wait until tomorrow.