Welcome to the fantastic weekend, friends!! What are your fun plans?? Although it might not be particularly fun, I’ve got some cleaning and sorting to do this weekend in preparation for a BIG move coming up! But more about that in a future blog post!! Also, thanks so much for the sweets comments about Whitney — she really is a cutie!!

I hope you have lots of relaxation this weekend, and here are my favorite finds from the wonderful Web…

Gulp, will you be shopping the Nordstrom Anniversary sale?

I’ve been listening to A LOT of this Rod Stewart album lately!

Can this quiz guess which state you’re from?

How powerful is artist Shawn Huckins’ The Erasures, which depicts historical paintings that are partially erased. #DeepMeaning

Stunning images from this year’s National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year contest.

100 best movies to stream on Netflix right now!

And, as usual, women writers are rocking the writing game this week…

*”To Honor ‘Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again,’ ABBA Should Have the Song of This Summer”

*”What Happens to Your Brain When You Listen to a Summer Hit”

*”How I Stopped Sabotaging My Writing Goals: Confessions of a Late Bloomer”

And as always, feel free to connect with me on Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Bloglovin! See you there, friends! xoxo

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The sun is shining and it’s HOT, so you know what that means, friends!!! I’m more than ready a beautiful, summery weekend!!! What will you be up to?? Reader Joyce emailed me and asked when I’d be introducing our sweet kitty Whitney on the blog, and I’m so excited to tell you all about her next Wednesday!!! She’s such a cute and curious cat!!! I hope you all have a wonderful couple days off, and here are my favorite finds from the wonderful Web…

Which coming-of-age movie should you watch?

Blue the Raptor is my new hero!

RIP, Koko.

Top of the muffin to you!

15 Mister Rogers quotes that will cheer you up.

Currently craving: Cheez Balls from the ’90s.

Aren’t you excited about the Downton Abbey movie??

Colorful rings for a colorful summer!

Plus, check out these great works by women writers…

*”ABC’s ‘The Proposal’ Is What Happens When ‘The Bachelor’ Meets ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’”

*”I Teach Kids Who Were Separated From Their Parents. Here’s How They Cope”

*”Plastic Straw Bans Are the Latest Policy to Forget the Disability Community”

And as always, feel free to connect with me on Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Bloglovin! See you there, friends! xoxo

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Good afternoon, friends!! How are you doing on this fine Friday? I’m personally pumped that Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is finally in theaters! My mom is done with summer school the day before the Fourth of July, so I’ll be treating her to lunch and the movies to celebrate!! Fun times ahead, for sure!! I hope you all have a great weekend, and here are my favorite finds from the wonderful Web…

Who’s your Jane the Virgin character?

Powerful.

Are gems raining from a volcano in Hawaii?

So maybe I am a Millennial after all? #Yay

Which generation are you?

So excited for the next season of Baskets, aren’t you?

40 great villains in literature. Who would you pick?

Plus, check out these great works by women writers…

*”I Adopted My Kids from “Third-World” Orphanages — Where They Were Treated Better Than Child Refugees In The U.S.”

*”Why I’m Especially Here for Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson”

*”How I Became the Ambassador of Nostalgia”

*”Gossip & Blame: Why Mothers Like Kate Spade Hide Mental Illness”

*”Where I Grew Up, ‘Sex and the City’ Offered a Vision of Liberation”

And as always, feel free to connect with me on Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Bloglovin! See you there, friends! xoxo

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Happy Friday, friends, and welcome to the marvelous weekend!! What are you doing for fun this weekend? I’ve been writing A LOT and am about tapped out on the creative front, so I might just relax and read magazines — yes, my stack seems to be growing by the day!! Hope you’re able to find some quiet, peaceful moments too, and here are my favorite finds from the wonderful Web…

I can’t get over Prince Louis and his adorableness!

Have you spotted these things about Buffy if you’ve re-watched the series?

What Buffy would look like if it took place today.

Gosh, I need to make a Lionel Richie playlist!

Reese Witherspoon is coming back for Legally Blonde 3…what, like it’s hard? (see what I did there??)

Three women on why they walked themselves down the aisle.

Cool crystals.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, this picture is worth ONE MILLION words.

And, more wonderful words by women writers…

*”My Ex Blocked Me on Social Media — But He Forgot About Venmo”

*”‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ Remembering Mr. Rogers, the Man Who Helped Me Survive My Childhood”

*”How I’ve Learned to Live With An Invisible Illness”

*”Anthony Bourdain’s Suicide Wasn’t ‘Selfish’”

And as always, feel free to connect with me on Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Bloglovin! See you there, friends! xoxo

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Well, it’s Friday, friends!! How was your week? It’s been a heavy week, and we’re all still reeling from the devastating deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. I’ll be posting more about this next week, but my heart breaks for them and their families. Also, Sunday would have been my parents’ 40th wedding anniversary, and I’m glad I’ll be able to spend a quiet weekend reflecting and sharing family stories with my mom and sister. I hope you find ways to let the peace and quiet in this weekend, and here are my favorite finds from the wonderful Web…

Pretty rings.

Dolly Parton is coming to Netflix!! #ItsAboutTime

Love this: Why are some books by women considered guilty pleasures??

So intrigued by this movie trailer!

Ooooh, 90s kids, these memes are definitely for YOU.

Plus, I’m loving these gems by women writers…

*”Sometimes I Forget My Daughter Is Transgender”

*”Ban Inaccessibility, Not Plastic Straws”

*”Unlike ‘Roseanne,’ This Show Exemplified the Best of American Politics”

*”How the #MeToo Movement Has Played Out on Scripted TV”

*”Reading Is How I Traveled As A Kid — Because Leaving My Hometown Just Wasn’t An Option”

And as always, feel free to connect with me on Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Bloglovin! See you there, friends! xoxo

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