Lovely Links

Happy Friday all! I feel like this week has just flown by – like we just started getting used the fact that it wasn’t September anymore and BAM! it’s Friday again. Not mad because I love me some weekend time, but it’s just nuts how time seems to be picking up speed…

OK so I need your help and tips and any intel you have to give me: HOW on earth do I keep my kids’ stuff in the playroom? Besides the obvious “make them pick it up and keep it in there.” I swear to you guys, these toys have legs of their own and from time to time they creep into the rest of the house and make a home for themselves in every corner, under ever stick of furniture, everywhere. I don’t want to wish time away, but it’ll be nice to reclaim my home as NOT a giant toy box one day!

I hope you guys have a great weekend and enjoy these lovely links while you’re at it!

1. Super interesting read. I don’t know if the entire thing applies to me, but the mental load women carry is substantial and it’s hard to sum it up for someone who doesn’t currently understand it!
2. Raising girls in the age of selfies. As a boy mom I often forget how hard it must be to deal with the trappings of this world for girl mamas!
3. I admire Katie Davis Majors so much – if you haven’t read her books? Well, you should.
4. I will wax poetic about your need to educate yourself on the products you buy til the cows come home. Heck, I need to be even more aware myself! Yet another example of how personal care product claims are false…
5. Which brings me to this video of “why” moments. Why? Because we care.
6. I liked this post on the science behind the top 10 health claims on What the Health. Would eating more plants be a good things for pretty much all of us? Yes. But do your research on the other stuff before taking it as gospel truth.
7. I totally down a pan of these lunch lady brownies right about now…
8. So proud of my friend Liz (and totally jealous of all her adorable clothes…)
9. Great home gym must-haves, although admittedly we only have the less expensive stuff 😉
10. Oh, parenting. Always a new challenge!