Things I’m Loving

Each month, I share three things I’m loving in my goal update posts. I’ve organized them a little more neatly here so you can easily find what you’re looking for from a past post! Click into the post date for more context!

Things to Read:
— When a Mom Goes Back to Work (January 2024)
— What Losing My Two Children Taught Me About Grief (November 2023)
— The Misunderstood Reason Millions of Americans Stopped Going to Church (August 2023)
— Over the Fence (June 2023)
— The Moral Case Against Equity Language (May 2023)
— American Christianity is Due for a Revival (April 2023)
— Archiving the Teen Self (March 2023)
— Steve Martin on His Late Career Surge (October 2022)
— The Nasty Logistics of Returning Your Too-Small Pants (July 2022)
— Parenting Against the Spirit of Fear (June 2022)
— The Everyday Patriotism of Diverse Democracies (May 2022)
— Your Bubble is Not the Culture (April 2022)
— Will We Return to Church? (March 2022)
— Parents, Take Note of the Spiritual Practices Common to Kids Who Flourish as Adults (August 2021)
— You Won’t Remember the Pandemic the Way You Think You Will (June 2021)
— Emily Oster’s newsletter (March 2021)
— NieNie Dialogues, for a peek into intentional parenting of older kids (January 2021)
— Our Shared Unsharing, on 2020’s effects on our Instagram habits (January 2021)
— Raising a Free-Range Child in 2020? Try a Smart Watch (September 2020)
— If We Had a Real Leader (June 2020)
— Research Shows Daily Family Life is All the “Quality Time” Kids Need (December 2019)
— Twelve Tips for Parenting in the Digital Age (May 2019)
— What I Gave My Kid Instead of a Smartphone (April 2019)
— The ‘Busy’ Trap (February 2019)
— The Fashion Magpie blog (November 2018)
— What Do 90-Somethings Regret Most? (October 2018)
— John McCain’s farewell letter (September 2018)
— How to Make This the Summer of Missing Out (August 2018)
— The Dangers of Distracted Parenting (July 2018)

Find more books I love here!

Things to Eat:
— Heavenly Hunks oatmeal chocolate bites (February 2023)
— Pumpkin chocolate chip pancakes (November 2022)
— S’mores with Fudge Stripes (August 2022)
— My favorite Chicken Pot Pie (October 2021)
— Charcuterie boards from Boards & Bites (August 2021)
— A warm Betty Crocker brownie + Jeni’s Brambleberry Crisp ice cream from your freezer aisle (April 2021)
— Beach Street Linguine (April 2021)
— Sheet pan pancakes (May 2020)
— Sweet Potato Burritos (April 2020)
— Fast-casual Mediterranean chains Mezeh or CAVA (March 2020)
— Raleigh local hero Mediterranean fast-casual spot Neomonde (March 2020)
— One-Pot Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken and Orzo (March 2020)
— Alton Brown’s Shepherd’s Pie (April 2019)
— Sesame Beef Tacos (March 2019)
— Baked Chicken Meatballs (January 2019)
— Magnolia Power Balls (October 2018)
— Peach and Blackberry Crumble (August 2018)
— Chicken Souvlaki (July 2018)
— Chocolate Cream Pie (June 2018)
— Trader Joe’s Chocolate Croissants – in the freezer section (June 2018)
— Chopped Chicken Taco Salad (May 2018)

Things to Wear:
— A pretty cream embroidered daisy sweater (November 2023)
— An easy breezy summer striped dress (August 2023)
— Nipple covers (yep) (August 2023)
— A blue-and-white embroidered dress (June 2023)
— A smart little straw hat (April 2023)
— This chunky sweater in sage green (February 2023)
— The perfect v-neck white shirt (December 2022)
— The perfect breezy white shirt (March 2022)
— An updo for people who can’t do updos (October 2021)
— These shoes or these shoes for your guy, that look like dress shoes but feel like sneakers (September 2021)
— Cali Demi-Boot jeans if you’re trying to figure out what pants you’re supposed to wear (September 2021)
— A Nap Dress (August 2021)
— The gold and pearl earrings I wear every day (April 2021)
— The coziest slippers (December 2020)
— Magic under eye brightener that makes everything better – only two colors to choose from! (August 2020)
— A seersucker face mask (ships fast!) (July 2020)
— The One Short for your favorite man (June 2020)
— Woven top that looks way more luxe than it is (May 2020)
— Mint ruffle midi dress (February 2020)
— Cream animal print sweatshirt (February 2020)
— Anything from Rose & Lee Co., an ethical clothing shop near me (February 2020)
— Striped pocket tee (March 2019)
— Allbirds Tree Skippers (November 2018)

Things to Do:
— Plan your small business with my friend’s ultimate guide (February 2024)
— Use this cuticle serum from Target (January 2024)
— Use the most comfortable wireless earbuds (January 2023)
— Play Dutch Blitz (September 2022)
— Mix these tan drops into your moisturizer (June 2022)
— Wear my favorite natural deodorant (April 2022)
— Use these genius conversation cards (December 2021)
— Switch to the Overcast app for your podcasts (December 2021)
— Take a Bogg Bag to the beach, to the pool, to… wherever! (September 2021)
— Follow This Is Like Magic for “endless ways to make someone’s day” (July 2021)
— Take on-the-go photos with this pocket tripod (July 2021)
— Use this toner, which has totally smoothed out the dry, flaky skin on my forehead (February 2021)
— Paint a DIY keychain (August 2020)
— Brush your teeth with this whitening toothpaste (that doesn’t cause sensitivity!) (July 2020)
— PowerSheets! (December 2019)
— Exfoliate with a washcloth (November 2019)
— Have a mini family photo session with Anagram (October 2019)