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What are you up to this weekend? Freddie<\/a> is currently napping on the sofa while I finish this post, and then we are going to walk around the neighborhood and check out the Halloween decorations<\/a>. Hope you have a good one, and here are a few links from around the web\u2026 <\/p>\n Zarna Garg has never said \u201cI love you\u201d to her husband<\/a>. Plus, she tells us about going from stay-at-home mom to stand-up comedian, how she stays close to her adult children, and the #1 question to ask before having sex. (Big Salad gift link, free for everyone)<\/p>\n I\u2019d like to wear this barn jacket every day<\/a>.<\/p>\n And these are my current favorite jeans<\/a>; they fit so well.<\/p>\n Four words<\/a> to diffuse any awkward situation. (Time)<\/p>\n Apple pudding cake<\/a>.<\/p>\n Emma Thompson + Ruth Wilson in a British crime thriller<\/a>? Saving the date of October 29th.<\/p>\n Instead of \u201cempty nest,\u201d let\u2019s rename it \u201copen door.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n What a beautiful kitchen<\/a>.<\/p>\n Greta Lee takes NYC in a pair of structured suits<\/a>. (Harper\u2019s Bazaar)<\/p>\n A typeface for knitting<\/a>.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t you love these bookshelf lights<\/a>?<\/p>\n Hahahaha<\/a>.<\/p>\n Plus, three reader comments:<\/p>\n Says Chris on what tv\/movie character led to your sexual awakening<\/a>: \u201cAs I got married, had difficult children, and became very busy and older and wider and more tired, I ended up feeling very disconnected from my body and needs. Then I read Heated Rivalry<\/a> and The Long Game<\/a> by Rachel Reid. Wow, that brought me back! Somehow the two lovely male leads reminded me what it meant to want, and better yet, to get out of my head about caring about judging myself, my body, what I wanted to do, and still being shy with my husband of thirty-some years. It\u2019s been amazing to feel free. You may or may not like the books, but I highly recommend just going for what you want and not apologizing for yourself and your life!\u201d<\/p>\n Says Kit on what tv\/movie character led to your sexual awakening<\/a>: \u201cI visit Cup of Jo often, and I came back here to say:
1) I LOVE this comment section with every fiber of my being and will come back forever to see updates
2) If I had the time, I would make a comprehensive Google Sheet list of all of these\u2026for science \ud83d\ude09
3) I love CoJ for many reasons, one being its intentional work at inclusiveness. But until this comment section I did not fully realize the number of LGBTQ+ peeps here, and I just want to say hello from a fellow bi and I\u2019m so glad to see you all here, too.\u201d<\/p>\n