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<\/a><\/div>\nWhat are you up to this weekend? If I can convince the boys to join me, I\u2019ll stop by Hopie Stockman Hill\u2019s art gallery opening<\/a> tonight. Her still-life paintings were inspired by her infertility journey, and they\u2019re beautiful and moving. Hope you have a good one, and here are a few fun links from around the web\u2026<\/p>\n My mom was surprised by my boyfriend\u2019s age<\/a>. To be honest, so was I! (Big Salad) <\/p>\n I\u2019ve been spotting the wide-leg sweatpants trend all over town, and these are my faves<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cActual things my parents said while watching my son\u2019s swimming lesson<\/a>,\u201d hahaha.<\/p>\n Why not tell someone they look great today<\/a>? According to the New York Times, strangers have been saying nice things to each other. \u201c\u2018Oh, there\u2019s definitely been an uptick,\u2019 said Kaitlin Phillips, a publicist in Manhattan. She said she had been complimented on her outfits at random four times in one week.\u201d (NYTimes gift link)<\/p>\n I\u2019m excited to wear this lip color to a party tomorrow<\/a>.<\/p>\n The boys and I played this fun game<\/a> about how well you know someone.<\/p>\n A Japanese store has started selling a drinkable mayonnaise<\/a> \u201cforgetting the important adage: all mayo is drinkable if you believe in yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n Samantha Irby\u2019s extremely specific playlists<\/a>. \u201cit\u2019s early afternoon. the sunbeams through your window bathe you in warmth. your house is quiet, you\u2019re cozy in your favorite armchair, you\u2019re yawning. the TV remote is too far away on the coffee table, but also it\u2019s embarrassingly early to go to sleep. you decide to read!! YOU KNOW HOW TO READ!!!!!!! but reading with no ambient noise makes you feel like you\u2019re in a padded cell. you can\u2019t listen to classical music when you\u2019re reading because it feels downright fucking preposterous, like you\u2019re pretending to be a smart person in a movie when you are decidedly a dumb person on this earth\u2026 i have a work-in-progress playlist called good background noise for times such as this!\u201d<\/p>\n Is this the most beautiful winter song<\/a>? It always makes me cry.<\/p>\n Consider this burrata snowman<\/a> if you\u2019re ordering pizzas for a holiday get together.<\/p>\n My children would agree<\/a>.<\/p>\n Plus, three reader comments:<\/p>\n Says Annie on the key to enjoying family gatherings<\/a>: \u201cI like to sit with the oldest person there. Your 97-year-old aunt? I\u2019m her new bestie. It\u2019ll be a genuinely interesting conversation with someone who appreciates a quiet minute or two.\u201d<\/p>\n Says Christen on the key to enjoying family gatherings<\/a>: \u201cMy go-to is telling my family I\u2019m going for a run (knowing that nobody will want to join), and then I eat a weed gummy and go for a long-ass walk.\u201d<\/p>\n Says Anne on the key to enjoying family gatherings<\/a>: \u201cEver since leaving my parents\u2019 home and getting married, Christmas has felt depressing and disappointing. This year, I finally realized that if I want Christmas to be a certain way, it\u2019s up to me to make it happen. Yesterday I got my tree and made this caramel apple cake<\/a> and watched It\u2019s a Wonderful Life<\/a>. I\u2019m planning my weekends with holiday-themed activities (ice skating! light-up night! Christmas markets!). And I am BUYING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. I\u2019ve finally accepted that it\u2019s important to me to look from the street to see my apartment all lit up and cozy, and it\u2019s worth spending a little money to make that happen. This is the first year of my adulthood that I\u2019ve felt in charge of my own life and I\u2019m really enjoying it.\u201d<\/p>\n (Photo by Garage Island Crew\/Stocksy.)<\/p>\n Note: If you buy something through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission or have a sponsored relationship with the brand, at no cost to you. We recommend only products we genuinely like. Thank you so much.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n