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What are you up to this weekend? Since my boys are away, Freddie<\/a> and I came upstate to work during the day, swim in the evening, and see a million stars at night. Can you see stars where you live? It\u2019s wild up here and makes me realize how the NYC sky is basically blank. Hope you have a good one, and here are some links from around the web\u2026<\/p>\n Freddie<\/a> loves CoJ and Big Salad readers (he\u2019s a big fan of the comment sections), so I am excited to introduce him more directly. We recorded a conversation between us<\/a> (I love his voice!) where he answers readers\u2019 questions about dating on apps, teaching high schoolers, and getting recognized on the street. Listen to it here<\/a>, if you\u2019d like.<\/p>\n Catbird<\/a>, my favorite jewelry destination, is having their big end-of-summer sale right now. I love this<\/a>.<\/p>\n When the icebergs came to town<\/a>.<\/p>\n Salmon and tomatoes in foil<\/a>, yummmmmm. (NYTimes gift link)<\/p>\n A beautiful piece on parenting a toddler<\/a>. \u201cBefore I had a kid, when people talked about how hard it was, I always imagined utter chaos, like the beginning of Mrs. Doubtfire when Robin Williams\u2019s character let his kids throw an impromptu birthday party and somehow barn animals got involved. In reality, parenthood is\u2026more about the relentlessness of the smaller responsibilities, unceasing like a current\u2026Sending this dispatch today in solidarity with anyone who made a big choice and is struggling to keep pace with it.\u201d (Maybe Baby, gift link)<\/p>\n How to make your bed feel British<\/a>.<\/p>\n Obsessed with this new-to-me beauty product<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fellow Jane Austen fans, rejoice: Daisy Edgar-Jones will star in a new Sense & Sensibility<\/a>, and Olivia Colman will be in a new Pride & Prejudice<\/a>.<\/p>\n Digging J.Crew\u2019s collaboration with a cool Parisian brand<\/a>. (This top<\/a> is so good!)<\/p>\n I\u2019m giving my kid a \u201990s summer\u2026the 1890s<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hahahaha<\/a>.<\/p>\n Finally, we\u2019re offering 20% off Big Salad annual subscriptions<\/a> for the next week (that\u2019s $4\/month). You\u2019ll get a full year of Big Salad, plus access to all the archive issues \u2014 like four ways to deepen friendships as an adult<\/a>, my personal botox experience<\/a>, and how to know if it\u2019s time to get divorced<\/a>. Please join, we\u2019d love to have you! xoxo <\/p>\n Plus, three reader comments:<\/p>\n Says Marian Schembari on what inexpensive things make life better<\/a>: \u201cI absolutely hate washing my face because the water goes everywhere, dripping down my arms onto the floor. It\u2019s a sensory nightmare. But then I found out that if you use sweat wristbands, the water just drips into the fabric, keeping everything else dry. For $10, it\u2019s been a complete game changer.\u201d<\/p>\n