Have a Sweet Weekend.

What are you up to this weekend? I’ve felt like a mama bear watching Toby walk into kindergarten every morning. I hadn’t expected it to be so emotional! It’s such a big school. It gets easier right?! Anyway, this weekend, we’re heading to Connecticut for my cousin’s wedding, and we’re staying in a rambling rental house with our relatives. Hope you have a good one, and here are a few fun links from around the web…

A pick-me-up on rainy days.

The right way to microwave leftover pasta.

14 psychology tips that everyone should know. (“When laughter breaks out in a group of people, each one will instinctively glance at whichever other individual they feel closest to in that group. This is a good way of spotting who is secretly sleeping together at work.”)

How to do a ballet bun.

The myth of quality time. This essay made my heart swell.

Behind-the-scenes of designing a book cover.

Found! The best polish for toes: the most beautiful sheer (Allure).

Muffin tin tapas.

Are you guilty of writing this horrifying email?

Loving this ballerina’s Instagram account.

Did you ever see the great movie Something’s Gotta Give? These women had a bachelorette party with that as the theme — turtlenecks, glasses and roast chicken in the Hamptons. So funny.

And, most of all, a double rainbow on the eve of 9/11.

(Photo of Tilvie the bunny by Katia Carletti)

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Livia

September 16, 2015 5:52 am

Hi Joanna,
Thank you for always posting interesting links. “The myth of quality time” just came at the right moment for me and it made me cry. All the best for you and your family!

Susan M.

September 14, 2015 8:15 pm

Wow, that Frank Bruni piece. Thanks!

Leslie

September 14, 2015 12:37 pm

Oh wow, I’m horrified that that Onion article could be about me…I guess I’m not the only one! haha

Yeeling

September 14, 2015 9:15 am

Thanks for sharing these links! Love the adorable picture of the bunny and the article – “Behind-the-scenes of designing a book cover”.

Hope you had a great weekend too! :)

cheers,
yeeling
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Akanksha Padhi

September 14, 2015 3:21 am

Aww.. I love bunnies. I have one :)

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Lendy

September 14, 2015 3:04 am

If I was getting married again, I’d want that bachelorette party (Hamptons & all)! It made me laugh at loud & then I thought I want in! Haha!

The Friday link genius strikes again! I enjoyed them all! I would love to be in the room when you first discover some of these links! ;)
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Nilakshi Pathak

September 13, 2015 7:57 pm

Thanks for sharing the links. I enjoyed reading them. I love the pic of the bunny :)

Jill @ Champagne for Everyday

September 13, 2015 4:44 pm

Great links, thanks for sharing! I love the 14 psychology tips!

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Caroline

September 12, 2015 2:08 pm

I love these links you give! Allows us to discover so much of the online world!

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Heather H

September 12, 2015 12:57 pm

I look forward to this post every week!

Ms. Peony and Grahams

September 12, 2015 12:15 pm

These are my favorite part of the weekend!

Kim

September 12, 2015 1:43 am

that bunny is awesome!

Erin @ Her Heartland Soul

September 12, 2015 12:28 am

Awesome, awesome reads! Thanks so much for sharing!

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Misha

September 11, 2015 11:12 pm

Thank you thank you for showing Courtney Lavine’s Instagram account. She is such a beautiful dancer and beautiful woman and people often forget she is in ABT and she is a beautiful dancer of color. Most of the press is going to Misty Copeland and no one is featuring other dancers of color. Than are many beautiful ballet dancers of color and they are often not featured. Thank you thank you for featuring Courtney!

E E Faris

September 11, 2015 11:07 pm

It is so hard to see our little lambs go off to school.
When my eldest was in first grade he came home one day and told me about two bigger boys who came up to him and demanded his school cafeteria chicken nuggets at lunch time. It was all I could do to stuff down my horror and listen to him. ( I thought I appeared neutral while he talked to me.) I asked him what he did. He said he just pretended he didn’t understand them, and kept asking questions, and they got tired of that and wandered off. Then he looked at me and said, “Mom, I can take care of myself.”
After that I didn’t worry so much. And also learned I wasn’t as good at hiding my concern as I thought.

Linda

September 11, 2015 9:39 pm

Wow Toby is going to Kindergarden already?! I can still remember you wrote on the blog you were pregnant, and then when he was born… That was so special but faraway for me I thought back then and now I have a little girl of my own! So I can imagine this school-thing being a major step for you as mamma… But for sure you’ll be fine Joanna, as always ;) Have a great weekend. Love from The Netherlands

GoldenMoon

September 11, 2015 8:00 pm

That sweet bunny pic just made my day!

kenzie negron

September 11, 2015 5:57 pm

that double rainbow photo is absolutely stunning! never forget. xx,kenz
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Amanda

September 11, 2015 5:45 pm

Agreeing with others how much I look forward to your Friday posts.

Regarding Psychology tips article: I agree. Whenever we laughed at work I would always look at my co-worker. He and I have known each other for 26 years. We have worked together twice (13 out of the 26 years). While never a sexual relationship, we know each other very well, and I trust him both personally and professionally.

Danielle

September 11, 2015 5:05 pm

Love the ballerina’s instagram account! I took ballet classes for several years and have not done a ballet bun in a long time. I’ll follow the steps to do the perfect bun! Have a nice weekend!

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Lauren E.

September 11, 2015 4:51 pm

That Frank Bruni article is incredible. I sent it to my mom and I’m sure she’ll tear up just like I did. Thanks for posting :)

Kim

September 11, 2015 4:50 pm

That NYT piece made my heart hurt. I can’t be the only one.

Last weekend the BF was in a wedding–the FULL weekend–and it was lovely, but it is so hard to be part of a group for so long. I leave parties early as a rule–I get too drunk less often and usually manage to be fairly charming until the end. I know I miss out, but the alternative is much worse.

It’s hard to be near people. It’s been a rough week. Thanks as always for the links!

Katie

September 11, 2015 4:39 pm

I look forward to these posts every week! I’m curious though…were you a former ballerina? I love the ballerina links, but I’m curious to know the background behind your fascination!

Joy

September 11, 2015 4:28 pm

I love how you often have ballet-related links…and I just wanted to say thank you for mentioning “Astonish Me” (can’t remember when/how you did) because I just finished it and LOVED it. Best novel I’ve read in a long time–why is the ballet world so fascinating?!

Julia

Reply to Joy

September 11, 2015 10:42 pm

I second this. I LOVED the book too. It’s been lingering in my head for several weeks now. That’s always a sign of a really great book.

Have you ever considered starting a Cup of Jo book club?

Cynthia

September 11, 2015 4:12 pm

I love the bunny in the photograph! We have wild rabbits in our neighborhood and they are often in our yard. I guess I was not terribly motherly, but I was ready for my children to start kindergarten. My oldest walked in, head held high, no tears, ready for school. When my youngest started kindergarten, we were both ready, and I also went back to teaching part-time. I had been at home for nine years. My youngest has a late October birthday, so she stayed home another year. Have fun at the wedding!

Laura C

September 11, 2015 3:16 pm

Love the tips and that GORGEOUS umbrella!! Will you get one, Joanna?
Have fun this weekend!
xxx

Lindsay

September 11, 2015 3:08 pm

Oops! I hit post by accident. Anyway, the relationship with both my kids grows richer every year :)

Lindsay

September 11, 2015 3:08 pm

Yes, it does get (a little) easier. My kids are 8 & 5 and it’s actually cool to have bigger kids. There’s so much more my husband and I can do with them now. I do sometimes long for those baby days, but with each passing year our rekationship

Leah Phillips

September 11, 2015 2:54 pm

One of my PhD supervisors just (accidentally, she’s the loveliest person) did the horrifying email to me: “various things…” I was having heart palpitations as I opened it: What did I forget? Did she hate that writing I sent? Is she leaving the uni? Yup, heart palpitations, even just thinking about!

Deanne

September 11, 2015 2:48 pm

I wanted to let you know that I have come to look forward to your weekend posts on Friday, the same way I look forward to the New York Times on Sunday. I know I will find something that I overlooked or even knew existed. Of course, I read it at my standing desk in between emails, phone calls and meetings, instead of on my couch with a cup of coffee, but the overall impact it the same – sometimes even better.

Have a great weekend yourself!

Samantha

September 11, 2015 2:44 pm

Chuckling so much from that bachelorette party!! What a RIOT!

Annie R

September 11, 2015 2:39 pm

Those psychology tips are SO interesting. Definitely sitting next to every client I have in every meeting from this point forward. The laughter thing is really interesting too.

Sharon

September 11, 2015 2:24 pm

I heard about that double rainbow and my heart aches that I was not home in NYC to see it. But so happy and touched that it even occurred :)

Ellen Ezell

September 11, 2015 2:05 pm

That quality time essay was so sweet!

Amy

September 11, 2015 1:49 pm

That article (the myth about quality time) produced a major lump in my throat.
It was one of those moments where you were reading a truth you kind of knew deep down but the light was shone on it more clearly than before.
I’m a mom of two (5&3) and work full time and my husband works part time and then a bit on weekends on a side business. I constantly feel the push and pull of the time we have/don’t have with our kids. Luckily, they are babysat by grandparents twice a week while we work, and then are with their dad or me. So I’m grateful that they have time with family like that.
But as for extended periods of just being with our immediate and extended family, I always have a longing for more and it feels like it slips away when we have work, school, personal commitments and so does everyone else. This is a period of my life where it’s about a busy schedule and I want to make this time count and carve out that intentional time with people.
Thank you for sharing that today. That article will stay with me for a long time..

Jeanne

September 11, 2015 1:48 pm

Kindergarten is such a big step! Congrats! And yes it does get easier over time……that is, until they are ready to get behind the wheel or ride with their friends. Yeah, going through that right now.

Joy

September 11, 2015 1:48 pm

Always love your link lists. Have a lovely weekend <3

September 11, 2015 1:44 pm

Guilty as charged.

Anna of Analog House

September 11, 2015 1:39 pm

Thanks for all the ballet links. My daughter starts ballet this Saturday. And we will definitely try the bun! And I loved the essay as well. I worked through most of my son’s first year vs staying at home for my daughter’s. Now that he’s a year old, I feel like it’s gone in a whirlwind. There’s nothing like presence and eye contact and being there for one’s family.

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