Have a Lovely Weekend.

What are you up to this weekend? We took the ferry out to Fire Island. It’s less than two hours from our apartment but feels a million miles away. Hope you have a good one, and here are a few fun links from around the web…

What Amy Schumer’s reading.

This restaurant labels which brownie piece you’re getting. Nice!

A beach library.

How to be a grown-up.

Haha, this mom is a genius.

Book-to-film adaptations still to come in 2016. Yay, The Girl on the Train!

The structure of gratitude.

Seven ways to be a people pleaser. (#1 made me laugh.)

Ruth Reichl’s diva of a grilled cheese.

Smart questions to ask a potential babysitter.

I finally found my new swimsuit! (The cut feels really flattering.)

Will you be watching High Maintenance’s new season? Here’s the trailer.

(Photo by Emily Blincoe. People pleaser and mom links via Swiss Miss.)

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Shruthi

August 16, 2016 9:27am 9:27 am

Loved the genius Brownie naming! And the grilled cheese recipe.

Shruthi
http://nyambura.co

Katie

August 15, 2016 11:11am 11:11 am

Yo! I bought a vintage swimsuit that is the exact same cut and color as the one you found! It’s SO flattering. I even wore it with cutoffs to a dance party one night ;)

yael steren

August 15, 2016 10:30am 10:30 am

The weather has been so hot in NY I’m finding it tough to do anything! So I mostly stayed indoors this weekend and spent part of the time watching Ray Donovan (apparently I somehow missed season 3 also lol) and then doing a closet makeover for my own clothes. I’m so used to doing it for clients that I can sometimes end up neglecting my own closets!! Hope you had a great time on Fire Island! xx yael

http://www.yaelsteren.com/blog/

Christina

August 14, 2016 11:24pm 11:24 pm

Ahhh High Maintenance! I need to get back on that show – it’s hilarious. Glad you reminded me to watch :)

Christina | http://www.cuddlepill.com

Iga Berry

August 14, 2016 9:46am 9:46 am

Thanks for sharing! Always good to have a read at work! http://igaberry.com

Katie

August 13, 2016 9:47pm 9:47 pm

Oh man, that bathing suit. I have one with the same cut that was mom mom’s in the 70’s. I think she bought it just before getting pregnant and only wore it a handful of times because when I discovered it in the attic in my 20’s it was still in like new condition. I can’t afford the one you linked to but that cut is so insanely flattering, I hope it comes back and finds its way to suits at a variety of price points.

Katie

Reply to Katie

August 13, 2016 9:51pm 9:51 pm

my moms… not mom moms. doh.

Carol

August 13, 2016 8:26pm 8:26 pm

The comments on the babysitter interview questions cracked me up! I babysat all through high school and college and even today with two kids would not have been able to come up with good answers to those questions. And, I wouldn’t expect my sitters to either. What I do expect, is that they meet with us to get to know us before watching our kids and to listen to the kids at all times. Once we lay out our expectations, I’m certain they’ll figure things out along with the kids.

Amanda

August 13, 2016 8:14pm 8:14 pm

I sobbed reading ‘the light between two oceans’ on a megabus. I can’t wait for the movie!

Kate

August 13, 2016 6:10pm 6:10 pm

I love all the links you collect at the ends of each week! (PS: I did a blog post on adulting (even a whole series about it!) on my blog!)

bombshell-to-be.blogspot.com

Diana

August 13, 2016 5:32pm 5:32 pm

I loved that Cooper Review link. So spot on for me!

Aleksandra

August 13, 2016 3:49pm 3:49 pm

Being outwardly happy is for sure the best way to be a people pleaser (like in that link), I 100% agree with this. So simple and yet so hard! :)

annie lee

August 13, 2016 12:09pm 12:09 pm

have a lovely staycation :) !

Mandi | No Apathy Allowed

August 13, 2016 3:44am 3:44 am

Thanks for the links! I’m definitely adding “The Ninth Life of Louis Drax” and “The Light Between Oceans” to my to-read list before they come out in film!

Keshia White

August 12, 2016 10:39pm 10:39 pm

That grilled cheese looks so yummy and easy! I’ll be having a relaxing weekend for the most part, but I’m planning to go bike riding at my city’s walking/biking trail and to the art museum. Those are two of my favorite things to do in Atl! Enjoy your weekend! :-)

Keshia
http://www.queenlifeblog.com

Carmen B.

August 12, 2016 7:49pm 7:49 pm

OMG, those labeled brownies are genius.

Jacquelyn

August 12, 2016 7:48pm 7:48 pm

We bought a recurve bow this week so we’ll be shooting some arrows and doing other outdoor games to savor the last few weekends of summer (this last winter seemed to never end in New England so I’m already dreading the next one).

Kara

August 12, 2016 7:05pm 7:05 pm

I’ll be in fire island this weekend too! I live about 15 minutes from the ferry. I go fairly often. Have a wonderful weekend. Stay hydrated, it’s going to be a hot one over there.

Joanna Goddard(@joanna)

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Reply to Kara

August 15, 2016 9:00pm 9:00 pm

how lucky! what a beautiful place to live.

Kennedy Dawn

August 12, 2016 7:00pm 7:00 pm

I love that swimsuit! Can pretty much look flattering on anyone.

xoxo Kennedy
Northern Indigo

Instagram: KennedyDawn

Diana

Reply to Kennedy Dawn

August 13, 2016 5:32pm 5:32 pm

not me!

Tara

Reply to Kennedy Dawn

August 14, 2016 1:19pm 1:19 pm

It’s gorgeous but I could never pay $150 for a bathing suit :(

Ling

August 12, 2016 6:23pm 6:23 pm

Ditto on the Amy Schumer interview. I loved this: “the fear of pain is worse than the pain itself”

Erin @ Her Heartland Soul

August 12, 2016 5:45pm 5:45 pm

Awesome links! Thanks for sharing!

Nicole

August 12, 2016 5:37pm 5:37 pm

Ugh, this “mom trick” with the wi-fi password keeps popping up around the internet, and it gives me the negative feels. I don’t like how controlling it feels, but I suppose I may change my mind once I have older kids.

Julie

Reply to Nicole

August 12, 2016 11:40pm 11:40 pm

oh yes, just you wait. Until older kids. Especially if you have boys. Computer games, video games, all the damned social media crap. Middle school. If you lose your power, all your credibility as a mother will be gone and never come back. That is why there are these little magical tips floating around online. If I had seen this when my sons were younger, I would have been so much farther ahead in the game. So, appreciate that there are clever mothers out there and they are passing you the baton in the form of these little magical tips. You will say thank you.

Tessa

Reply to Nicole

August 13, 2016 2:58am 2:58 am

Yes, you will, my friend! Ungrateful, unmotivated teenagers…no one ever thinks it will happen to them! Lol. That wifi password trick is about to save another mom’s sanity. Thanks, Jo!

shannon

Reply to Nicole

August 15, 2016 1:27pm 1:27 pm

I definitely see where you’re coming from! It’s another version of bribery, not really any “better” than giving candy or money for chores, only a different type of reward for something kids should be doing anyway. So I guess my feelings are mixed because I already have mixed feelings about bribing kids. I like the game aspect of the wi-fi technique, but it seems like a lot more work to be constantly changing (and then having to remember!) the password.

Sandra

August 12, 2016 5:22pm 5:22 pm

This is so random, but my husband, son and I traveled from Chicago to Fire Island this past week because of your Fire Island post from a couple of years ago and our trips overlapped a bit. I saw you in passing around “town” but you looked like you were enjoying time with your boys and friends and I didn’t want to interrupt. Even more random, your friend and his son stayed 1 night in the shared house we had also rented a room in. Small world! Thank you SO much for introducing us to this gem of an island–we will definitely be back!

Laura Mitbrodt

August 12, 2016 5:01pm 5:01 pm

All of those books to films look amazing, I cant wait
xo
http://www.laurajaneatelier.com

Clarissa

August 12, 2016 4:43pm 4:43 pm

Love the interview on books of Amy Schumer.
http://www.ladiesandcroissants.blogspot.com

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