I love to play mind games on Fridays
Oh, hi friends!
What’s your internal narrative on this Friday morning?
Can’t wait for this week to be over.
Rain. Seriously. RAIN?!
Am I out of oatmeal?
Did my boss *really* email me at 2 a.m.?
Where’s my Porg?
How about you tell yourself a new story. Just for now. It can be anything you want. I’m telling myself...
I’m excited to finish my advertising portfolio.
I’m grateful for all the freelance work I have and will continue to receive.
I’m choosing to write a pilot because it makes me happy.
I’m looking forward to our Staten Island food tour tomorrow with tour guide Charlotte.
Oh, there’s my Porg!
Reframe, readjust, and close the week riding (or writing) the high notes.
“What keeps me going is when you’re lively,” she said. “You’ve got to be lively. You can’t be an old beckyhead.”
And let’s also not be old beckyheads today, in honor of 93-year-old Helen Moses. From Want to Be Happy? Think Like an Old Person. (h/t Abby Haglage)
Bits & Baubles
This Porg rice ball is a miracle. (h/t Abby Reisner) As is this Porg shirt. (h/t Martha Peattie)
The Wing is hiring!
NBC News is hiring! (h/t Adrienne Vogt)
Gimlet Media (the folks who make all the podcasts you listen to) is hiring! (h/t Carlotta Brentan)
I wrote about Sheila’s, a charming restaurant in Carroll Gardens, when it opened. Very sad to write this follow-up when it closed.
Like comics? Here’s a great piece on Chris Ware by Megan Liberty, a friend-of-a-friend who's now my friend too!
When the weather outside’s frightful, I turn to free YouTube workouts from FitnessBlender and Yoga with Adriene.
You should also check out my friend Steph and Angela's killer Instagram Stories deconstructing yoga poses with practical (and fun!) tips. Follow @MalaYogaNYC.
How to get into peak states, make bold decisions, invest in yourself, and achieve your most audacious goals. That’s a mouthful, but this advice makes it reasonable! (h/t Nita Baum)
Really cute Vows column for Broadway star Betsy Wolfe, who I never knew grew up in Visalia, 30 minutes from my hometown!!! Can’t wait to work with you, Bets.
Everyone just wants to be seen. Blakeney Schick’s piece hit me in the feels.
Geeking out on My Morning Routine. I will talk to you about yours for hours.
Loved these creative New Year’s resolutions from TED. (Like watching 10 films written or directed by women!)
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Thanks, as always, for reading.
Love, Kara