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\"\"\"\"Happy Sunday, friends!<\/p>\n

This week I did something truly wild: I picked up the phone and made the doctor\u2019s appointments and mortgage calls I\u2019ve been avoiding since\u2026 well, let\u2019s just say longer than I\u2019d like to admit.<\/em> Isn\u2019t it funny how the smallest tasks can feel like climbing a mountain in flip flops? But I swear, there\u2019s something about spring \u2014 the longer light, the green bursting from every branch (I didn\u2019t kill my oak trees!) \u2014 things that shake those stories loose, at least a little bit. The ones where I tell myself I don\u2019t have time, or I\u2019ll do it later, or that the person on the other end of the phone is going to think I\u2019m a buffoon for asking the question I have which\u2026 why is that my greatest fear?<\/p>\n

But I made the calls, asked the questions (nervously, but out loud!), and no one laughed or told me I was unqualified to be a grown-up (which is still surprising to me).\u00a0 This is your gentle nudge from me and my very alive oak trees: make the call. Ask the thing. Do the tiny task that\u2019s been tap dancing on your nerves. Then reward yourself with a pot of beans, a new pair of breezy pants, or a big slice of birthday-adjacent cake.<\/p>\n

Here are this week\u2019s links \u2014 full of gentle encouragement, hormonal spirals, and the soft chaos of figuring it all out. Let\u2019s get into it.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 I\u2019m so thankful I grew up well before smartphones \u2014 back when AIM away messages were a personality and you had to physically go to a computer lab<\/em> to send an email. My awkward years are in a photo album at my parent\u2019s house where they belong. This piece on Taking Back Childhood from Phones \u2013 Finally<\/strong><\/a> made me want to hug ever flip phone I ever owned.\u00a0 (The Free Press)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 Is it postpartum? Is it perimenopause? Is it just Tuesday? This essay in The Cut<\/em><\/strong><\/a> hit a little too close to home in the most validating way. If you\u2019ve had a baby in your 40s\u2014or honestly just feel like your hormones and your to-do list are both quietly trying to end you\u2014this one\u2019s for you. We really don\u2019t talk about this enough.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/strong> Jenny Vanderburg Shannon<\/strong><\/a> shared a beautiful reflection on the women writers who\u2019ve shaped her life \u2014 the ones whose books live in a special stack, always within reach. The Mothers<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is a love letter to the authors we return to again and again, in joy, grief, and everything in between. It\u2019s tender, wise, and you\u2019ll probably want to start your own stack by the end. (Substack)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 I\u2019ve been meaning<\/em> to make King Arthur\u2019s Recipe of the Year all year (classic), but this Cinnamon Roll Focaccia<\/strong><\/a> might finally nudge me into action. It\u2019s giving brunch, it\u2019s giving bake sale, it\u2019s giving \u201cmaybe I\u2019ll just tear off a piece every time I walk through the kitchen.\u201d Honestly, it looks like a very good idea. (King Arthur Baking)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 Lenny Kravitz does it for the ancestors and truly, what a vibe his Paris home is<\/strong><\/a>. (YouTube)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 <\/strong>This week on Instagram, I shared a little reel<\/strong><\/a> about what it\u2019s meant to live in our old Victorian house in Bellville for the past year. It\u2019s creaky and crooked and full of love (and plumbing problems). If you\u2019ve ever dreamed of lace curtains, peeling wallpaper, and a porch full of people you love \u2014 I think you\u2019ll feel this one. I\u2019m plotting a little garage bakery next!<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 It\u2019s a very good week to make a pot of beans \u2014 the kind that simmer slowly while you putter around in socks (maybe that\u2019s just me?). \u00a07 Tips For Making the Best Pot of Dried Beans <\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is your gentle guide, and Rancho Gordo is your bean.\u00a0 While you\u2019re at it, bake a loaf of bread<\/strong><\/a> (the cheddar scallion variety) to go with. Bread dipped in beany broth is a simple perfection.(Bon Appetit, Joy the Baker)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 <\/strong>Mom asked for this Lowland\u2019s Celery Salad<\/strong><\/a> for Mother\u2019s Day which will be the least I can do for her.\u00a0 She deserves a salad that\u2019s mostly cheddar cheese and truly so much more.\u00a0 I\u2019m also brainstorming some sort of chocolate and peanut butter dessert because that\u2019s her favorite.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 <\/strong>One of my least favorite parts of summer? Shorts. Specifically, jean shorts.\u00a0 I can\u2019t remember if I ever thought they were comfortable or I was just more willing to be uncomfortable but I\u2019m officially done.\u00a0 I This year, I\u2019m leaning into these breezy cotton gauze pants<\/strong><\/a> and matching sets that feel like pajamas. This is where I\u2019m at. Meet me here. <\/em>(Gap)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/strong> I was firmly in the camp of \u201cthere\u2019s no such thing as a good margarita mix\u201d \u2014 like, we\u2019ve all been burned by the bummer of a fake lime mix. But The Kitchn<\/em> taste-tested as many mixes as they could find and there\u2019s apparently a clear $9 winner.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> A nine dollar<\/em> hero, y\u2019all. This feels like good news. Margarita season: saved.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/strong> I\u2019ve officially entered Birthday Cake Season (my birthday\u2019s at the end of the month, so feel free to start baking now). If I were back home in California with family, I\u2019d absolutely be having a Texas Sheet Cake<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 it\u2019s our default celebration cake. But since I\u2019ll be here in actual Texas, I\u2019m dreaming up something dfferent. I\u2019m leaning Doberge<\/strong><\/a>-inspired because\u2026 pudding between cake layers instead of frosting is elite. (Joy the Baker)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/strong> If you\u2019re reading this Sunday post here on the site, come on over and join me on Substack too! You\u2019ll get these weekly Sunday posts (links, laughs, and the occasional life spiral) delivered straight to your inbox \u2014 no social media scroll required. And soon, we\u2019ll be kicking off Bake Club<\/em>-style online baking classes for paid subscribers, but the free version is super chill, easy, and chatty \u2014 just how I like it. Sign up here!<\/strong><\/a> (Substack)<\/p>\n

Have a sweet day, friends.<\/p>\n

My love to you,<\/p>\n

Joy<\/p>\n

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