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\"\"\"\"Hi friends!<\/p>\n

This week I treated myself to a new haircut. Spoiler alert: it\u2019s the blunt bob everyone is getting.\u00a0 The feminine urge to chop your hair for summer? Exactly. I had mostly given up on finding the right stylist since moving to Texas and settled on drooping mid-length curls with frayed ends until I looked in the mirror one day last week and thought \u201cabsolutely not\u201d.\u00a0 I mentioned Will to I needed a haircut to which he replied \u201cyour hair looks fine\u201d which, obviously sent me sprinting to a stylist. FINE!? Message received.<\/p>\n

I landed in Emma\u2019s chair last Wednesday, ready to lose three inches. Hopes high. Chat mode engaged as is necessary with a new hairstylist.\u00a0 It\u2019s not just a haircut \u2013 it\u2019s a three hour friendship.\u00a0 Somehow the conversation is a mixture of get to know you and old catch up. That takes finesse.\u00a0 Between sectioning my hair and snipping away, we started talking about our moms. Emma\u2019s mom is full of stories about the good old days in New Orleans. Rowdy, and we love that for her. My mom has the most incredible garden and a spirit that turns everything she touches into a craft project.\u00a0 We just started bragging about our moms as a way to get to know one another better. If that\u2019s not girlhood, I genuinely don\u2019t know what is.<\/p>\n

I told her how I wish there were some alternate timeline where my mom and I could be the same age \u2013 young women, just for a while. I know we\u2019d get along. We\u2019d tie-dye everything in sight, make macram\u00e9, and laugh until our cheeks hurt.\u00a0 Instead of being peers, I get Patty as my mom and ever-steady guide through life. (That\u2019s not to say we still won\u2019t tie dye everything in sight.) And wow. What a gift that is.<\/p>\n

The haircut is a little shorter than I expected. I wonder if she forgot my wet hair actually dries curly while we were waxing on about our moms. Hair grows and gratitude keeps stretching.<\/p>\n

I also understand that Mother\u2019s Day can come with some complicated feelings. Whether you\u2019re missing your mom today, or you want to be a mom yourself, or you wish you didn\u2019t have to clean up the kitchen after your kids made you breakfast in bed \u2013 I\u2019m holding space for wherever this finds you.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get into this week\u2019s links.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 I love a good long list, and 30 Things I Learned at European Cooking School That Changed the Way I Cook Forever<\/strong><\/a> delivers. I got completely stuck on tip #1 \u2014 \u201cAlways sharpen your knives before cooking.\u201d I mean\u2026 are we doing this? Because I genuinely think I need to enroll in a knife sharpening class immediately. Like, do I bring my own whetstone or is that provided? (Substack)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/strong> Our friend Toby Rose shared 5 Joy the Baker Recipes Kids Can Make on Their Own<\/strong><\/a> and I love the thought of her three kids stacking sandwiches with carrots and cucumbers, peeking into the oven every five minutes, and waiting (not so patiently) for the brownies to cool.\u00a0 They are also learning how to do their own laundry. Well done, Toby.\u00a0 \u00a0(Joy the Baker)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 I\u2019m making my family Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse<\/strong><\/a> today for Mother\u2019s Day because it\u2019s my mom\u2019s favorite flavor combo and there\u2019s no way this isn\u2019t great, right? (The Kitchn)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong> This piece about daily creative practice stopped me in my tracks. It\u2019s a beautiful reminder that big things can be built one small bit at a time, like a forest floor stitched from scraps, a book written line by line. Whether I\u2019m working on a recipe or\u00a0 trying to get my garden to grow, there\u2019s real power in slow, steady making. The Power of Incremental Art and a Daily Practice<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 (Substack)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 Will recently bought us pickleball paddles and a membership to the local courts, which obviously means I now need the proper shoes<\/strong><\/a>, the cutest workout skirts, and perhaps a competitive alter ego (though actual pickleball skills are tbd).\u00a0 (Self)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 This album reminds me of my mom: Carole King Tapestry<\/strong><\/a>. It\u2019s soft and strong and timeless. Give it a listen today. (Spotify)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 There are plenty of fascinating facts swirling around Warren Buffett since he announced his retirement at age 94 as a hundred-billionaire (is that even the correct term?). But what I keep coming back to is this: he still lives in the Omaha, Nebraska home he bought in 1958 for $31,500<\/strong><\/a>. There\u2019s something quietly profound about being completely content with one part of your life while pushing relentlessly in others. (Architectural Digest)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 I could have used the concept of a Worry Windows<\/strong><\/a> when I was so anxious in college I would go actual weeks without being able to take a full deep breath.\u00a0 Tell me you\u2019re an elder millennial without telling me you raw-dogged undiagnosed anxiety through the early 2000s. (Self)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 Vinegar Toast<\/strong><\/a> feels like one of those lightly pretentious food moments that I want to side-eye\u2026 but I know I\u2019m going to try it and absolutely love it. Just look<\/em> at this gorgeous slice of bread, fried to golden perfection in olive oil. We\u2019re doing this, right\u00a0 (Instagram)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong> This is it!\u00a0 In Pursuit of an Extraordinary Life<\/strong><\/a> (YouTube)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 I said I didn\u2019t need another pair of Dansko clogs. I like to keep just one pair in rotation since they take a few months to break in \u2014 but once they do, they\u2019re perfect. Then I saw these garden mules<\/strong><\/a> and\u2026 turns out I was wrong. I absolutely needed another pair. (Dansko)<\/p>\n

A year with Graham and dog cookies<\/p>\n

Happy Mother\u2019s Day, friends!<\/p>\n

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

xo Joy<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n