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\"\"\"\"Friends, good morning! My parents are coming to Texas next week, and I\u2019m counting down the days. The last time they were here (last Thanksgiving, to be exact), I\u2019d roped them into helping me pull off a surprise wedding before the big family dinner which was, as you\u2019d imagine, no small feat. The time before that, they spent days unpacking boxes with me in the summer heat, making this big old Victorian house feel like home.<\/p>\n

This visit, I promised to be more chill\u2026 but who are we kidding? Chill has never really been my brand. They\u2019re coming to help me put the almost-finishing touches on the pop-up garage bakery, which I\u2019m hoping to soft-launch later this month. I\u2019ll have more official details on The Bakehouse here on the blog very soon.<\/p>\n

Before the flurry begins, a few fine links for your Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong> Trending news from the front lines of The Internet:\u00a0 having a boyfriend is\u2026 embarrassing now? The internet has turned soft-launching your partner into a full on gymnastics routine all in the name of not losing cool points. Maybe it\u2019s age or maybe it\u2019s peace, but I\u2019ve officially reached the phase of life where other people\u2019s opinions on who I love and whether I post them is completely moot but \u2013 this is a very interesting\/spot-on read:\u00a0 Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?<\/strong><\/a> (Vogue)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 We fell back an hour which sounds dreamy until our bodies decides 4 a.m. is the new 7. Turns out, our circadian rhythms don\u2019t get the daylight savings memo. Think: jet lag without the vacation.\u00a0 Apparently a little prep (and maybe less scrolling before bed) can save our sleep this week: How To Keep This Weekend\u2019s Time Change From Wrecking Your Sleep<\/strong><\/a> (Self)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 <\/strong>I can\u2019t tell you how many creative ruts I\u2019ve dragged my ass through over the years. I very much related to\u00a0The creative\u2019s slump<\/strong><\/a> and can attest to the fact that creative whimsy does return. If you\u2019re feeling in a rut, may I suggest taking on a little holiday gift craft or open a bakery in your backyard (that\u2019s what I\u2019m going for, lol).(Substack)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 Fear is a shapeshifter.\u00a0 In How to Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway<\/strong><\/a>, playwright Bess Wohl shares how courage is only ever 51% stronger than fear (and the great news is \u2013 that\u2019s enough). I can attest: learning to ride a motorcycle, and honestly, every big move I\u2019ve ever made, required just that tiny edge of bravery over doubt. That\u2019s the secret! (Substack)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 I need a hambone stat: Navy Bean Soup<\/strong><\/a> (The Kitchn)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 I\u2019ve been loving Nicole Svenson\u2019s content on spending $300 on groceries per month<\/strong><\/a>. How she shops only once a month, cooks, gardens, makes bread, sneaks lentils into ground meat, andcouldn\u2019t care less about the haters (because truly why?). (TikTok)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 The slight chill in the air has me insisting on a flavored coffee creamer where my regular splash of 2% milk simply will not do.\u00a0 I don\u2019t love the store-bought stuff so this Homemade Pumpkin Coffee Creamer<\/strong><\/a> has become a strong contender for what to make with my extra hour this Sunday.\u00a0 (Sally\u2019s Baking Addiction)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 Speaking of pumpkin things \u2013 this pot of Chicken and Pumpkin Dumplings<\/strong><\/a> seems like the move this week. (Joy the Baker)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 My favorite listen of the week was Kate McKinnon on Good Hang with Amy Poehler<\/strong><\/a> as I too would want to last a long weekend\u2019s length of the apocalypse.\u00a0 (Apple Podcasts)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/strong> I absolutely need to schedule an ear-piercing friend date because I\u2019ve wanted a second hole in my ears for years now.\u00a0 Actually, I wonder if my mom wants to do this with me. Actually, I wonder if my mom could actually just pierce my ears. Too far?\u00a0 \u00a0From Platonic Love: 10 Friend Dates You\u2019ll Remember<\/strong><\/a> (Substack)<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s where we\u2019ll close this chapter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the past ten years (since 2015) I\u2019ve written a Let It Be Sunday<\/em> post nearly every week, sharing links and thoughts that stretch far beyond the world of butter and cookies. If we\u2019re doing the math, that\u2019s a decade of Sundays \u2013 a decade that has held it all: divisive politics, a global pandemic, elections, shutdowns, Olympics, fires, cross-country moves, weddings, new homes\u2026 truly, all of life in its complications and grace.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m so thankful you\u2019ve welcomed me as part of your Sunday routine, or maybe your Monday morning scroll before the workday begins. You\u2019ve expanded me in heart and mind. After ten years of these Sunday posts alone (and eighteen years of blogging total!), I think it\u2019s time to gently close this Let It Be Sunday<\/em> chapter to make room for what\u2019s next.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m working diligently on opening The Bakehouse Texas<\/strong><\/a>, a monthly pop-up bakery that\u2019s slowly coming to life in my Bellville backyard (we\u2019re hoping to soft open November 22nd, yay!\/yikes!). I also want to create space for something new to take the Sunday post\u2019s place.\u00a0 To figure out what that will be, I have to let this long and lovely tradition conclude.<\/p>\n

I want to thank Amy<\/a>, Toby<\/a>, Kim<\/a>, Abby<\/a><\/strong>, and Karlee<\/a><\/strong> for lending their hearts and voices to Let It Be Sunday<\/em> over the past few years, and thank you for welcoming them as friends. You can click their names above to follow them across their own creative corners of the internet.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll still be right here on the blog with new recipes and updates, and I\u2019ll also be sharing loads of free newsletters and more personal writing with paid subscribers over on my Baked In Substack<\/strong><\/a>, where paid subscribers also get ad-free access to joythebaker.com (a sweet bonus).<\/p>\n

From my whole heart \u2013 thank you for spending your Sundays with me for all these years. More from me soon.<\/p>\n

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

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