Hump Day Quickie: Tween Girl Summer
Plus Girl Dinners, Glimmers, Naked Nails, Jonah Hill's Boundaries, and Britney's Book ππ§β¨π π ββοΈπ
Welcome to your mid-week quickie! This is your bonus,Β even-less-strings-attached newsletterΒ to get you through the week
Whatβs On My Mindβ¦
Itβs official! 2023 is Tween Girl Summer π
For many of us, this moment is one of excitement about the future, twinged with anxiety. This ambivalence is a hallmark of the tween years, experts say, and is a kind of metaphor for the psychological state we find ourselves in now.
All that glimmers is goldβ¦at least for your mental health β¨
Glimmers are all around us. Theyβre the clouds shaped like hearts, theyβre the sidewalk chalk that someone left behind, theyβre the last cookie in the cookie jar.
Stop apologizing for not getting a manicure π
The opposite of self-care is not neglect, and we should never interpret it as such
One Liners
Britney Spearsβ book is ready to pre-order, and, yes, I already bought my copy π
The (hot)dog days of summer π
All about Jonah Hillβs attempt at boundaries π ββοΈ
This 91-year-old model is absolutely thriving πΈ
Scum of the earth, Larry Nassar was stabbed in prison πͺ
My worst nightmare came true π’
Serotonin Boost
This bunny loves his job π³π°
If you can only get to oneβ¦
Make it this ode to Girl Dinners ππ§
Women have long been programmed to see food as the enemy, but the girl dinner trend is about embracing the simple joy of snacks as meals. Girl dinner represents a conscious choice to opt out of the tyranny of cooking and doing the dishesI barely worked for this and it feels like an indulgence.β Thatβs what makes it girl dinner.
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