Today is not going to be an easy day for anyone.
So let’s get right into Break Things, because it’s only 11:00AM on the West Coast, so not even the ladies who lunch are drinking yet.
This is not political content. It is merely a collection of thoughts that I scribbled down for getting through E-Day without losing your mind. (Also, I don’t know how Twitter works, so everything is out of order. I swear, I need to hire a 19-year-old to run all of my social channels.)
If you work in politics, and all of this stress is old hat to you, leave your thoughts on the Twitter thread as well.
I am going through a phase where I never want to work out even though I know that I need to for my health. That phase is called 2020.
This Shondaland article has a lot of helpful tips for how to talk yourself into exercising when you.just.can’t.bear.the.thought.
Now is the time to ask for a raise. It’s a common misconception that you should ask in January, but most employers have already finalized budgets by then. So these nine tips for salary negotiation couldn’t come at a better time.
These Live by Being bath salts are amazing. Support a Black-owned brand and add a bit of relaxation to your end-of-day bath. (The Drift bath is my favorite.)
I never eat breakfast, but these recipes from Self have me thinking I should. The Flaky Breakfast Cups are probably going to be my lunch today, and I am excited to try them. But from savory to sweet, they really have it all.
It got absurdly cold out West last week. So when I found this Amazon Essentials puffer buried in the back of my closet it was like an angel chorus played in my head. It is so warm. SO WARM. And it costs around $50, so I own both a white and just bought a black.
I’ve been working from home for years, so has my husband. So we have survived co-habitating during the pandemic unscathed. But not everyone, especially people with children, are getting through so easily.
This article from The Lily provides expert advice from a woman who was working from home before the pandemic made that the norm.
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