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Happy Friday! I have my Even More Jesus imperial stout, my book, and a stack of magazines to get through! Starting with The Therapist - our annual conference this year is themed "Justice For All!" and that gives me hope and validation that I am in the right career ❤️.

Would love to know: What careers are YOU in!?
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Two books made it to our dinner party! We made sous vide steak w/ a green salad & garlic lemon dressing & silky macaroni & cheese. Our friends introduced us to the magic of the Great British Bake Off over our New Years trip and as a belated Xmas present we bought them the Mary Berry cookbook! The chocolate torte was a direct result!

I love the 1001 Questions book. Great dinner convo. What questions did YOU ask before getting married/committed?

It's sunny in the city today 😎! We are enjoying some much needed blue skies and reading and drinking and walking to various parks before our afternoon movie.

Good news: After taking him to see Colson Whitehead the other night, Ian grabbed The Underground Railroad off our shelf and has started to read it. This is a big deal because he is NOT the biggest book person. Today I have a reading buddy!

What are YOU doing on this beautiful Saturday??

One of my secret favorite books that I hold close to my heart is called Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant. I absolutely love the collection because it's all about the question: what do you cook for yourself when you're all alone and nobody is looking?

Cooking for myself (especially lunch!) is such a simple pleasure - I get to make something pretty and healthy and satisfying for one ❤️. What do YOU cook for yourself when you're all alone???

Resting AND powering up for tomorrow's rally and candlelight march in San Francisco by finishing this powerhouse collections of stories from Roxane Gay, slowly savoring this incredible beer, and getting used to my two new pairs of Warby Parker glasses 🤓. I love their service! Which ones do you like?

And, more importantly, WHO is marching tomorrow??? Hope you show your faces on these days that count 🙋🏼.

Sometimes when I nanny this is what happens and I get so happy and can't stop smiling at this little person!

I've been with this family for 7 years and I know eventually I'm going to have say goodbye as my MFT career begins and I go back to school for one more credential BUT moments like these make me never want to leave!

Does YOUR heart melt when people you love read!? ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️.

Had a blast at Disneyland & California Adventure yesterday! We made it almost 15 hours in both parks and rode everything we wanted to. And I finished an entire BOOK while waiting in the lines! I felt SO productive!

Favorites were Soarin' Around the World (they redid this one and it's even better than before!) and Alice in Wonderland and Hyperspace Mountain (also redone) and Toy Story Mania and Finding Nemo Submarine! What's YOUR favorite ride!?

We leave tomorrow for Disneyland (!!!!) so tonight we didn't feel like cooking. There's a place around the corner from us called Wesburger. Wes makes the burgers and every Wednesday he comes out with a "burger of the week." This week was THE BIG KAHUNA burger with jack cheese, griddled pineapple, kahuna sauce, and jalapeños ??. Queso tots and my book for the sides and I'm a very happy camper! What'd you have for dinner tonight?

I was so excited to see Zadie Smith tonight. She is just beyond beautiful and operates on an entirely different level of intelligence and awareness and confidence.

And then, surprise! Michael Chabon introduced himself as the interviewer and my mind exploded! I have never read anything by him before 😳 and this interview showed me how much I am missing out on! What books of his are people's favorites??

Here's my rainbow #shelfie! I know we still need a lamp and a pouf, but it's one of my favorite things to look at anyway and I dream about it when I'm away 🤗🤓. It is rapidly overflowing, and we already have other bookcases around the apartment, AND I need to find MORE space!!! Piles of books everywhere is not my partner's idea of minimalistic and modern...

HAPPY FRIDAY! It's movie night! Would love to know your plans as well! Please share :).