Friday things #1

It's Friday! This weekend I'm making toscana soup, spray painting all the things, and watching lots of TV. Also, mentally strategizing to convince Dave to come to HomeGoods and/or Target with me to look at Christmas decorations, because I am a monster.
  • I know I am super late to the game, but Aloha was a trainwreck. Last night Katie and I watched it while eating a bowl of guacamole. When Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone, high on the list of Ridiculously Attractive Humans, had their first kiss, Katie's  reaction was "ugh," and a slow shake of the head. So. It was very bad. 
  • Just in time for a local McDonald's impending closure, this week I learned about the McDonald's coke spoon coffee stirrer debacle  of the 1970s. "It was...a spoon that lived in a dangerous era for spoons," as the article states. The more you know!
  • I want pretty much everything in Jaclyn Day's first gift guide (housewares!), including and especially that otter stapler.
  • I think this dopey looking dude needs to be part of my Christmas outfit.
  • Prematurely diving into Christmas decor DIYs. This salt shaker mini scene is adorable and festive and subtle and fun.
  • We've all seen that girl on our insta feed with the selfie face of the glassy-eyed, slack-jawed variety (or maybe it's you), and now there's an extra sexy name for that: "fish gape." It sounds like a weird genital thing.
  • I love The Office Goth's marble-effect coffee table update. Perfectly aligned with my goal of working with what I have.
  • One-pot meals are my ultimate because I am lazy and hate doing dishes. Greatist (whose emails I always open because they have solid reads and recipes) has a great list of one-pot for every meal of the day.
Happy weekend.

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The year feels like it's slipping through my fingers. In 16 days it will be Thanksgiving. In 21 days Dave and I will know when we can move into our new apartment. In 38-42 days, we'll set foot in a new place to call home. In 45 days it'll be Christmas, then in 46 it'll be as far away from Christmas as it gets. In 52 days it'll be the first day of 2016.

The days in between will be slow and full: last-minuteish home shopping, planning, and saving energy for the colder months ahead. Mornings spent in bed reading or tidying bit by bit, work days filled with holiday preparation, nights biding my time until the next day - writing, or reading, or spending time with friends and family.

I'm starting to appreciate what a lovely slow down fall can be: an opportunity to reflect after the long, sun-drenched days of summer, when maybe you're a little more lonely and a little more sad, but it's still okay.

I wish it lasted a little longer. Winter creeps up so fast, but I'm trying to enjoy the last few lovely, brisk autumn days.