Happy Friday! I don't know about you, but for me this week really flew by. We got a storage unit in our building and have been moving some of our (necessary) clutter out--firs our dining room table and now a lot of boxes that we could get rid of but aren't, since we plan to move to a new place this summer. I had a couple of meetings and kept myself busy with the blog, organizing our apartment, and cooking--Whole30 is not going to happen if you don't do some planning ahead in the kitchen.

I'm looking forward to one of those weekends that's both busy and laid-back--tomorrow we don't have any plans other than a possible trip to IKEA to look for a new side table for our reading chair, and then on Sunday I'm modeling in a really cool charity event at Unknown Brewing in South End--if you live in Charlotte, you should come by and say hello!

I haven't posted any Friday Favorites in a month, so I have lots of links for you today!

To Read: 

• You're Not "Adulting," You're Acting Your Fucking Age. Yep.
• Have you ever been holding or petting or hugging a really cute animal and wanted to squeeze them until their head explodes (Oberon style, you guys)? This happens to me with Ender regularly, so I found this article to be especially interesting.
• The 6 Types Of Money Personalities You Meet in Your 20s. Pretty much.
• The Surprising Benefit of Going Through Hard Times.

Cultural Studies/Media: 

• The hipster is dead, and you might not like what comes next. It's a yuccie. And oh my God you guys, I am one.
• Things From 2015 I Never Understood and Would Like Some Clarification on Before Year's End. A little late, but all still very true.
• "Game of Thrones" Will Change its Approach to Sexual Violence in Season 6. Look, I get it. But I have some weird opinions about this. I don't want to watch violent sexual assault any more than the next person, but there's something about it that seems important to me. Sexual violence is real, and it's a problem. Part of why I love Game of Thrones is because there is so much reality grounded in the fantasy. As Ben says so nerdily in Parks and Rec: "It's not just for fantasy enthusiasts; they're telling human stories in a fantasy world."
• The Rise of Samantha and Miranda. Rob and I just finished watching Sex and the City all the way through (I've seen it countless times but Rob had never watched it from start to finish), and I have to say I totally agree with this piece. I'm not a huge fan of Miranda but I do appreciate her so much more than Carrie or Charlotte. And Samantha is wonderful, let's just get real.

Wish List: 

• Yet another baggy striped shirt.
• I'm running out of liquid eyeliner and always want to try something new. What do you use? This one has been my go-to the past year or so.
• Cutest little earrings.
• This looks like a great everyday bag.
• If I had a nightgown like this one I'd probably never leave the house.

Sponsored: Have you tried any of these cheese slicers?

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What are you guys up to this weekend? Hope you have a good one!

Every Friday, Rob and Ender and I wake up a little early and walk to the coffee shop in our neighborhood. It's my favorite part of the week.

So I'm sitting here with my laptop, on the couch with my coffee, looking forward to a weekend of sleeping in and Christmas decorations and a few breweries with friends. This time of year is so beautiful and complex: there's something really sad about the holidays for me sometimes, and I'm not sure why. We lost Rocky almost two years ago and I always think about him even more than usual around this time. My parents are moving, I have my first MRI scheduled, and life is generally stressful for me right now. But the weather, the music, the twinkly lights--I love it all. I think nostalgia just creeps its way into every little corner of Christmas and the new year, which makes the season beautifully layered and complicated. Just some December thoughts for you this Friday morning.

But before we call it a week, I wanted to share some links with you:

• A very important PSA: How to Make Your Name Plural this Christmas Season.
• 'Paris is a Party': Responding to Tragedy, France turns to Hemingway. Literature matters.
• Something I'm working on all the time: Choose to Be Grateful. It Will Make You Happier.
• I think we could all use a little more of this in our world today.
• Mark Zuckerberg's letter to his daughter is so wonderfully optimistic.
• Would you ever give up coffee and alcohol? Frankly I'd rather give up booze than coffee!
• I really loved this list: 50 Ways Happier, Healthier, And More Successful People Live On Their Own Terms.
• Sponsored by Nestle: some Toll House coupons (apparently it's National Cookie Day!)

And it wouldn't be the holidays without a wish list:

• These booties.
• This tee shirt.
• This gorgeous bag.

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Wishing you a warm and cozy weekend, friends. 

Happy Friday, friends! Rob and I are off to Washington, DC bright and early this morning for a wedding, so I thought I'd share some links for your weekend before we go. There aren't too many of them, so I just put them all in one list. Enjoy!

• This video cracked me up. I've been to so many of these restaurants (including one last night).
• These are like a perfect everyday pair of boots.
• Please Don't Threaten My Son for Dating Your Daughter. So many good points in this piece., whether you have sons or daughters or both (or neither).
•  Another shockingly true, restaurant-inspired video. I absolutely love it when he says "Again, I'm pretty sure that's not true but I'm happy to move forward without an argument."
• My brother taught me how to build a campfire the other day so I shared his wisdom in a blog post.
• How cozy (and sexy) is this sweater?
• Some things you may not know about me.
• If You're Not Paranoid, You're Crazy. What do you think?
• I love the looks of this coat.
• When Does Eating Clean Become an Eating Disorder? Such a good question, and an important one, too.

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