Romance novels, ugly bathrooms, and a momfluencer's masterful April 1st post

Plus my favorite Unaesthetically Pleasing Lunch

We got the new dog. I am processing MANY FEELINGS which I will share in more depth on Friday. My youngest wants to name him Grassy. No one else in the family wants to name him Grassy.

Reading

As a newbie to the romance genre, I appreciated this profile of Emily Henry.

“It’s been a gateway for a lot of women who think of themselves as too smart and then read these books and think, Oh, I actually like this type of story too.”

Nicole Chung handles the most human of experiences with grace and sensitivity every time. Here she is on grief and losing a parent. She also has a new book out!

“It is perfectly normal for a woman with three children and a job to be less available for sex than she was when she had fewer responsibilities.”

Speaking of marriage and gender, THIS by Maggie Smith!

When I would call home from a trip, I remember feeling like I was in trouble. I’d made his life more difficult, and I might pay for that with the silent treatment or a cold reception when I returned home. I didn’t feel missed as a person, I felt missed as staff. My invisible labor was made painfully visible when I left the house. I was needed back in my post.

I could easily link to

Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

every week, but this one is really a must-read.

She’s like, “Yeah, this isn’t disordered. This is normal. Black girls don’t get eating disorders. That is for frail people. I’m not interested in being thin at all. This is about winning. This is not about thinness.” 

More here 👇