“You give me money, I give you creative!” This contract is after my own heart.
Virtual Fidget Spinner
What has the world come to? Here is your virtual Fidget Spinner.
Notice When You Are Happy
I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, “If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.”
– Kurt Vonnegut
Succulent/Cactus Collar Pins
You love plants? Now you can wear them! These succulent/cactus collar pins made me smile.
Colorful Backgammon Set
My family used to play hours and hours of Backgammon when I was a kid. This colorful set put a smile on my face. I would totally give this a home.
Gratitude
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”
– William Arthur Ward
(via)
“Will Everything Probably Be Okay?” Flowchart
This framed “Will Everything Probably Be Okay?” Flowchart is much needed these days here in the USA. It provided a much needed chuckle.
Minimalist Scandinavian Wall Clock
This minimal wall clock gets my thumbs up.
Expand
some people
when they hear
your story.
contract.
others
upon hearing
your story.
expand.
and
this is how
you
know.– Nayyirah Waheed
Floating Disco Light
This floating bathtub disco light looks fun. Makes me wish I had an outdoor pool!
Rainbow Bow Tie
Buy this fun rainbow bow tie, wear it proudly and feel good about the fact that 100% of the sales will support LGBTQ rights. Thumbs up!
♥ / Tiny Reminder
Big thanks to Tiny Reminder for sponsoring my blog and RSS feed this week.
Asking people again and again, with no result? Missing deadlines? Losing track of your requests? Tiny Reminder will play “bad cop” on your behalf, so that you can do more important things.
Build a simple form outlining what you need, and add recipients — the tool will keep sending reminders until your client submits a response. It works great for collecting things from clients, onboarding podcast guests or conference speakers… and a million other tasks.
To try the tool for yourself, sign up for the unlimited Forever Free plan at tinyreminder.com.
(Interested in sponsoring a week of my blog and RSS feed, learn more here.)
Sculptural Fabric Brooch
This sculptural fabric brooch made me swoon. Stunning! Seriously wish listed!
Swiss Army Stacking Boxes
Oh, I love the look of these Swiss Army Stacking Boxes.
Learn
“Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t.”
– Bill Nye
Argument = Teaching Moment
“If you’re going to have an argument with someone, the best way to do it is to assume they can teach you something.”
– Celeste Headlee
Quote from a conversation between Celeste Headlee and Janet Lee in this article. And here’s Celeste’s TED Talk, 10 ways to have a better conversation.
Compost Bin
My Brooklyn neighborhood is starting to collect food scraps to compost. YAY! Every household was given a bin to use for the collecting of the food scraps. I looked at it and simply sad NOPE. It might be functional, but boy, it’s ugly. So, I found this beauty of a compost bin. According to the product description and the reviews it keeps the waste smelling fresh with a thick carbon filter. Let’s see. Let the composting begin.
Geometry Notecard Set
This Geometric Notecard Set is a beauty!
Hippo Bottle Opener
I don’t need a bottle opener. But I need a bottle opener hippo. Made me smile.
Talk/Guided Meditation with Tara Brach
A few years back my friend Maria of Brain Pickings pointed me to Tara Brach’s guided meditations. They have carried me through some difficult times and I can’t thank Tara enough for so generously offering these podcasts for free. This morning, I listened to the above talk on relaxing the over-controller and it really hit home. Watch the talk and then enjoy the guided meditation at the end. It’s just what I needed. Maybe some of you do too…
Uma Basket
Found this seagrass basket at the new Century 21 here in Downtown Brooklyn last week. It now holds all of the kids’ stoop toys. Pretty and affordable.
Friday Link Pack
(via Emerline)
– Digital Revolution: More and More People Are Paying For Content
– My favorite scarf brand, Slowfactory, is running a sale! SPRING40 will take 40% off. Love this one, NYC by night.
– Your summer 2017 reading list, provided by Bill Gates
– I always use paper bags for my recycling, but they tend to fall over. This bin will make it more sturdy, and it looks good. Totally getting one.
– Activist mug.
– Periodic table of NYC trash. (via)
– This beach tent looks good for someone fair skinned like me.
– MoMA’s ‘unpacking the archive‘ exhibition celebrates 150 years of frank lloyd wright
– Yep, big believer in “suck it up Sundays“. I find them weirdly satisfying.
– Airbnb started a magazine to share human stories.
– How to customize your Facebook feed, how to improve what the algorithm shows you, how to set up lists that filter your feed, and how to control what you see as shortcuts in your sidebar.
– This Vietnamese playground with multicolored flags is lovely.
– Knife Skills: How to Clean, Trim, and Prepare Artichokes
– Trump Snooze.
– 1Password introduces “Travel Mode” to protect your data when crossing borders
– Never.
– Amazon’s data-driven bookstores
– FieldNotes now offers a leather cover & memo books combo. Nice!
– Did you know Tattly makes scented Tattly? It’s like a visual perfume!