The juggle of solo parenting and working from home in a nutshell. I love you Alanis Morissette.
– What happens to viral particles on the subway?
– One day, I’ll give a Moth talk on the *amazing* apartment-finding story I have, when I separated from my husband 5 years go. It involves signing an NDA to get a tour, of what turned out to be the NYC mayor’s house. Funny to see an article about the same experience in The New Yorker.
– Interesting: A teleprompter app for on your phone.
– This building is something else: Spiraling Museum in Switzerland Designed to Mimic the Swirling Mechanics of a Watch
– I have become a complete Linen lover (sheets, clothes..) and summer scarves.
– Ben Chestnut, co-founder of Mailchimp, sharing personal stories about entrepreneurship.
– This website, Drive & Listen, pulls dashboard cam videos from YouTube and pairs them up with local music channels so that you can feel like you’re cruising around in a foreign city, blasting the radio, all while sitting at your desk. (via Recomendo)
– An anonymous USPS employee has written about the recent changes at the Post Office. I can’t.
– I would love to own this ear and mount it on my wall.
– GIPHY made a zany Backdrop channel for your online hangouts. Waterfall anyone? Or flying space star. I think my favorite is this animated art wall. (via)
– Air by MicroClimate. I can’t stop laughing. But also crying. (via)
– If you work in different time zones but don’t enjoy writing lengthy team updates every day, Grapevine offers a place to store (and comment on) short, recorded video updates from all team members. (via)
– 2020 Is the Year of the Freezer. I am a big fan of freezing things, from meat, to bread, to butter, to fruit, to cooked meals. FREEZE EVERYTHING!
– This mini tumbler set makes me happy.
– Over on I will vote you can check if you’re registered to vote, you can register to vote and you can request an absentee ballot.
– Ambitious. I’d wear it.
– WTF Visualizations. Always coming back to this one. Always amused.
– Studiowrite helps you bust writer’s block and be more creative.
– The super popular Wildlife Tattly Set by Oliver Jeffers is back in stock.
– Want to make some new friends? Here are two options for you: Ice Cream Social FieldTrip and Connection Club. These are free virtual events offered from CreativeMornings community members, for free.
– A big thank you to Float for sponsoring my blog this week. Float gives you a bird’s-eye view of your team’s availability and resource capacity to plan projects and schedule tasks confidently.
You can freeze cake (just wrap it well) and it is perfect! You are welcome :-)
Aug 17th, 2020 / 8:45 pm