Hello, Monday.

I went from having September weekends full of nothing to do, to seemingly having everything to do, all at once! This weekend was no exception with happy hours and trainings and football and apple picking and friends giving. No joke, I figured I’d be running around like a fool with little time to breathe in between activities. I did ask for this, didn’t I?  I never learn.

However, you know what they say about the best laid plans, right? They do end up taking a turn sometimes. Torrential rain meant leaving the game early, no apple picking, a power outage and an incomplete, but still fun friends giving.  Rolling with the punches here.

Still, fall fun is my favorite kind of fun (unless it’s travel fun), so I’m embracing it indeed. Those Friendsgiving recipes will be coming at you throughout November, so stay tuned to see how to mix up traditional Thanksgiving, the Indian way!

Until then, here we go;

Good new: the dinner party is not dead. It’s just a-changing.  

I guess we all need a nemesis. Makes sense, in theory.

Examining dual-income households and how to keep it equitable. Doesn’t apply to me, but I found it interesting nonetheless.

Have you seen Modern Love? I haven’t yet, but I think I need it.

Wisconsin school assigns seats at lunch and it seems to be the best thing.

THIS is sportsmanship. And kindness.  It is out there, we just have to look for it.

It’s porridge season! Here are some to try to mix up your morning routine.

It’s okay to NOT do these things. I mean, we’re not all professional chefs!

Let’s all have a drink together to celebrate being alive. Remember this one? It’s a goodie.

Some people are just so clever. Happy Halloween!

Hello, Sunday.

Friends!  We’re late October already and the end of the year is FLYING already. I can’t even believe I’m working on my Thanksgiving recipes already (btw- Indian Thanksgiving!  Coming soon!). Such as it is, fall is my favorite, so I’m embracing all that comes with it. The chill in the air, while the necessity of a jacket is sometimes annoying, brings with it warm and hearty foods, also my favorite.  I’ve got a pumpkin cake in the oven right now and let me tell you, it smells like the best kind of candle in here (the best kind, not the sickly sweet fake kind).

Since crisp Sunday morning are the best, tuck into some fall-inspired waffles, keep those fuzzy socks on, and sit back for this week’s somethings.

Who are my Disney kids out there? Talk about a dream job!

Some things are too weird to be true…but then they are.

If you have someone on your Christmas list who loves TGBBS, then here’s the perfect gift for them!

Another creative gift idea.

The magic of music. This is amazing!

This is one of the most selfless thing I’ve ever seen. As a single person also very set in her ways, I’m not sure I could do this. We need heroes like this.

Don’t we all need an emergency poet these days?

Who needs hygge when you can live like your cat? For real, Crawley walks around here like the king of Sheeba. Definitely living his best life.

I am hardly a hard core yogi anymore, but even when I was a hard core yogi, I’m not sure I would get behind rage yoga.

How to: travel like a food editor. Noted!

And finally, I have a new #TravelTuesdayTales series happening on the ‘gram where I pull out of of my many travel photos from times past and give you the story behind it. The first one was the picture you see at the top of this post from my trip to Portugal back in 2006, and here, as it happens, is a handy guide on what to do in the Algarve. Neat!

That’s it. Have a great week!

Hello, Sunday.

What a wonderful weekend! The sun is shining, the leaves are turning, and I spent last night celebrating a wonderful couple and ended it on the dance floor.  Oh what a night. Doing the +1 thing the best way I can.

I can’t even look at the news anymore, but then I also can’t look away.  Typical train wreck mentality.

Enough of that. Let’s see what else I found to look at.

Catching plastics. Can this device save our oceans?

Another brilliant example of girl power.

PAWS Chicago is where I got my Crawley. It’s a wonderful no-kill organization, and here’s a new example why.

There are so many things wrong with this judge’s decision…

I can relate to this. Before I could buy Digestives stateside, I’d come home from the UK packing a full bag of them each time…and got equally questioning looks from security.

Let’s all keep a good stuff list! I like it. We ARE accomplished!

10 little things we should start doing (which are actually big things).

Anyone want to move to Italy?

We all really get by with a little help from our friends, or our stranger-friends.

Even monkeys get mad about unequal pay.

For a laugh: is there a sexy/normal way to take off pants?  A discussion.

Have a good week!