issue #9 - the one about women, success, and the grind

It was the longest, shortest week.

The days dragged on, but before I blinked it was Friday evening and I was sharing my weekly facial routine on Girls’ Night In’s IG story and falling asleep on the couch while Star Trek played on TV.

Needless to say, I’m glad it’s Saturday. My only plans - hang out with my family, read as much of this book as I can, and figure out some sort of craft project for Rho’s class on Monday to celebrate his birthday (ideas are welcome! He loves dinosaurs and animals).

#ThingsILove This Week

• I’ve been doing live meditations on the Journey Meditation app this week, and I’m HOOKED. Use code hitha to try it out yourself.

• These dresses remind me of Busy Phillips Mr. NIghtgown - for an absolute steal. Credit goes to @thebuyguide for recommending them!

• Most asked-about item from my IG Story - this root touch up powder from Madison Reed. I’ve tried every root touch up product out there, and this one is the best.

• We buy these noodles in bulk off Amazon - they’re all I want to eat these days, particularly as a late dinner/snack after a long day.

• Books I’m reading/read:

  • Finished Lost Roses - I give it a 7/10. Slow to start, picks up especially in the last 1/3rd.

  • After seeing Harry Potter And The Cursed Child last weekend, I’ve started re-reading the entire series backwards. I finished The Deathly Hallows, and am making my way through the Half-Blood Prince.

  • I flew through So Here’s The Thing, by Alyssa Mastromonaco. Loved every word of it, was sad when it was over, and want to be friends with her in real life.

  • Unmarriagable is my book for the weekend. It’s billed as Pride and Prejudice in Pakistan, which I’m all about.

The Top 5

1. The Making of the Fox News White House (The New Yorker)

2. This Is The Secret To Being A Successful Working Mom (Refinery 29)

3. Girl, Get Some Footnotes: Rachel Hollis, Hustle, and Plagiarism Problems (Christianity Today)

4. "I Never Thought R. Kelly Was Going to Hit Me," Gayle King Reveals of Her Volatile Interview (O Magazine)

5. “As a society, we have mommy issues”: how America discriminates against mothers (Vox)

The Catch Up

Monday

• Going Celibate For A Year Was The Best Decision — Here’s Why (The Zoe Report)

• Thousands of migrant youth allegedly suffered sexual abuse in U.S. custody (Axios)

• When Women Control the Money, Female Founders Get Funded (NYT)Note - I am an investor in iFundWomen.

• SCAD: What’s Overlooked Can Be Fatal (PennMedicine News)

Tuesday

• For struggling Americans, nowhere to go (Axios)

• Why is the wedding industry so hard to disrupt? (Vox)

• Erasing Women in Tech: How ‘60 Minutes’ Ignored Women’s Voices, Stories, and Expertise (Medium)

• I need medication for my mental health. Finding the right prescription was harder than I’d ever imagined. (The Lily)

Wednesday

• The dishonest smearing of Ilhan Omar (Washington Post)

• The CEO Who Realized Olive Oil Could Be Instagrammable (The Cut)

• U.S. deficit grew 77% in first quarter of 2019 (Axios)

• Let me tell you a little story about the American medical system, circa today. (Twitter)

Thursday

• Why (and how) I cover climate change (Axios)

• How I Parent: An Adoptive Single Mom of Two Girls from Separate Birth Families (People)

• Glasses can have a markup of 1,000%. Two former LensCrafters executives revealed why. (Vox)

• Lizzo Isn’t Just Part of a Movement. She’s a Movement All Her Own. (Allure)

Friday

• Stacey Abrams, Star Trek Nerd, Is Traveling at Warp Speed (NYT)

• Long overlooked by science, pregnancy is finally getting attention it deserves (Washington Post)

• In Lena We Trust (NYLON)

• Support Black Women At Work (Fortune)