Resist by Resting
Weekly Reads v. 23.3.2026
I hope you don’t mind that this week’s email is noticeably shorter and comes to you on a Monday morning instead of during your weekend. This is because I decided to go easy on myself after a very hectic week.
My husband and I took an overnight trip to a nearby college town where we walked around and tried a new restaurant. I brought my camera thinking I’d snap photos of the nearby mountains to share with you, but I ended up just soaking it all in and didn’t take one photograph.
As the temperatures climb where I am, I can feel Spring and Summer gearing up to completely consume us all with busyness and out of office replies. Just the thought of the crowded calendar to come makes me tired. The modern world compels us to always be doing something, doesn’t it? Reading this or that, so we aren’t left behind in conversations with colleagues. Devices pepper us with alerts. Articles compel us to try this new restaurant or buy that new gadget. There’s a time and place for all of that, of course, but there’s also a space for rest. Nature models this for us each and every year.
Would you like to join me in following nature’s lead to resist the busy by resting? Let’s find a nice seat outside where we can sit still long enough to notice the birds and count the things for which we are grateful. We will silence our phones and think on the areas of our lives that deliver contentment.
That to-do list will still be waiting for us after we’re good and rested.
This hotel on the west coast of Mexico looks like something out of a movie. Stunning views of the ocean and a tortilla class? Yes, please!
Goldbelly still has a few Taste of the Masters kits for those who celebrate (and keep losing the annual ticket lottery).
Happiness isn’t the same as aliveness.
The story of this emergency press conference reminds me why I try to consistently say no to processed food in favor of plain ol’ whole foods.
I stumbled across a Montreal-based company called Moments Factory after seeing an immersive waterpark they designed. Looking through their portfolio of work leaves me in awe of how creative people can be.
People are talking about the purse-popcorn-bucket to celebrate the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2.
I was a faithful NME reader in the late 90’s and early aughts. This British magazine documented a golden chapter in rock music through their arty photographs and longform articles. An online archive shares over 300 issues of the magazine, ads and all. Simply fantastic.
When I was in elementary school, I checked the same book out so many times that the librarian asked me to take a break so other kids could have a chance to read it. After a month’s break I asked how many people had checked out my beloved book, and the librarian said, “None. You can check it out again.” That book, dear friends, was about the Titanic. Third-grade-me was absolutely captivated by that ship! It should be no surprise to you that I still seek out information about it like this piece on the fascinating engineering that went into building the unsinkable ship that ended up being quite sinkable.
Thank you for being here. I hope you do something fun this week!