theSkimm

  • The Definition of Insanity

    Because I’ve written about it here multiple times, I feel obliged to tell the fives of you reading this why I will no longer support theSkimm. When I got enough friends to sign up for this daily enewletter, I was so excited to join the Skimm’bassador Facebook group, to connect with other likeminded folk who

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  • Have You Met Miss O?

    Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine got on my TBR list from theSkimm. And, fun fact, when I hid a Target gift card to pay it forward during #selfcareseptember, I chose a copy of this book on the Skimm display. I had to wait awhile to get a hold from the library, and now don’t recall

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  • It’s always handy to have that friend who makes The Best Suggestions – whether they intend to or not! Earlier this week, Hannah asked me about a book; I hadn’t read it, but it reminded me I needed to place a hold at the library. I Googled the first title, alphabetically, on my To Be

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  • Social Media Socializing

    Social Media Socializing

    This cartoon by Adam Ellis has stuck with me since the first time I saw it [on the Facebook page of Buzzfeed comics]. I LOVE it. Two of the people I talk with most often are also extreme introverts, so we would never have gotten to be so friendly were it not for the safety of

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  • Skimming theSkimm

    Skimming theSkimm

    I have to give a shoutout to one of the things that gets me through the day (besides coffee and corgimutts): theSkimm. Started a few years back by some young women with a passion for storytelling (my favorite!) and fried artichokes (a close second favorite to storytelling!), it’s an e-newsletter that hits your inbox every

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