Them: How are you wearing just a hoodie right now? Me: The snow is snowing The wind is blowing But I can weather the storm. What do I care How much it may storm? I've got menopause to keep me warm.

When a family member suggests another gift idea that requires you to leave the house again, barking out I AM TOO FUCKING EXHAUSTED FROM BEING ALL OF THE CHRISTMAS MAGIC NO I JUST CANNOT NOTHING ELSE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO is apparently not the answer they expect.

A panic room but it's just the empty closet shelf where I normally hide all the Christmas presents I should have bought by now.

And so begins the annual countdown during which my husband buys himself every single thing his loved ones were planning on surprising him with for Christmas.

Dear New Jersey, Please please please Mickie Sherrill for Governor. Whether it’s a vote FOR her or AGAINST Ciattarelli, cast it to keep NJ at the top in public education & protections for civil & human rights. This race is too close to skip. Please. PS Vote this weekend: nj.gov/state/electi...

Ate a delicious vegetarian dinner* tonight. * entire loaf of pumpkin bread

In a world where you can be anything, be kind of obsessively informed on every candidate up and down your ballot this election — including (especially?) those school board seats.

Think book club will appreciate me dressing on theme for the meeting tonight?

If you have a produce budget of $112 and like swearing while pulling a wagon as your kids keep screaming about bees, apple picking is fun.

You know who’s honest? The human neck. You can lie about your age all you want, but your neck will always be sitting there right under your mouth like a fleshy polygraph test.

Here’s my write up on the most racist decision to come out of the Supreme Court in a while. The court approved of Trump’s racial profiling of Latinos with Brett Kavanaugh saying being harassed based on the color of your skin is “common sense.” My latest in @thenation

Favorite book with a baseball player or coach in it? (MLB, minors or college ⚾️) Ideally fiction with a romance, but open to all recommendations and welcome BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ voices. Thx!

What I read in July and recommend. Questions? Suggestions? What did you read last month and love? I’m all ears. My reviews: bookshop.org/lists/books-...

Make your local pharmacy team sadangry today by asking if there is perchance any news on fall COVID vaccines. (My bad! I forgot the current hellscape for a second!)

Yesterday at a restaurant the server asked, “Four adults?” I looked at my two babies who I swear I only JUST gave birth to and said for the very first time, “Yes.” WHICH IS LUNACY. I mean, they are 18 and 20 now so technically they’re adults, but whaaaaaaat the butt. That happened way too quickly.

FREE SHIPPING on Bookshop through 7/11! I curate very specific (and inclusive) lists of books I've read over the past 5 years to help you find a good fit: bookshop.org/shop/kimbong...

What he said: My god. Do you really need more books? What I heard: a) He reveres me like a god b) He's concerned I do not have enough books

Is this headache from the weather or menopause or the fall of democracy or dehydration or the systematic chipping away of human and civil rights or not enough sleep or too much coffee or cataclysmic decisions by an openly biased and unrepresentative SCOTUS or a need to stretch more or

Fellow white folks: Commemorate Juneteenth by donating your time and resources to support local community celebrations of freedom near you, alleviating the labor and expense to Black folks.

Happy Pride Month to all of my fellow straights who are not only supporting and celebrating the joy of that community but also understanding that their lives and liberties are increasingly at risk with the current administration so are doing the work locally and nationally to help fight/fix that.

If someone asks why, we can point them to this list (and the one from his first term): Lest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes www.mcsweeneys.net/columns/lest...

What I read in May and recommend. Questions? Suggestions? What did you read last month and love? I’m all ears. My reviews of them (all positive): bookshop.org/lists/books-...

Wait. You actually expect me to watch my language? In THIS fucking timeline???

This. Is. Fucking. Bonkers. If you value freedom, education and/or democracy, this should be VERY concerning to you.

Oops my son’s home from college and I forgot that he eats at least one entire family-sized box of cereal every single day in between meals. Off to the grocery store again. And again. And again.

SLIPSTREAM by Madge Maril knocked my socks off. Get it: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Slipst... For fans of: - 5⭐️ Sports romance (F1) - Quirky humor - MORBIDLY YOURS Ivy Fairbanks - THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS Ali Hazelwood - THE LOVE HATERS Katherine Center Trust me on this, ok? Get. It.

NOT SAFE FOR WORK by @nishajtwrites.bsky.social absolutely knocked it out of the park. Love contemporary romance? Get it: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/nisha... My raving 5⭐️ review is on Goodreads, if you need that to persuade you even more. GO GO GOOOOOO

It’s time to call our reps again, telling them to vote NO on behalf of their constituents for this bill. It’ll hurt the hungry, lower-income folks, seniors, people who need accessible health care, public schools and more. Use their link for what number to call to find your reps right now. Thank you!

The nourishing power of my monthly book club meetings recharges my battery in a way pretty much nothing else can. Highly recommend. 5/5 stars.

Favorite book with a mom as the main character, or about motherhood? Today seems like a good day to buy/read one. 🙂

Why can’t I stop laughing??

What I read in April and recommend, starting with my favorites. Questions? Suggestions? What did you read last month and love? I’m all ears. (Full reviews are on my Goodreads.)

I truly cannot believe “should we have a food safety infrastructure” is something we are litigating in the year two thousand fucking twenty five and the person currently in charge is on the “no” side

Ruin your teenager’s life by showing genuine interest and love while asking how their day was.

Please read this, share, then speak up, act up against book bans. As someone who ran a middle school author visit program & book fairs, I can’t express the importance of voices like Alex London’s. (Yes, I read this book. It’s SO GOOD.) www.instagram.com/p/DJASSnnyS_...

Helped a friend with an errand and then it somehow turned into a day drinking thing which I haven’t done in years. I cannot recommend this kind of an afternoon enough.

Daughter: What are you watching? Me: A documentary. Daughter: Ah. And which super depressing isms or murdery horrors is it about? Me: I don’t only watch depressing documentaries. I have many interests! Daughter: Me: [Sighs. Names specific murders and/or isms it’s about]

Out of all the things in our house, both our cats’ favorite item to chew on is…my iPad. While I’m reading on it.

Ditto.

It’s my birthday! Here’s a selfie + current read. Everything in the world is trash except for the care we give each other. So this year, I’m asking that you do something for your library—sign up for a card, thank your librarian, join the friends of the library! more ways to help > ala.org/showup

If you think everyone should have affordable, accessible healthcare, this removal of it from those who need it most should enrage you into speaking up, calling your reps (202-224-3121), pushing back against yet another cruel choice: time.com/7276543/titl...

If you want to protect voting rights, call the U.S. Capital switchboard at 202-224-3121, ask for your senator’s office, then IMPLORE them to block the SAVE Act. It is voter suppression of millions of Americans. The only thing it saves is the power of the privileged. www.npr.org/2025/03/12/n...

Need a mental break? Read Stephanie Giese’s new small-town contemporary romances I enjoyed: Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVQL9LJL B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/s/stephanie%...

Hell hath no fury like a teenager who was kindly, gently asked by their loving parent, “Hey, how are you this morning?”

What I read in March. Questions? Suggestions? What did you read last month and love? I’m all ears.

Again, if you've got a Republican representing you in Congress -- and I don't care who it is -- call them to complain about the tariffs. They're panicking.

April 1, 2025

I spoke to an expert in authoritarianism, who explained to me that things like this are extremely meaningful and they help protect democracy, even if there’s not a straight line between this and actual legislating

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.