I’ve been finding every excuse to stay outside this month. This week that involved a spur-of-the-moment landscaping project plus swimming at the neighborhood pool.
Summer means I find a little less time to clean the house and a little more time to read novels. Lots of time to watch my boys dress up as Star Wars characters, the Wild Kratts, and race car drivers. And of course, still plenty of time to surf the internet.
Here are some of my favorite links from the past few weeks:
All Your Clothes Are Made With Exploited Labor The Atlantic examines the difficulties of ethical manufacturing from the perspective of Patagonia.
What is Ethical? 7 Terms You Need to Know Leah from Style Wise breaks down some fair fashion lingo.
True Cost: Have you watched the fashion documentary True Cost? I’m hoping to sit down and invest some time in it soon. People Tree and Eileen Fisher are offering discount codes for downloading the film.
Old Dominion’s “Break Up With Him” Video One of the perks of living in Nashville is the artist community. When my friend Danielle said she needed extras in 1950s dresses for a music video, I was ready. I had a fun day of filming with some wonderful people.
What the Very Hungry Caterpillar Taught Me About Life My brilliant friend Jen shares the wisdom she learned from The Very Hungry Caterpillar. I’ll never read that book in the same way.
We Are All Misfit Toys Ariana breaks down comparison, envy, and how we can dispel those outsider blues.
Here’s How I Keep My Boy Safe-ish on the Interwebs Glennon from Momastery bringing it again. “When YOU, my son, create an internet account that other people visit, imagine that your account is like a room into which you are inviting people. It’s as if you are hosting your very own party! So fun! The thing is that since you are twelve—there is no such thing as your very own party. Since you are twelve, any party that you host is really hosted by ME.”
