Jordan Reid's Blog, page 16
September 4, 2020
Two Weeks
This. Is. Not. Okay.
We’re two weeks into our personal experience of the grand national experiment that is Distance Learning, and spoiler: Nothing about it is even close to workable.
My kids and I are enormously privileged. We have WiFi (when it feels like working, which is about 60% of the time). Computers. One work-from-home parent and two who are deeply invested in their education. A school with resources and incredible teachers. Plenty of outdoor space.
And ...
September 3, 2020
Adventures In DIY Highlights (Alt Title: Oh My God, I Ruined Erin’s Hair)
A couple of weeks into lockdown, I did a bad thing.
I highlighted my own hair.
Even as I opened the box I could hear my colorist yelling at me from all the way across the city, but I couldn’t help it: I’d already been badly in need of a touch-up when the world shut down, and whatever, I was bored, and still in the moment of quarantine when it felt like an opportunity to try new things (puzzles! bread! …remember when we still had energy?!). And highlighting my own hair sounded kind of fun, or at...
August 30, 2020
Just 6 Things I’m Really Into
Floaty floral dresses. My daily uniform is obviously shorts and a t-shirt or button-down, as you’ve observed on 20,954 separate occasions, but I’ve been trying to mix it up a bit. Putting on one of these dresses just makes you feel so pretty. The one pictured above (worn for a baby shower brunch several centuries ago, in February) is an old Zara dress I stole from my mama, but I just ordered this on-sale beauty for another option.
Lore Podcast. Ommmg this podcast is so good. Each episode cover...
August 27, 2020
Who’s A Good Boy?!
My rug died.
Or, rather: Archie killed my rug.
It’s OK, I obviously expected it; potty training has not historically been my forte with either canines or humans. Very fortunately, the particular rug that Archie killed was a simple jute rug that I didn’t expect to last very long, and that had pretty much been beaten to death already. But this room really needs a rug; it just looks so ungrounded without one.
And? Guess WHO’S A GOOD BOY now?!
Archie!
You guys, I have taught my puppy to actually ri...
August 25, 2020
Easy Beef & Veggie Bowls (Plus My Current Dinner Hack)
These beef-and-veggie bowls are the evolution of a bulgogi bowl recipe I found online forever ago, and incorporate quick-pickled vegetables and soy sauce sweetened with brown sugar and ginger – it’s a CRAZY flavorful dish – and so incredibly quick to make – and we’ve had this one in the rotation all summer long. *Important note before I continue: This is not an authentic Korean bulgogi recipe; it’s simply a beef-and-veggie bowl spruced up with flavors inspired by the real thing.*
Curious about ...
August 22, 2020
How To Save America
Go to VoteSaveAmerica. Right now. I’ve been looking at tons of different online resources so that I can provide you guys with the easiest, most straightforward information you need this election season, and this is it. At VoteSaveAmerica, you can:
Register to vote (or double-check that you’re registered – voter suppression is real, kids)
Volunteer to adopt a state that needs your help getting people to the polls (or to the mailbox)
Donate (and see exactly where your dollars are going)
Access a...
August 21, 2020
Links & Love & Stuff
Lue Health is a truly game-changing new startup that lets you monitor your health using at-home urine testing strips and a super-simple app that analyzes your results within seconds. Genius.
Turns out an oversized sweater vest is somehow exactly what I want to wear for fall. Weird, but true.
Harbor Cheese offers virtual cheese-tastings, with each ticket including 2lbs of various cheeses (!!!) and classes capped at 15 for an intimate experience. …Can I do this…tonight?
In olden days, when I ...
August 18, 2020
Interview: The Mental Illness Happy Hour
A sampling of what Paul Gilmartin and I talked about in this week’s episode of Mental Illness Happy Hour:
Sexless marriages: “You’re dealing with your massive burden of emotional labor, plus the societal burden of being skinny, and beautiful, and hairless, and eternally nineteen years old, while also tiptoeing around egos. Of COURSE you don’t want to sleep with your husband. Under what circumstances is that sexy or fun?”
How to talk to your young sons about toxic masculinity: “You are not bad. ...
August 15, 2020
A Cure For Your Horrifyingly Dull Knives
Did you know you could be embarrassed by your knives? It’s true. Three years ago, Alisa and Erin came over to cook paella at my house, and they were both horrified – truly horrified – at the extreme dullness of virtually all of my knives.
What’s that? I should have sharpened them…ever?
Please, that would be far too responsible of me.
You’ll notice that I said “a couple of years ago” in that first paragraph. Which I’m sure begs the question: “Of course you’ve sharpened them in the 36 intervening...
August 12, 2020
The Willy Wonka Candyland Rainbow Surprise Cake
My daughter likes candy. Like, a LOT.
Here, as an example, is a photograph of her trick-or-treating at 2 years old. That’s what you call “laser focus.”
And here is how a typical Halloween-night conversation goes:
“The sign said to take one piece. You only took one piece, right?”
“Five.”
“You can only take one.”
“No, five.”
“One.”
“Five. In my bucket.”
So this year, for her annual birthday cake extravaganza, I figured I’d cut through all the BS and just give the lady what she wants:
Candy cake....
