Weekly Roundup: November 12, 2021

Quote of the week:
“I thought I was alone who suffered. I went on top of the house and found every house on fire.” -Baba Farid

What I’m reading:
Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids: A Timeless Anthology by Zibby Owens

What I’m listening to:
We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazzato

What I’m watching:
What Happened, Brittany Murphy? on HBO Max
Together on Amazon Prime

Writing news:
Nothing to report this week. I took the week off from writing or doing anything writing-related.

What I’m talking about:

The Los Angeles Marathon! I did it! My time was 3:38:40, so I qualified for the Boston Marathon. We’ll see if I get in!The infrastructure bill that passed last weekend and why it’s importantThe Great Resignation–a record 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs in September (source)The downsides of working from home and the lack of division between job/family responsibilities (which hits moms hardest, as this article discusses)The end of Daylight Savings Time and how every parent is in distress

Interesting things I learned this week:

A little boy in Alabama has the World Record for the most premature baby to survive–he was born 19 weeks early and weighed just 14.8 ounces! (read )Fewer than half of people in the U.S. are part of a religious congregation (source)The COVID-19 pandemic has generated more than 8 million tons of plastic waste, much of which has ended up in the ocean (source)

Weirdest thing I googled this week:
“Youngest person to run a marathon.” I was curious. Turns out there is a boy from India, Budhia Singh, who ran a marathon when he was THREE (read here).

What I’m grateful for:
I’ve been full of gratitude for my health and loved ones this week. I really enjoyed my marathon experience and am happy to say that my body is about 90% recovered (there were a couple days of hobbling around). I’m so thankful to my family who came out to support me. What an experience. I already want to do it again!

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