10 Things: Blood, Ants, Babies
A catalogue of suggestions for things to do, read, think about, and consider.
Hello and happy Friday! I’m excited to bring you a collection of things I’d like to recommend this week. The first three are above the paywall, and seven more (including a shopping trick and a picture of my baby) are behind it. Let’s go!
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Substack chat
Substack has added a “chat” feature, which I think is supposed to mimic Discord. I have never really known how to use a Discord, which makes me feel quite old (I’m actually only a LITTLE old), but I activated the “You Are Doing A Good Enough Job” Substack chat and ALREADY it is AMAZING. I think you have to download the app to use it, but I’m not hiding it behind a paywall; it’s too much fun. I’ll try to pop on every day with a prompt or something. Feel free to also start your own threads; the “Good Enough Job” readership is a GIFT TO THE EARTH, and I hope you will all enjoy each other even a fraction as much as I enjoy you. (Respond to this email if you want help figuring out how to access the chat.)
Fancy Sprinkles
My baby is turning one tomorrow, and I am going to make this cake (veganized) from NYT. In the notes for the recipe, the writer suggests that making a “house blend” of sprinkles is a fun idea for a rainy Saturday. I agree that that sounds fun, but I don’t know how you would go about doing that. Meanwhile, there is a website called Fancy Sprinkles.
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