L Squared

July 25, 2015

It looks like that shirt does come in kids sizes in gray – picking up one for my little
https://www.etsy.com/listing/241367019/meow-is-the-time-kids?ref=shop_home_active_4

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Brianna

July 25, 2015

I’m so excited about Big Magic. I didn’t love (or even like) Eat Pray Love, but her publisher and Gilbert herself keep posting snippets from Magic on Instagram and it’s going to be a good one.

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rachel anderson

July 25, 2015

Oh that article about schools- so good! thanks for sharing.

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jessica o’brien | @jessohbee

July 25, 2015

i particularly liked the school related link! in recent books i’ve read (Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time being one), they hypothesized that people’s desire to get their kid into good schools is born not out of hope or being inspired for their kids’ future, but out of fear. with a disappearing middle class and other factors they can’t control, they think that as long as their kid is in a “good school,” their success as an adult will be secured and they can reach that white picket fence, 2.5 kids ideal life. so kids are over scheduled, over stressed and have so much pressure – all stemming from their parents’ fearful view of the world. i try really hard to make choices not from a place of fear so that really resonated with me.
similarly, i think sometimes when kids/teens/young adults are provided a certain education, they feel restricted from future choices and career pathways that don’t require that education. for instance, my husband has a degree in engineering and if he felt like, “well, my parents spent all this money and i spent all this time… i really SHOULD be an engineer” he would have never followed passions to owning his own businesses and having the life he has today, which he loves. educational paths can be empowering, but they can also be restricting and i think kids/teens know when their parents have sacrificed majorly to provide it and they feel they have to then honor it, per se, and i don’t want to pressure my kids in that way. xo

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Susan M

July 25, 2015

Elizabeth Gilbert has a new podcast called “Magic Lessons” which is excellent and a great way to pass the time until the book comes out 😉

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Leah Noble

July 25, 2015

yes! I’ve been listening and i love it. I was about to leave this same recommendation for Elise. 🙂

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Teri D. Springer

July 28, 2015

Hi Elise. Happy to hear the great news about Ellerie’s little sister!! Loved the lettering. Here is a link to the website of the daughter of a good friend of mine. Lisa was named one of the top 40 women over 40 in the USA to watch. I am so glad I bought several of her paintings before she became “famous”!!
http://lisacongdon.com

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Laura Hager

July 30, 2015

That instagram article made me laugh. And made me feel less silly about doing the same things ha.
Laura

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