These days, the mornings are as dark as the nights and the air has just a faint mention of crisp Autumn. I’m almost willing to believe that the stifling New Orleans heat won’t actually last forever. Change is stirring. Slowly, but stirring. I had a nice visit this week to LoomedNOLA where they have the most lovely and luxurious hand-woven Turkish linens. I found a soft new scarf. I’m trying to will cool air with purchasing power.
The week, as always, is full of big and small. I hope you have coffee and a huge pastry in hand for Sunday reading:
• The most altruistic among us have larger brains and a more keen sense of others in distress. Let’s talk about extreme altruists. Brains of kidney donors seem build for generosity.
• No matter the size of our altruistic brains, I think Be The Match is a great way to give.
• Not just other people’s problems: Why The World Should Actually Care About Ebola.
• Seven days inside the life and death world of Syria’s first responders – the last hope for civilians caught in the chaos: Whoever Saves a Life.
• Some Things You Can Do In Your Sleep, Literally. Our brains are pretty sharp even in their sleep-state. I’d also like to volunteer myself to be a part of a sleep study. How weird and cool would that be!?
• Presidential coffee preferences are a state secret. I’m guessing that President Obama drinks his coffee with cream and sugar. Or sugar and almond milk if Michelle is getting on his case.
• Taking the time to turn off all the pings and dings to read some fiction. It’s called Slow Reading… and it’s weird that we even have to give a special title to reading a book. I highly recommend David Gilbert’s & Sons. It’s a wondrous read.
• Feeling particularly happy, accomplished, and confident? Stay away from the Internet. According to everything on the Internet: You’re Doing It Wrong. SIGH.
• Mortality according to Lena Dunham.
• I love Emily’s tips for Glowing Skin. I’m trying this Matte and Shimmer Pencil and this peachy pink cheek stain. One day I’ll master the wonders of bronzer… or not. It’s cool.
• Pale Pink Autumn Coat. Why not?
• All the reasons that Denise Huxtable from The Cosby Show was a fashion icon for real.
• Let’s be people who make Whole Wheat English Muffins. Perfect as the weather cools down.
Have a most happy Sunday!
I love you, buh-bye.
The Queen of Dreaming
I enjoy these posts very much!!! :)
http://justsem.wordpress.com/
FoodFlav
Your Sunday’s Posts are really Amazing, i will pre-ordered your new book soon! so excited!! i am endlessly interested in your sunday posts always.
Christine
Glad you support Be the Match. It’s a wonderful organization and it helps so many people to find a suitable match for a transplant. I work for a bone marrow transplant program so I see first-hand how many people are helped by someone’s selfless act of donating stem cells.
Carly
I’m going to add to the folks who have said thanks for spreading the word about Be the Match. My dad had a bone marrow transplant, and growing the registry is my hands-down #1 cause. Have been a fan of the blog and podcast for years now, but this just warms my dang heart. Thank you thank you thank you
joythebaker
Be The Match is such a big deal! You warm my heart! Dang!
Meg
Oh Denise Huxtable, you have been killing it for years! What a babe. Such a girl-crush.
Reminded me of this bit of awesome about her mama, Clair:
http://www.dailylife.com.au/dl-people/dl-entertainment/four-times-clair-huxtable-was-a-badass-feminist-20140912-3fga9.html
Megan@eatmybeets
Just wanted to say that I love your blog. I am endlessly interested by your Sunday posts.
Mallory @forkvsspoon
Great links, Joy! Love the Lena Dunham one and The Medium – Men I’ve Met at Corners. I find The Medium to be the ultimate rabbit hole and a perfect tool of procrastination. Thanks for sharing and hoping your week rocks!
maaybelately
I volunteered for Be The Match and I absolutely love that you wrote about it on here. People have a higher chance of being struck by lightning, statistically, than being a perfect match for a bone marrow transplant. Seeing someone else promote that cause online really put such a smile on my face.
Thank you.
Julie (xfallenmoon)
Ebola is scary. I was just talking to my husband about it. If I was one of those parents who’s child had contracted the virus… I don’t know what I would do. Poor poor people. We should all pray for them and thank god how lucky we are to be here rather than there.
meganmarie013
Great links! I love the Lena Dunham article. I also enjoyed the bit about english muffins…I tried to make them once and they were like rocks.
drwpda
Joy,
I just wanted to say thank you so much for posting the information to Be the Match. My husband was recently diagnosed with a rarer type of lymphoma. Although thankfully his cancer has not progressed to the point where he needs a transplant, I can now empathize with families who need these life-saving matches. Thank you so much for encouraging others to sign up!
P.S. I am making your cheddar cheese and black pepper biscuits for his chemotherapy nurses as a thank you.
Abbie
‘Men I’ve met at corners’- what a good read!! Thanks for sharing x
Ella
Oh goodness, that “You’re Doing It Wrong” article hits it right on the head. An awesome collection of links, per usual! Thanks for sharing :)
http://www.youtube.com/sparklesandsuch26
Monica
Joy,
I love your ‘Let it be Sunday’ posts. The articles/readings/links you share are always worthwhile and I also love your book reccomendations. Thanks for being so thoughtful with your blog. I just pre-ordered your new book yesterday too! So excited!!
Best,
Monica
(Chicago, IL) —> Come here for your book your :)
Isabel
Wow, Joy, thank you so much for posting the article on Syria’s first responders. It was absolutely eye-opening and incredibly powerful. I look forward to these Sunday posts of yours every week, especially when it includes links to articles like this! It is so refreshing to see a mix of recipes, make-up tutorials, and global affairs — all are so relevant to our day-to-day lives, but rarely are they seen all in one place. The balance you achieve on your blog is really inspiring.
xoxo
Ksenia @ At the Immigrant's Table
I love the collection of Denise Huxtable images. It’s so funny how fond we’ve (I’ve) become of late ’80s and early ’90s TV shows! It’s like taking a trip down memory lane with each glimpse, remembering how my sister and I used to sneak away and watch Married… With Children on TV with the volume down, so my parents wouldn’t find out we were watching such drivel! Oh, to be 8 again.
Paulette
Love the site with the pale pink coat. You would look lovely in it. So would I. Slow reading is something I have to try and accomplish since I scan and read very fast. I think that makes me more stressful. Will have to read slowly all on that site. Thank you for let it be Sunday. A day we should all try and rest and relax. Have a good week Joy. Paulette
Eowyn
Thanks for being awesome, Joy!! Happy Sunday from the Hudson valley. Xo
fred
I love your blog and I have been reading it for quite some time now but it is my first comment. I really wanted to thank you for the “be the match” link. I am very active in my country (switzerland) to promote this, and it is always nice to see other people talking about it :)
Have a nice sunday
ps: sorry for my english