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Let It Be Sunday, 139!

October 1, 2017 by Joy the Baker 48 Comments

Hello friends!  Welcome to another Sunday.  Good grief we’ve earned it.  

I hope this finds you happy and well, with a few minutes to click open some links to read today and through the week.  This marks the 139th installment of Let It Be Sunday posts!  While they’re my favorite to write, I’m thinking I’ll only keep a few editions up at a time… meaning that I’m going to go back and archive all of the past installments.  I don’t think you’ll mind too much, but if you’re someone that goes way back to read old editions of this post will you let me know?  

This past week I spent a few days in New York for work.  I stayed very near the water in Brooklyn and it was such a nice reminder that the pace of New York can be something other than totally mad-dash crazy.  It was a really lovely experience.

Like most every other, this week had its fair share of mind-numbing tweets (now longer, for our pleasure), uncertainty, and surprise.  Here’s one very light interpretation of light news, Fiona Apple, and hair bows.  

•  This is important and we need to pay attention.  One Day In The Life of Battered Puerto Rico.  We’re all just people in the world and their tragedy is ours.  Here’s where we can help. 

•  Our friend Colu went on a lovely trip and this is it:  A trip to Greenland. 

•  Let’s read about loneliness:  Work and the Loneliness Epidemic.  We’ve got to help each other. 

•  There’s a short documentary you have to watch on Netflix.  True crime meets Larry David: Long Shot.  

•  A very thoughtful and comprehensive explanation of why women lose their shit sometimes – we do the emotional labor necessary to keep all of life sustained.  All of it.  Not even an exaggeration.  Women Aren’t Nags – We’re Just Fed Up. 

•  Let’s please take a moment to recall that Fiona Apple had it right from jump-street.  Exhibit A:  Fast As You Can. Exhibit B: Fiona Apple’s MTV Award Speech.  

•  It is time to make our own spice:  Pumpkin Pie Spice.  

•  Podcast Talk!  I love reality television and love a podcast to talk to me about it.  It’s not even a guilty pleasure.  I’m just all the way in.  New to me podcasts:  Bitch Sesh (a lot of Kardashian and Housewives talk).  New to all of us: our girl Whitney A has new podcast called Reality Reality.

•  I tried my first Rent the Runway this week in New York.  I had two dresses delivered to my hotel and returned from my hotel and I would say it was a great success!  I didn’t have to worry about wearing a tired-ass dress and I didn’t have to pack as much.  Now I’m curious about this Rent the Runway Unlimited.  Have any of you dipped a toe in the water? 

•  Ladies, just read this real quick and think about who we are / where we are:  “What hath my conceit wrought but ruin as I sit naked and discomfited upon this most unclean privy.”  

•  This is a really great 12 minute yoga flow.  Plus you get to hear the ocean in the background.  

•  Filed under The Best Thing I Bought At LaGuardia Airport This Week is this chocolate: Blissfully Better Crunchy Quinoa Toffee Thins.  These gems were like a beacon in the night. 

•  I feel like we could make big romantic bows like this for our necks and hair this Autumn: silk bow barrettes.  

Thank you for letting me keep it on the lighter side.  

My love to you this Sunday.

xo Joy

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  1. Courtney

    October 1, 2017 at 1:26 pm

    I look so forward to these posts and your insta stories- especially when you bake bread to Fiona. Which album were you listening to?

    Reply
  2. Lyn

    October 1, 2017 at 12:50 pm

    Who actually sits on a dirty public toilet? Or lets her clothing pool on the dirty floor? Likeeveyone ekse I’ve had desoerate times but even going in a hole in the ground in an Italian village neither flesh nor clothing made contact. Yuck!

    Reply
  3. Romper Addict

    October 1, 2017 at 12:14 pm

    Does nobody else just leave their romper on and do the side-swipe when they have to pee in a romper? After a little practice, I promise you don’t ever pee on yourself… try it at home first!

    Reply
  4. Mary Ann

    October 1, 2017 at 12:10 pm

    Just watched Long Shot. That was a true miracle. Frightening to think how many people don’t get this lucky and are wrongly accused and jailed (or worse). Regarding old posts, I have been known to go searching for stories or recommendations from you. It would be great to still be able to do that but I do understand if it is a pain or cumbersome to maintain/store. Thanks.

    Reply
  5. Teresa

    October 1, 2017 at 11:21 am

    Actually there is one post I would like to look at. It was called ,”The Neurotic’s Guide to Eating,” or something like that. It made an impact on me. I know many of your readers don’t believe in global warming but when I read about cows’ methane contributing to greenhouse gases I decided to cut back on beef and dairy. I realize that cattle can live on land not suitable for farming and that dairy farmers are facing hard times. I’m not against cows. I think we should pay more for dairy. And I quickly decided that I would allow dairy for desserts. We only have them on special occasions, right? It is harder than it sounds to omit dairy. No Greek yogurt for lunch or milk with my granola (almond milk tastes like water). I don’t say anything if a friend or my husband serves beef or dairy. They’re not impinging on a religion.

    Reply
  6. Sarah M

    October 1, 2017 at 10:08 am

    I’ve been such a huge fan of Fiona ever since her first album came out…got them all and love them all. Wish she hadn’t disappeared but she’s probably doing just fine.

    Reply
  7. Colu

    October 1, 2017 at 9:58 am

    I adore you! Xo

    Reply
  8. S.P.

    October 1, 2017 at 8:33 am

    Women Aren’t Nags hit me right in the gut, articulating what I have never been able to fully convey to my enlightened, pro women, hands on husband. Emotional Labor. Exactly! I appreciate knowing that I’m not alone in those feelings, frustrations, and sometimes overwhelming mental load.

    Reply
    • Nancy

      October 1, 2017 at 9:35 am

      Bitch Sesh is hilarious!!!

      Reply
    • Joanne Baker

      October 1, 2017 at 10:33 am

      It was a very well written article. And, like the author, I know my husband would not understand a word of it. :-(

      Reply
  9. Abi

    October 1, 2017 at 8:11 am

    Yoga with adriene + joy the baker = my favorite internet people. Yoga and making some brunch recipes from your cookbook are my Sunday plans!

    Reply
    • joythebaker

      October 1, 2017 at 8:32 am

      That’s a very good day!

      Reply
  10. Shannon

    October 1, 2017 at 7:47 am

    That was my first and only thought when the romper made its appearance. I grew up only wearing one-piece swimming suits, so the whole ordeal of going to the bathroom is fresh in my mind. Ladies, why would you do this to yourselves? Thank God for the tankini….

    Reply
  11. Alyssa

    October 1, 2017 at 7:24 am

    I always look forward to your Sunday posts, but I have to thank you especially for today’s. You got me out of bed doing a beautiful yoga flow, and I feel so much better for it. Thanks for sharing (and wow, thanks to Adriene for being the best yoga YouTuber)!

    Reply
    • joythebaker

      October 1, 2017 at 8:33 am

      She’s really great and this 12 minute jam is my thing!

      Reply
  12. Stephanie

    October 1, 2017 at 7:21 am

    I love your Sunday newsletter! But when you say old editions, what do you mean by old? Sometimes I’ll miss one and look at it several weeks later (although I’m getting better at catching up!)

    Reply
    • joythebaker

      October 1, 2017 at 8:33 am

      Old like three months +.

      Reply
  13. Cathy

    October 1, 2017 at 5:43 am

    Thank YOU! Thank YOU! Reading your “let it be Sunday” posts while I nosh on my breakfast is the best part of my Sunday morning. I always learn something, and more importantly, feel something (joy, empathy, sadness, inspiration…) from reading or viewing the suggested articles and links. This week’s suggestions were particularly powerful.

    Reply
  14. Inés

    October 1, 2017 at 5:28 am

    Hi Joy! I sometimes like to go back and read your old “Let it be Sunday” posts, and I would love to continue doing that :) I really enjoy them, so thank you! Love from Spain

    Reply
  15. TnT

    October 1, 2017 at 4:11 am

    I really enjoy your Sunday letter, Joy :) Thank you!

    Reply
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