Weekly R.E.P.O.R.T: February 19-25, 2024
Alison Pegg
This was the second Saturday morning that we’ve awoken with multiple inches of snow on the ground. It’s been glorious.
Glorious because it’s gorgeous, but also because a clear, sunny, snow-covered ground day is my fave. I doubled my milage on my daily walk absorbing all the vitamin D, and it was just so refreshing.
I love it when nature tells us to pause for a moment and look around. Sometimes we can all use the reminder.
Here’s this week’s Weekly R.E.P.O.R.T. for the third week of February.
Reading
A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men (New York Times)
I wish I had an article or book to share this week that was something cozy to match all the winter vibes. Sadly, I don’t, because the piece that stuck with me the most this week was this story about childhood influencing in the New York Times. It’s disturbing on so many levels (why do parents do this? what do men get away with this?) but it really got me thinking about my professional relationship with Instagram and how I use it for my job, and I’m honestly not sure how comfortable I feel about it. This is the Times’ investigative reporting at its best and well worth the read.
Eating
Shamrock Shake (McDonald’s)A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men
of course I had to document it =)
Some say it tastes like soap. Some love the nostalgia of it. On this corner of the internet, we are fully Team Shamrock Shake. I picked one up one of these delectible minty treats this week as a treat for surviving the car dealer, and it tasted just how I wanted to be.
Playing
Classical Motivation Playlist (Apple Music)
If I’m being honest, I spent most of my free time this week finishing off last week’s cdrama rec, Amidst a Snowstorm of Love (it’s coming to Netflix this week!). But when I did need to dial in and focus this week, this Classical Motivation playlist was bomb. It’s momentum is perfect for cranking out a to do list, and it kept my brain firing on all cylinders when I needed it to. Highly recommend.
Obsessing
Etsy has a black hole, I swear. The amount of time I’ve spent going to rabbit holes on the site is embarassing, and quite frankly, way too long. Yes, I do have some bookshelves I need to style. No, I do not need everything on Etsy’s website to do so. But wouldn’t this Canada Connect 4 look awesome on said bookshelf? Maybe next to a vase or in front of print, the options are endless. And with something this whimsical, how could this Canadian not add to cart?
Recommending
Shinola’s notebooks have become workday essentials for me. I was introduced to the brand when I worked in Detroit, and I’ve become a loyal fan of their products, their story, and their commitment to the Motor City. Its easy to be a fan when they make the best notebooks in the game. They’re not to small and not too large, fabric bound, and their paper is the perfect weight to absorb the gel ink ball point pens. It’s like the first day of school every time I unwrap a new one.
Treating
Boat and Tote Zip-Top, Medium (L.L. Bean)
Blame it on the coupon. Or blame it on Tik Tok. Or frankly, blame it on a really well made product. This week I treated myself to a medium zip-top boat and tote from L.L. Bean and I couldn’t be happier. I purchased the large eons ago, but it’s comically huge for an every tote, so this time around I downsized to a medium with hopes of turning this into my work bag come spring. No surprise I kept to the all natural theme, even springing for the natural-coloured monogram too. Because you can never have too many neutrals.