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I guess I just keep doing these until Covid isn’t a thing? Home (bc I’m most obsessed right now) / Buy All The Things! Really loving PreFix, which is essentially a home maintenance subscription ($40/mo) with twice-yearly preventative maintenance (shit you will literally never do like sanitize your washing machine) plus access to a handyman…

Checklist 69

It’s possible I’m obsessing over house changes because I’m, well, in my house a lot. Should I paint the cabinets? Greywash them? I need more art. I should move the art I do have… Feed Me As someone who loves shrimp, this article and its accompanying photo is epic: How to Cook Shrimp. Three I…

Checklist 58

I have no witty commentary for you today, only a collection of things for you to click around. Enjoy! Entertainment My INCREDIBLE friend Tim launched a new podcast called The Unexpected Journey that is sensational. Listen now. Need to see Mare of Easttown. Love Kate Winslet, love Delco (thanks Zieg), can’t wait to watch. Virtual…

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It feels like there’s a new covid cadence, a routine I’ve settled into that dramatically affects my work-life balance. It’s wake up, work, work out (at home or maybe the yoga studio), work, cook dinner, go to sleep, do it again. While it feels like it may be mine alone, whenever I talk about it,…

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WHAT A WEEK. Support Yo Friends (or my friends) HeartSupport’s new veteran initiative Workout I said I was deleting this section, but then Power Athlete published a stellar post on simple training rules. And then I hit a workout at very cool new gym Hit Athletic in Austin! It won’t be my all-time gym, but…

[UPDATED] Austin: Wine-Down Wednesday

Update: Tomorrow’s Wine Down is CANCELLED. In its stead, check out the first-ever open-to-the-public (normally just VIPs are invited) Davis Cup Draw Ceremony with Asleep at the Wheel, at ACL Live on Thursday. Tickets are $5 and benefit the Joplin Tornado Relief Fund. Doors at 11am, program and performance at noon.  The teams, including the…

Austin: Gypsy Picnic

In other words, 35 trailers in one place (Auditorium Shores) with $3 sample plates (steal!) in an all-out battle for culinary supremacy. Perhaps best of all, the eats will be arranged geographically throughout the park, so if you forget where to find something you found you loved at this event, you can just figure out…

Saturday Adventures

Things to do this Saturday: 7p: ENDLESS BEAUTY LAUNCH PARTY DUH. But during the day, try your hand at one of these adventures: Noon-4p: A Scavenger Hunt Like No Other! at Highland Lanes The Citywide Scavenger Hunt is a hunt unlike any other! Included in the contest are mini-games that award their own prizes as…

Labor Day: Free Day of Yoga

It’s back! Most of Austin’s yoga studios are offering FREE classes Monday. All over town, all types of yogas. Here for details. The schedule is MASSIVE, and they’ve divided it up into Morning / Afternoon / Evening classes, as well as have separate listings for Austin-vicinity places. My suggestion? Bikram at BYD: http://www.bydaustin.com. I made…

Austin Fashion Week – A Few Top Picks

Now, I’m going to be missing most of the week’s shenanigans (and my chance to judge the “Fashion Don’ts” portion of the Bruno showing–boo!), but I wouldn’t want you guys to miss out on the plethora of free food, booze, and even jewelry that is happening in conjunction with Austin Fashion Week. There is a…