The Curly Girl

First, keep central Iowa communities in your thoughts as they recover from yesterday’s tornadoes. Praying that resources and people come together to help rebuild stronger than before. <3 Bondurant, Marshalltown & Pella

Second, here are today’s finds and get excited for a Monday post about my trip to Denver a month ago! (Better late than never??)

1. The Brady Bunch house is for sale at a cool $1.888 million.
2. I’ve mentioned before my addiction to theSkimm and Daily Water Cooler for daily news digest. Well about a month ago the Daily Water Cooler sent their last digest and I’m hunting for other options to supplement theSkimm (which is great but I like a varied approach to quick news), this article has some great options if you’re in the market!
3. There are still good people in the world: this week a college student who walked 20 miles to his first day on the job with a moving company was given a new car, a personal gift from the owner of the company.
4. In case you need convincing to walk a dog (yours or a stranger’s), studies show its good for you mentally and physically 😉
5. No surprise to me that women deflate and men inflate their income on census data when the woman is the breadwinner, but this article provides stats on exactly how prevalent it is.

<li>You tell me:</li>

I’m heading out to RAGBRAI tomorrow for 3 days of biking, what are you up to this weekend?

What good news caught your eye this week?

Another week has come and gone along with my boss. 🙁

His last day was Wednesday and as someone who likes routine, it is going to mess with our system in the office for awhile but a great opportunity for him and hopefully he will stay in touch!

I took today off of work and am hanging out with my mom and grandpa in Illinois. Tomorrow I have a friend’s baby shower and a BBQ with Adam’s family, then Sunday breakfast with Mom and Grandpa before driving back to Des Moines in time for 3 volleyball games! Busy weekend but I am excited, what are you up to?

Here are my five finds of the week:

1. Looking for new date night ideas? I love these and definitely want to try a rock climbing date with Adam soon!
2. Currently thinking about marathon training way more than actually training (this heat and humidity is impossible!) but also happily settled on the fact that I will be a half-marathon girl after checking this off the bucket list and I think these boozy halves need to happen!
3. Dragon boats are awesome in general but the Darkness Fighters, Hong Kong’s only dragon boat team composed of visually impaired paddlers and their sighted coaches, is the most awesome!
4. I know we all hear relationship advice all the time but it always helps to hear it again… especially from our favorite celebrity couples.
5. Remember when I shared that the last northern white rhinoceros died earlier this year?? Well, science might be able to resurrect this extinct species! Mind. Blown.

Now you tell me:

• What was the best news you saw, read or heard this week?
• What are you looking forward to this weekend?

It is the Tuesday-ist Friday that there ever was! Anyone else completely thrown off by a mid-week holiday?? Regardless, I am pumped for the weekend and looking forward to checking things off my list. We are traveling for the next three weekends so needing to get some things done before life gets crazy.

But first, here are this week’s finds:

1. Pisces is pretty close but I might prefer Capricorn or Libra for my bookcases…
2. This article provides guidance for men worried about what qualifies as sexual harassment in the workplace. Summary: “It’s as clear cut as this: Treat all women like you would treat Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.” YES.
3. My least favorite question on job applications is contributing to the gender pay gap.
4. I know Mexico is out of the World Cup but I still love this guy’s story <3
5. “Light reading for your next vacation” might be my favorite tip to boost energy during a mid-day slump!

Now you tell me:

• Which style bookcase speaks to you?
• What are you excited about this weekend?