Maybe it’s because I’m home sick and laying in bed, but this interview made me weep. Her words are so open, so full of kindness to herself and her life. It’s like that kindness touches the depths of my soul, bringing me along with her. I’m on a waitlist at our library for Sandwich. If this is a taste of her writing, I am going needs lotssss of tissues.
"evidence of a life well-lived, rather than like a perfectly curated human specimen." So good and too rare. Catherine's characters are like that too.
Can't believe I have to go back to TJ now for the Jalapeno Lime juice, and must know if Tom Hanks ever appears as a guest on Dead Eyes! And yay, for more stickers and another novel!
My Oofos slides have helped me so much too! I always had lower back pain, it never seemed to go away. I started wearing Oofos around my house instead of $12 Target slippers and it cured my lower backaches. CURED! 😂
We play a version of "Song Pickies" on family road trips too, and it's so fun! Our boys are still young, and my husband laughs about a time a few years ago when I got a bit tired searching for my sons' favorite Storybots songs every 90 seconds. So when it was my turn, I promptly cued up "American Pie" to give myself a solid ten-minute break from playing Spotify DJ :)
Add them to a queue!! We always do 3-4 rounds of picks before we play (youngest to oldest) so it’s relaxing for the dj :) We only started doing this in the last year and it’s really made me enjoy road trips a lot more!
Just on the topic of loving your body, Catherine looks smokin hot in the polar plunge photo! I also I wish I knew where she got her swimsuit! Love every time Catherine writes or is interviewed and look forward to more :)
this makes me want to cry! (and yes, I think better / funnier are interchangeable! my sister told me she knew her boyfriend was The One when I described him as funnier than anyone she'd dated- ha!)
Fellow shout-out to Samantha Irby - another national treasure. I read "We are Never Meeting in Real Life" during the deep days of the pandemic and she had me laughing out loud, like belly laughs, when the rest of life was so not funny. What a gift are artists to help us make it through these tough times - always and forever!
I went to my first Christmas party post pandemic, postpartum, post intl move, so many changes. I came home and just felt so weird after the socializing, I cracked a Samantha Irby book and it made me stop spinning. She’s a breath of fresh air!
Oh my gosh - the menopause Q... I needed to hear that inspiration. I am in peri-menopause. It takes some time to get used to and accept these changes to our body.
I definitely relate to the NYT games thing! A friend and I share our completed puzzles via text every day. Most days it’s just that and a heart here or a “whew that was hard!” there, though sometimes it turns into more conversation since we’re already texting…but the most profound thing is that *connection* with someone nearly every day; basically an ongoing conversation that has lasted nearly 3 years now. It is quite lovely!
“Not to sound like a children’s storybook, but, like, I have arms for hugging and legs for swimming” - so, so here for this. Catherine seems awesome, can’t wait til it’s my turn for her book on my library hold list :)
Catherine really is a national treasure!!!
Maybe it’s because I’m home sick and laying in bed, but this interview made me weep. Her words are so open, so full of kindness to herself and her life. It’s like that kindness touches the depths of my soul, bringing me along with her. I’m on a waitlist at our library for Sandwich. If this is a taste of her writing, I am going needs lotssss of tissues.
You are not alone. I found myself weepy too!
"evidence of a life well-lived, rather than like a perfectly curated human specimen." So good and too rare. Catherine's characters are like that too.
Can't believe I have to go back to TJ now for the Jalapeno Lime juice, and must know if Tom Hanks ever appears as a guest on Dead Eyes! And yay, for more stickers and another novel!
My Oofos slides have helped me so much too! I always had lower back pain, it never seemed to go away. I started wearing Oofos around my house instead of $12 Target slippers and it cured my lower backaches. CURED! 😂
SAME!!
They make my feet SO sweaty, and also I will never give them up. They're miraculous.
They are the best! Cured my plantar fasciitis.
We play a version of "Song Pickies" on family road trips too, and it's so fun! Our boys are still young, and my husband laughs about a time a few years ago when I got a bit tired searching for my sons' favorite Storybots songs every 90 seconds. So when it was my turn, I promptly cued up "American Pie" to give myself a solid ten-minute break from playing Spotify DJ :)
hahaha genius!
Add them to a queue!! We always do 3-4 rounds of picks before we play (youngest to oldest) so it’s relaxing for the dj :) We only started doing this in the last year and it’s really made me enjoy road trips a lot more!
so smart, we'll try this on our next road trip!
Just on the topic of loving your body, Catherine looks smokin hot in the polar plunge photo! I also I wish I knew where she got her swimsuit! Love every time Catherine writes or is interviewed and look forward to more :)
xo
what a relief it is to here "this part of parenting is my favorite" by anyone with kids older than me! it helps me unclench. thanks, catherine.
Totally! I felt the same way when I heard it! xo
me too! and fwiw I've loved every age more than the last -- just keeps getting better / funnier xoxo
this makes me want to cry! (and yes, I think better / funnier are interchangeable! my sister told me she knew her boyfriend was The One when I described him as funnier than anyone she'd dated- ha!)
*hear!
I absolutely love Catherine's description of her marriage being a living organism.
Fellow shout-out to Samantha Irby - another national treasure. I read "We are Never Meeting in Real Life" during the deep days of the pandemic and she had me laughing out loud, like belly laughs, when the rest of life was so not funny. What a gift are artists to help us make it through these tough times - always and forever!
Ohmygoodness is Catherine my soulmate??
- Also currently listening to Dead Eyes and thought for sure I was the last person to hop on this delightful audio train
- I proudly swear by my Oofos, even though I am constantly hearing "Oh yeah! My grandma loves those shoes." (I am 40 years old)
- Newly not drinking, very much missing margaritas, and just texted my husband to swing by Trader Joes on the way home
Thank you for this, Jo & Catherine!
I went to my first Christmas party post pandemic, postpartum, post intl move, so many changes. I came home and just felt so weird after the socializing, I cracked a Samantha Irby book and it made me stop spinning. She’s a breath of fresh air!
Oh my gosh - the menopause Q... I needed to hear that inspiration. I am in peri-menopause. It takes some time to get used to and accept these changes to our body.
Catherine is such a delight! Thank you for making this one available to all of us 😁
I definitely relate to the NYT games thing! A friend and I share our completed puzzles via text every day. Most days it’s just that and a heart here or a “whew that was hard!” there, though sometimes it turns into more conversation since we’re already texting…but the most profound thing is that *connection* with someone nearly every day; basically an ongoing conversation that has lasted nearly 3 years now. It is quite lovely!
my dad and i do it, too!
My daughters and I do this too ! Helps keep us close even tho we live apart
“Not to sound like a children’s storybook, but, like, I have arms for hugging and legs for swimming” - so, so here for this. Catherine seems awesome, can’t wait til it’s my turn for her book on my library hold list :)
Cheers to NA drinks and polar plunges!