Feb 10

Feb 10 Weekly Roundup #95: Birth month and solo dates

It’s officially my birth month—woo!! There are a LOT of The Cut articles in this one, but what are you going to do? Anyone else a February baby? And how about Valentine’s Day? I personally LOVE Valentine’s Day—even when I was single, it’s always been my favorite holiday. Might have something to do with being around my birthday…but I just love giving my friends cheesy, little nostalgic gifts or coming up with ways to make a meal created entirely out of heart-shaped foods. It’s just fun and we should celebrate love, all kinds of love! 💜💖❤️🤍

xoxo,

Katie

Reading

I Took Myself on the Best Date of My Life, Thanks to Shrill, The Cut. Along with a gratitude journal, a solo date sounds like a good way to remind myself of my awesomeness and great life. 🤔 I may need to take myself out…

All the Meat-Substitutes at Trader Joes, Ranked, Bon Appétit. I’m not vegetarian, but sometimes (ok, often) meat can just really gross me out…so I’m more likely to reach for tofu than not. I’m down to try some of these.

How Balancing Oil & Water Keep Your Skin From Going Berserk, Heyday. I’m an oily bitch and boyfriend has dry as the Sahara skin so it was an interesting reminder that we definitely need different products in our routine.

Janelle Monáe’s Afrofuture, The Cut. Janelle Monáe and Roxane Gay 👏🏼

Presenting The Very Best And Absolute Worst 2020 Super Bowl Commercials, Elle. This is probably the first time ever that I actually remember/saw most of these commercials…I thought a lot of them were pretty good, but Jason Momoa...I mean, come on. And then the Lisa Bonet cameo? Perfection. (Oh yeah, the one in this article? Not the actual Super Bowl ad. Google that shit.)

Liegasm, Jealoushy, and Feminamity: Introducing 78 new emotions. The Cut. These are fantastic.

That Feeling When Another Woman Hypes You Up, The Cut.

Normani, Wonderland. NEED that solo album NOW!

If You Swear By Dry Shampoo, Here Are The Pros And Cons, Buzzfeed. As someone who washes their hair twice a week…👋🏼

Dunkaroos are coming back to the US this summer — and '90s kids are rejoicing and freaking out online, Business Insider. Meanwhile, I’m pumped because now I can finally try them! (We didn’t have a lot of sugar in our house growing up 😅)

Listening

The New Respects. We saw Ripe in concert on Saturday and this group was the opener and I. am. obsessed. Like, I never buy merch and I got a shirt at the concert…listen to them ASAP!

First Time Feeling, Ripe. They’ve also been on repeat post-concert, but I’m really loving this new single, especially for Valentine’s Day!

Check out my Tunes 2020 highlight for all my most recent listens!