Weekend Reads is a series by Wardrobe Oxygen that is published every Saturday. Art, music, interesting articles, sale alerts, and reviews of TV, movies, books, theater, and art exhibits by Alison Gary, and over-40 working mom in the Maryland Suburbs of Washington, D.C.
While America is starting to open up with over 30% of adults already vaccinated (Becker’s Hospital Review), other parts of the world are still on lockdown. And in India, COVID is raging on with numbers exceeding what our world experienced a year ago. India only has about 2% of its population vaccinated. Their hospitals are…
Weekend Reads Dieta culture & me. (Bustle) As a bioengineer, Linda Griffith once grew a human ear on the back of a mouse. Now she is reframing endometriosis as a key to unlocking some of biology’s greatest secrets. (New York Times) I don’t want to stress you out but… Sleeping too little in middle age…
This week I got my second Pfizer shot. My mom is vaccinated, my sister and husband have one more shot to go, and hopefully they will open it up soon to those 2+ so our kid can also get it. It has me thinking about the summer. And that has me feeling all kinds of…
Last year, when it seemed there was a tragedy each week, I began the “How to Help” section in Weekend Reads. Showcasing charities and organizations striving to do good, and donating profits to it made me feel like I was doing something. Last year, Wardrobe Oxygen donated thousands to these organizations and I feel now……
Welcome back, after my first Weekend Reads off since starting this series back in 2018. Taking off for Spring Break last week with my kid wasn’t really a vacation, but it was so helpful in getting my mind straight. I was chatting with a fellow self-employed friend this week and we discussed how we have…
The best reads on the Internet this week, suggestions on what to watch, read, and listen to, and a song for your weekend.
Over the past year, nearly 3,800 incidents have been reported to Stop AAPI Hate. Incidents happened to women more than twice as much as men, and over 42% of the incidents happened to Chinese Americans. It’s clear they’re spurred in part by racism linked to the ‘demic which was fueled by our past president. But COVID didn’t…
This has been a tough week. I think many of you can relate. The reality that comes with a one-year anniversary of the ‘demic hit me like a ton of bricks (or like a week of terrible sleep). It made me realize how incredibly exhausting this year has been. Last March, I was fearful about…
March 1st 2020 vs March 1st 2021 pic.twitter.com/CPzalHWuRm — Meghan Hug (@meghanhug) March 1, 2021 On Instagram, you can tap Archive and see all your Instagram Stories up to a certain point. Not sure if it’s for everyone, but I can go back to December 2017. Since this year started, I’ve had a habit of…