THE WEEKLY PAGE 📝 No. 200
Monthly planning sheets + what to read, watch, listen to and enjoy...
This edition of The Weekly Page is somehow number 200?! So I’d like to take a moment to applaud my consistency in creating this content weekly for the past four(!!!) years (🤪), but also your consistent support — for opening it, reading it, sharing it, and supporting it. Having this space to talk, share, and interact has truly given new life to my work and creativity.
Now let’s celebrate with a download. Click on the files below to grab these Monthly Planning Pages:
I love having a few copies of these laying around when I need to plan content, map out a product launch, or schedule a great vacation.
Happy Planning,
🧡 Help a Family Evacuate from Gaza
In last week’s newsletter I shared a fundraising effort to safely evacuate a family of 19 people out of Gaza. Happy to report that the fundraiser for Ahmed’s family is nearing $19K dollars. If you are able to donate or share with your network you can do so here. Read more about it in issue #199.
📚 READ: Seeing how different parenting can be has been one of my biggest “ah-ha!” moments during my 5 years living abroad. This article, Why Parent’s Struggle So Much In The World’s Richest Country, from The Atlantic was written by
, an American living in the UK, and I found myself nodding along in agreement. From the article: “It’s ironic that in a country so committed to freedom, children have so little of it; that in a society so committed to personal responsibility and self-reliance, children can do so little for themselves. But when you sign up to be a parent in the U.S., you are signing up to navigate threats to your kids’ safety and your family’s financial stability that you would not have to consider if you lived in any comparable country. There’s no opting out of these stressors; they’re part of the job.” Give it a read.📺 WATCH: We had an actual snowstorm in Copenhagen this week — which many people on Instagram were surprised to discover is somewhat rare. Although Denmark’s mainland can be snowy in the winter, Copenhagen is located on an island protected by Sweden to the east and the mainland to the west. The climate, especially in the city, stays a bit too moderate for snow to accumulate. We took advantage, and enjoyed a snowy evening next to the woodstove while watching “June” the new June Carter Cash documentary on Paramount+. It was so good! Watch the trailer.
🎧 LISTEN: I loved this episode of the Ezra Klein Show! Lots of interesting stats about focus and productivity, but this one jumped out at me — in studies conducted in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s the average office worker spent 30% of the day at their desk. In 2019, that number had risen to 90%. Listen here.
🧡 ENJOY: There’s a great cafe at the end of our street called Sonny, and my favorite thing on the menu is their Golden Latte —almond milk warmed with turmeric, ginger, and cinnamon, sweetened with a bit of maple syrup and topped with cracked black pepper 👌🏻 So I knew this soup would probably be an instant favorite and I was correct: The Modern Proper Golden Soup.
You know those books that just settle right into your chest and stick with you for years?! One of those books for me was Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. It tells the true story of Louie Zamperini, a former Olympic runner who was shot down during WWII, survived 47 days drifting at sea in a life raft, and was then tortured in four different prisoner-of-war camps in Japan. It’s a harrowing book — and I find myself thinking about Louie from time to time. Spoiler: he survives. Here’s a photo of him skateboarding at age 81 (he learned how at age 72):
The book was turned into a movie in 2014, and is one of those rare instances where I really do think the movie is about as good as the book. It follows the book pretty closely and it’s such a captivating story to see brought to life. I like to watch it on January 26th, which is Louie Zamperini’s birthday.
💬 So this week I wanted to ask: what movie adaptations of books have you loved nearly as much as the book itself?! What did they get right when putting it on the big screen?
This might be a controversial opinion but I generally try to think of movie/TV adaptations as distinct texts... sort of like fan fiction, or parallel universes? That helps me to appreciate the world created in film and not constantly draw comparisons to the book. I have loved the new LOTR series by prime but recognize they’re deviating significantly from anything Tolkien ever wrote. I don’t take the TV show as “canon” but see it as an opportunity to live in a version of the world of LOTR!
Oh wow that office stat is so depressing! Just discovered your stack, congrats on the 200!