Saturday Morning Coffee: February 6, 2021

We’re a week into February, which means we’re coming up on almost a year of being in pandemic mode. It’s been a difficult week, more a current running under the surface than specific events, but I noticed a theme in the links I’ve been reading and which ones resonated. This is hard and exhausting sometimes.

It’s also Super Bowl Sunday. I’m generally a Packers fan but have been far less interested in following the game in recent years (because of kids and learning about concussions). My sister and her husband are coming over tonight, though, and we’ll have guacamole and sloppy Joe’s. I just discovered our favorite pizza place in the neighborhood also makes mozzarella sticks, which are a favorite of mine and I haven’t head in forever, so we’ll probably get some of those for tonight, too.

Here’s what I have been reading and enjoying:

What I’ve Been Reading Recently

Zillow surfing is the escape we need. Except when it feels like piling on and increases anxiety about home ownership.

Cooking Classy’s slow cooker chili. We’ve been using our slow cooker more in the past few weeks (it’s cozy with the cold weather and makes getting dinner on the table at the end of the day a less daunting task). Also, this recipe from Cook’s Illustrated.

Organizing solutions that don’t work.

Mental health during COVID-19 is one of the biggest pandemic issues.

Congressman Jamie Raskin went through more in one week than most do in a lifetime.

Global heating could stabilize if countries go net-zero emissions.

Being a woman with a job (or not?) in the pandemic.

Broccoli-cheddar soup

A chef shares his experience of losing his tastebuds after COVID.

What food is cultural appropriation?

The U.S.’s social safety net is women.

Quotes to help you slow down.

Fudgey chocolate brownie cookies