862nd Friday Blog Roundup

Remember when I said a million years ago that I wasn’t getting a watch? Well, I lied. And I got myself a watch. It has definitely made me move more because I compulsively close my rings. As in, I’ve never not closed my rings. Even after the 2nd shot—I forced myself to walk for 20 minutes before curling up in a little ball again. So it’s good for that.

But I’ve now had it for 180 days, which means that I finally can see my trends. It was pretty much the most exciting thing that happened in my week. I immediately opened the app the second I completed my move goal for the 180th time to see ALL OF MY NEW GOALS.

This thing is like a goal-setting machine.

No, I mean, seriously. All it does is keep making up more reasons why I need to move. And all I want to do it sit and read. So… it’s kind of like a frenemy who lives on my arm.

But the trends are so pretty. Well done, UX designer, who used such happy colours.

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And now the blogs…

But first, second helpings of the posts that appeared in the open comment thread last week. In order to read the description before clicking over, please return to the open thread:

• None… sniff…

Okay, now my choices this week.

Searching for Our Silver Lining has done amazing posts on COVID-19, and this one is no exception. She’s straightforward and backs up everything with data. She writes about her family’s experience with COVID-19 as well as the greater world: “Over the past few months, I’ve watched a nation go from celebrating the end of a pandemic to return to lockdown.” I love the hope (and the weight) expressed in the ending.

Infertile Phoenix highlights the ways she has changed and the triggers that bring back up feelings about infertility. She gives an example: “One of my close friends from graduate school had her second baby. She texted me a pic of her and her newborn and… IT DIDN’T MAKE ME SAD. This is a Big Deal.” It IS a big deal. Though the comment(s) that she recounts in the aggravation section will make your head explode.

Lastly, It’s Inconceivable is back with an update and a post about friendships. She writes: “Anyone ever heard of the term ‘Friendship Apocalypse’ (to quote Jody Day). It’s a real thing and I love the terminology! It definitely exists in the CNBC community and I bear witness to many women noticing their friendships fading away as the passage of time slips past as their peers who go on to have children.” It’s about making friends when you’re older and nurturing friendships and letting the ones slip away that need to slip away.

The roundup to the Roundup: I’m going to keep moving and moving and moving. Your weekly backup nudge. And lots of great posts to read. So what did you find this week? Please use a permalink to the blog post (written between September 10 – 17) and not the blog’s main url. Not understanding why I’m asking you what you found this week? Read the original open thread post here.