So what have I learned this past week?

Single parenting is incredibly hard, but I'm not alone.
I feel all kinds of gushy and mushy towards Boyfriend, but I'll spare the details so that you don't ralph into your garbage can. That's no way to start a long weekend!
Having someone else read you pages of the 50 Shades trilogy, all the while stopping to question the logic/terrible sentence structure/word choices (favourites being "HOW COULD SHE HEAR HIM MURMUR OVER THE HELICOPTER???" and "Anastasia Steele is a name for a Russian pro wrestler slash prostitute" ) is a million times more entertaining than reading it yourself.
My book club is slowly turning into "drinking wine and talking about our children" club...so basically it's every day of my life but with new people.
Standing up for yourself does not make you a bitch, as long as you do it nicely. And firmly.
Having the flu one week and a wicked cold the next is unpleasant, uncomfortable, gross, and very frustrating. Can I have one week where I'm not yucky, please?
Knowing that I will end my week with great times and great friends is exciting--but it also makes the week move at the speed of a two-toed sloth. {Did you squee over that link? Because I sure did, for about ten minutes!}

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Although I'm a big fan of my own work, I also enjoy what other people write. What were my favourite reads this week?

The name of the sections of College Crush slay me: relationshit, crazy train. Perfect. Also: this, and I will vouch for the source. I lived it, and am currently living it--although "it just feels right" is sometimes the best that one can come up with.
I am addicted to this site.
I cannot believe that I had never heard of The Geeky Hostess before!
For some reason, I am obsessed with laundry rooms.
Joelle's 'Thus Is The Life Of A Blogger' is the truth.
Best. Ever.
Kendra tells it like it is. Kendra's recipe also makes amazing sweet tea.

Where is your favourite place to long-weekend drink? You can find me on the dock {with safety supervisors, of course!}.