{This week: Minimalism, Real Talk Radio, coping with depression, and more.}

Hi all,

Below are 10 happy links that inspired me this week. I hope you enjoy them, too!

1. If you only have time to read one article today, read Cait’s post: Why I (Kinda, Sorta, Sometimes) Hate Calling Myself a Minimalist.

2. I’m obsessed with Real Talk Radio!

3. A powerful post—I don’t have it all figured out. Actually, I’m dealing with depression.

4. So good—Selling Out: An Artist’s Search for Money and Meaning.

5. A helpful five-minute TEDx talk by Caroline McGraw: You Don’t Owe Anyone an Interaction.

6. Truth: “By caring for him, I am also caring for myself.”

7. I do the same thing with my books: Read Books and then Give Them Away.

8. Currently, I’m reading multiple books including Food Freedom Forever by Melissa Hartwig, When Strangers Meet by Kio Stark, Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman and The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelo. Looking for more good reads? Check out my digital bookshelf.

9. And speaking of good reads, I ordered The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka. I can’t wait to dive into the story.

10. A Simple Year 2017 is open for early bird registration! If you register by November 13, 2016, the cost of the year-long course is $180. That’s $15 a month and 25% off the regular price.

I hope you will join Courtney Carver, Cait Flanders, Brooke McAlary, Marc and Angel, The Minimalists, Anthony Ongaro, Colin Wright, Jules Clancy, Erin Somerville, and myself, as we guide you through A Simple Year 2017.

Thanks for reading! If you enjoy my weekly happy links roundup and want to support it, share this post with a friend.

With gratitude,
Tammy

“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.”
― Jim Bishop

Today, I have a photo round-up to share with you! If you’re reading this via email or in a feed reader, visit RowdyKittens.com to view my photo gallery.

With gratitude,
Tammy

P. S. A Simple Year 2017 is open for early bird registration! If you register by November 13, 2016, the cost of the year-long course is $180. That’s $15 a month and 25% off the regular price.

I hope you will join Courtney Carver, Cait Flanders, Brooke McAlary, Marc and Angel, The Minimalists, Anthony Ongaro, Colin Wright, Jules Clancy, Erin Somerville, and myself, as we guide you through A Simple Year 2017.

{This week: A Simple Year 2017, rest, weight lifting, dogsledding, good reads, and more.}

Hi all,

A Simple Year 2017 is open for early bird registration! If you register by November 13, 2016, the cost of the year-long course is $180. That’s $15 a month and 25% off the regular price.

I hope you will join Courtney Carver, Cait Flanders, Brooke McAlary, Marc and Angel, The Minimalists, Anthony Ongaro, Colin Wright, Jules Clancy, Erin Somerville, and myself, as we guide you through A Simple Year 2017.

With that, below are 10 links that I thought were worth sharing this week. I hope you enjoy them!

1. I needed to read this: You can rest.

2. Lacy Davis on weight lifting, empowerment, and eating disorder recovery.

3. Blair Braverman on dogsledding, memoir writing, and living in the Arctic.

4. Thoughts on reading, plus a great quote.

5. So GOOD: Why I Stopped Tracking Everything (and Started Making Intentional Decisions).

6. I love Dakota’s writing and photography, and this was a great piece: An Experiment in Decreasing Social Media Distractions.

7. A fascinating conversation: Ellen Burstyn & Gloria Steinem on Death, Sex & Money.

8. Here’s another captivating conversation: Sonia Manzano & Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Death, Sex & Money.

9. Last week, I read Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist and On My Own Two Feet by Amy Purdy. I enjoyed both books!

10. I love Sas’s new reading project:

“Do you ever get readers block? I read A LOT of fiction and self-help (blergh, I know) and 99% of the authors are white. Most are women, most are just like me. And it just feels samey and dull as shit. I’ve decided to shake things up a bit and I’m embarking on a mission to read 100 books by humans not like me. I’m starting with Julia Ostuka’s The Buddha in the Attic—it’s about Japanese brides who immigrated to the US in the 1920s. It’s a prose poem and it’s made me cry twice. Unlike anything I’ve ever read before. This is going to be fun!”

Sas’s post is timely because I’ve been concerned about my reading trends. I read a lot of non-fiction and self-help—mostly written by white women. Like Sas, I want to shake things up and read more books by people who aren’t like me. Let me know if you have book recommendations in the comments section. Also, if you share your good reads on social media, use the hashtag #wearemanystoriesproject.

Thanks for reading! If you enjoy my weekly happy links roundup and want to support it, share this post with a friend.

With gratitude,
Tammy

“If you’re alive, you can’t be bored in San Francisco. If you’re not alive, San Francisco will bring you to life.”
–William Saroyan

Below is my photo roundup from my trip to San Francisco. If you’re reading this via email or in a feed reader, visit RowdyKittens.com to view my photo gallery. Enjoy!