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    Exciting New Dinner Options!

    I’m about to confess something I’m not proud of: We’ve been trying out Sunbasket, one of those businesses that delivers meal ingredients with corresponding recipes every week. First, I’ll tell you why I love and then I’ll tell you why I hope we stop using it as soon as possible. 
    Basically, we are in a big rut when it comes to cooking and eating at the Cotner-Bradford house. I do not have time to scour Pinterest for new recipes. When I do make time for it, it’s a frustrating experience. I struggle to find vegetarian recipes that require few ingredients and are fast. 
    I have about 30 recipes in
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    Dismantling Racism: Watch 13th!

    The anti-bias, anti-racist committee at our school hosted a showing of the film, 13th. It’s an in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation’s history of racial inequality. 
    I highly recommend it! Very difficult to watch, but incredibly important. 
    Also, this post about white supremacy culture is a lot to take in. I’m still processing it (and will be for a while). 

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    It Happened Again: 5-Minute Fix

    Okay. This time it took more than five minutes, but the amount of time it took to fix (one trip to IKEA + ~10 minute of potting + ~10 minutes of arranging) pales in comparison to the amount of time I have spent feeling stressed about the entryway of our home. 
    I wish I weren’t someone who cared so much about the aesthetics of my surroundings, but I do. It’s as if my mind is a permeable membrane that is absorbing the chaos (or the beauty) of whatever is around me. 
    I just wish I were motivated to fix the areas that bug me instead of letting them stress me out for
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