Holy cow sometimes life gets so busy and crazy. Hence why I’m here on a Tuesday sharing my usual Sunday Scoop. Between having visitors, cleaning for said visitors, getting sick with an unexpected spring cold (what the heck, aren’t colds only for wintertime?!) and then enjoying all the warm weather I can soak up the blog has been on the back burner. But I’ve been collecting some fun reads over the last few weeks that I had to pop in and share. Before I get to that though I just have to note that I went to the Taylor Swift Reputation Tour concert this past weekend at Soldier Field with my bestie and it was incredible. The production was unlike anything I’ve ever seen and her music is just so good. The stage, the giant cobras, the light up bracelets, the confetti, the fireworks…ah! All just so good! Never mind the fact that it was freezing cold, we were underdressed and we were surrounded by children, we had a blast! Has anyone else gone yet or planning on going?? Anyway, on with the reads. Are you ready for it? (a T.Swift reference if you aren’t familiar)

Life Things

• I think having altars, or set places for ritual, in your home are a fantastic way to feel grounded and find peace. I never thought of having one in the kitchen, but this is a fantastic idea!
• Do you deal with anxiety too? Here are 17 small lifestyle changes to help cope.
• It’s easy to let those seemingly bad moments ruin your whole day. Here’s how to not let them take control.
• I’m adamant about not letting work be what I live for so this look at how our current society treats work like a religion is v interesting.
• Teachers are often under appreciated so I find this advice to parents from a teacher on how you can support them to be eye opening.
• “No one tells you how long a marriage is.” This piece talks about the ebbs and flows.

Green Things & Health 

• California just became the first state to require new residential construction to include solar panels.
• Go California! Read here about how they also just became the first state to prescribe food as medicine. It’s a small program right now, but lets hope more and more areas/states catch on!
• The farm-to-table concept has almost an elitist reputation. Here’s a look at why it needs to be available for all.

On Infertility & Motherhood & Being a Woman

• Women’s pain is often dismissed by medical professionals, but women need to be heard like this article talks about.
• To some motherhood might not seem like a choice, like it’s just what you do. But it is a choice and this is one perspective of how one decides to take on that commitment or not.
• PCOS (or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) is the most common cause of female infertility and researchers have finally discovered what is likely the cause.
• In case you’re interested in the more scientific language of the study on PCOS, it can be found here.
• One women’s look inside her IVF process: the good, the bad and the ugly.
• This one is a bit of a downer, but it sadly it happens. A look at how some women’s experience during labor includes violence from medical professionals.

Pure Fun & Inspiration

• This one is not timely news as the royal wedding was a few weeks back, but since I love weddings and especially cake, here’s a look at the cake they had in case you haven’t seen it. Has anyone else been scheming how you can try this flavor? Also, I thought it would be bigger for some reason…
• This is the sweetest thing – orphaned kittens comforting elderly dementia patients.
• OMG! Scratch and sniff stamps are coming to USPS on June 20! It’s like they knew all us 80’s babies were going to be mailing letters to our grandmothers this summer. #stillakidatheart #gottagetthese

Sending you all good vibes for the rest of this week to be a good one! Ciao for now!