What is a Weekend? - Week's Links

Happy Monday, friends! Today's post is later in the day because I am officially self-employed. I woke up this morning, had a big cup of coffee, and opened my laptop to begin the day. No business casual clothes, no traffic, nada. 

It was glorious. 

I promise I won't write all posts same day (in fact, I rarely do anymore). But I decided to enjoy the weekend and not do ANY writing or work related anything. Now that I'll be working from home again, I would like to have the weekends be actual weekends again. For a long time I was like the Dowager Countess of Grantham.

I didn't even know what a weekend was because I was always working. And I do intend to work my tail off during the week, so it will be nice to have free weekends! Maybe I can actually start using our pool :) 

Now let's dive into this week's links!

First, a personal one. I have officially relaunched my business! J Bryant Creative is now offering content strategy, creation, and management with a brand new website that I built all by my lonesome. I'm pretty proud of it, so if you have a few minutes take a look. 

And this article is exactly what I wanted to read this week! Why Freelancing Actually Has More Job Security than a 9 to 5. 

Consent can be tough to talk about it, but it's a conversation that we should all be having. Not sure how to go about it? Check out these 7 things that have nothing to do with rape that perfectly illustrate the idea of consent. 

After that post how about we take things a little lighter with a video of kittens and puppies meeting! 

Friends ended the year I graduated from high school, so I know lots of things in the show were dated. I didn't realize how many until I read this post about the 21 things that happened on Friends that would baffle kids today. 

I live in Oklahoma and have several friends who are teachers, so this article about the teacher pay discrepancy between our state and Texas hits close to home. I have some very strong opinions about how much money our state wastes on pointless legislation when our education system is struggling. I mean, our governor doesn't even know the three branches of government for goodness' sake! 

And let's close out with a peek at some embarrassing things people have done when they meet celebrities. I say and do stupid things around normal people, so I bet I would just melt down around a celebrity. 

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great week. 

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Post-4th of July Week's Links

Hello friends! I hope you had a great 4th of July. I had a great weekend, but I'm even more excited because today marks my last week at my job! Plus I was able to see the photos from my recent photo shoot with an amazing local photographer, and they turned out amazing. I've been working on a new website for my business, and I can't wait to use these photos for it!

Now, it's been a few weeks since I shared links, so why don't we do that today?

I'm drooling over the castles available for sale in Italy. Now if only I had a few million euros to spare...

I loved this article about the 9 Most Feminist Things about Friends. Feminist Friends for the win!

While I can't relate to all 10 of the real signs you learned to drink in Oklahoma, I can definitely relate to a few! And now I really want a swirl from the Mont.

I loved Salute Your Shorts back in the day, so it was so intriguing to see what the cast looks like today.

I haven't seen Jurassic World yet, but this post about how much more feminist Jurassic Park (filmed back in 1993) than the new Jurassic World is was pretty eye opening. I always loved Dr. Sattler, and this sealed it for me.

What does your favorite Harry Potter house say about you? Hello Giggles found a study that will tell you.

What interesting articles have you stumbled across lately?

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Week's Links: Sexist Comments and Career Advice

Hello hello! I'm starting this Monday with a dentist appointment, which seemed like a good idea when I made the appointment...not so much today. But at least I'll start the week off with clean teeth, right? And it's going to be a big week, friends! 

So let's start with some links:

First, if you haven't heard about the ridiculously sexist comments made by Tim Hunt, you should. And then check out this Mashable article with some awesome responses from female scientists!

I had no idea there are castles in Oklahoma. I think a staycation is in order soon.

I loved these 36 Career Tips from Buzzfeed - especially the recommendation to NEVER microwave fish in the break room. 

And finally, this little girl singing Fancy is adorable and will brighten your Monday!

Have a great week, friends. It's going to be a good one!

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