Friday Five - Week of January 5th

My Friday Roundup of Things That Made Me Smile This Week

1. Calling All Angels

We’re doing a fundraiser at NAHLA for the good people of LA County who have been devastated by the wildfires. If you’d like to join us, we’ll be donating 100% of our sales to World Central Kitchen's work this month to support families and first responders impacted by wildfires. Join us, contribute directly if you're able or find a list of other ways you can support the victims here. I’ll be matching our final donation, as is my custom.

We know so many have lost everything, including basic skincare products. If you're a NAHLA Customer directly impacted by the fires and are in need of personal care products, please reach out to Customer Care so we can arrange to have a skincare kit sent to you at no cost.

No gesture of generosity is too small so give what you can and know it's enough. Hard times teach us all that you never know how far and wide your kindness will go.

2. Deep Dark Gingerbread Waffles

If you’ve ever breastfed a baby, you know firsthand the ravenous hunger that comes from being responsible for keeping one very tiny human alive. And this recipe, like literally everything that comes from Deb, is pure perfection.

3. Everything Is Liminal

I first discovered Jenna’s writing in 2008 - what truly feels like another lifetime. She and her husband ran a wonderful business in Brooklyn called Whimsy and Spice that we ordered cookies from (red currant linzer cookies forever!) and documented the whole crazy affair of running a small business while raising kids on her blog Sweet Fine Day. As a Mom and business owner myself, I resonated deeply with her honest and reflective posts. Jenna has since moved on from the blog and business with a new Substack that is so full of fluff-free humanity and realness, it feels like a balm to my soul.