I Get By With a Little Help From My Kids

Today's guest curators: Eleanor, Lucy, Charlie, & Mick

Hi! We’re on spring break, so it’s a Sorensen Steele Kid Takeover in Handpicked today. One huge takeaway about motherhood I didn’t expect to hear at Alt Summit was: include your kids in whatever you’re working on.

Isn’t that great advice? Looking forward to applying it to our family flow, especially with my girls now that they’re old enough to get interested in my stuff. Shoots, artwork, and more newsletters… it’s kind of exciting :)

Okay, I can’t wait to share my little guest curators’ picks with you today, let’s get right into it!

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eleanor, 9

• Favorite thing from Trader Joe’s: “The vanilla meringues are really good, and also the chocolate milk.”

• Would like to recommend for kids: bunk beds and Harry Potter.

• “I love the idea of this pea pod art piece. And I love pearls because they’re my birthstone.”

lucy, 8

• Favorite thing from Trader Joe’s: “The sour jelly beans and regular jelly beans.”

• Would like to recommend for kids: Twister and a mini Yoto.

• “I really like how this is so crafty with lots of pompoms and other decorations. I really like rainbows and arts & crafts, so I really like this project.”

charlie, 5

• Favorite thing from Trader Joe’s: “The lollipops from when you find the hiding animal.”

• Would like to recommend for kids: Wikki Stix and Spidey coloring book.

• Every morning Charlie rearranges the set of shadow magnets I brought him from my trip to Palm Springs.

mick, 1

• Favorite thing from Trader Joe’s: Strawberry overnight oats

• Would like to recommend for babies: really delicious celebrity baby food.

• Mick is the fourth child to enjoy our UppaBaby Vista stroller. If you really want to hear me go on and on, ask me about my stroller journey and why I love this one so much.

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mom, 33

Just a few links, before we go…

• A quote I read in Cheryl Strayed’s newsletter that made my heart jump into my throat:

  “Boundaries aren’t agreements you make with others, they’re agreements you make with yourself. You aren’t betraying or abandoning anyone by setting a boundary, you’re opting not to betray and abandon yourself. When you choose to respect your boundaries, you’re choosing the path that you’ve decided is the healthiest and best one for you.”
  —Cheryl Strayed

• Another home run podcast from JFF: becoming better people so we can be better parents and partners.

• Last night for dinner we had a mouth-watering recipe — grilled chicken with coconut rice and mango salsa/ salad — found in the Omnivore newsletter.

• Looking for a new home for my BetterGreens packets to live in on the countertop (they’re currently in a cardboard box); thinking this cabbage platter or this footed terrarium could do the trick.

• Snatched this open stitch sweater ($44) from Old Navy in two colors. 100% cotton, and feels like Anthro quality and fit.

  

  My two best friends: this sweater and this baby

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last thing

• Most popular link from last week: cool mom sneakers

• Readers today: 1,532

• Grateful for you.