👋 I see that you're trying...

It's Monday. I'm here for you.

Hi, Friend! It's me, Jen Glantz.

I just want to say hi and that you're doing a good job, and even if nobody tells you this week, you're trying. Maybe not even your hardest, but still, that counts. You are trying. Probably half a dozen or so people will remind you of all the things you haven't done or are not doing well enough, and maybe less than one person will look you in the eyes like a Magic 8-Ball and say: you're doing such a good job just trying. The opposite of trying is curling up on the couch and staring at the ceiling, and that deserves praise too, because even when you're in that monochromatic and semi-depressed state, your brain is still thinking. And when you're thinking, you're silently doing. Do you hear that? DOING!!! I don't care what anyone else says, but that, my friend, is also trying.

You might say, Well, Jen, what am I actually trying to do? Most days I'm doing what I'm told to do, like at work or when my kids are cranky and drooling for another bowl of butter pasta, or begging to run around the playground when it's 97 degrees because little kids don't feel heat like grown, jaded adults do. When that's over and I finally get the chance to try to do anything for myself, the idea of gluing my eyes to The Valley just feels so much better, and so I do that. You can't justify that as trying to do anything, but I’m here to tell you that YES, that counts, you know, because you tried to try, and I believe that's tremendous too.

There are a million places we can go for someone to rip us apart, to tell us we need to start over or that we didn't do a good enough job, or that yeah, sure, we tried, but it just wasn't right. This week I tried to make peanut butter oat balls and write a few paragraphs of a fiction book and not touch a single carb and delete TikTok off my phone. If you lived life with me, you'd say, Jennnnnnn, you didn't do a very good job of any of that! But in my mind I tried, and so that counts this week. It does.

So many people will tell you to try harder, but right now, all I have to say is that I see you're trying, and you are doing a good job even if the job isn't anywhere near done. So there. That's it. I hope you have a good week. If nobody is brave enough or remembers to tell you, let me be the first one to shout this at you: YOU ARE TRYING!!!!!!! Gosh, I love that for you.

Take care of yourself this week (ilysm),

Jen Glantz

Books * Say hello

📖 I’m Going on a Book Tour

I can’t wait to share more details soon but i’m heading to around 8 different cities to share Finally the Bride with you IRL. I can’t wait and hope to see you there if you’re local and want to stop by! My first two dates inn November are: Tampa (Nov 2.) and Atlanta (Nov 11.).

Read the book here »

👖High-Waisted Barrel Jeans

I was so put off by barrel jeans but then I tried on a pair and I’m completely obsessed. They are baggy in the right places and hug in the others. I have two pairs of them and find them so comfy to wear.

See what I mean »

🛍What I Bought on Amazon This Week

These organizational cubes for all the closets. Game changer!

A new octobuddy for the back of my phone. I love how it sticks to everything. It helps me drop my phone less.

The only way I’m able to chop chop my veggies.

My Random Piece of Advice for You Is:

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