This is how I co-wrote a book with that Nigerian Prince!

You mean we aren't getting married and writing a book together?

I had only seen Sinners & and Come See Me in the Good Light (beautiful doc about the late poet Andrea Gibson)...and had never even heard of many of them. Ha, I may live under a rock at the moment, but Olivia Benson is here, too. 😜

I've been watching The Way Home. It's the first show I've gotten into since Downton Abbey. 😅

The only Oscar nominated thing I’ve seen this year is the short film “Jane Austen’s Period Drama”. So funny! youtu.be/dxpjzOLVRR0?si=Z0rKT8fYLy_OkSbZ

I love The Pitt. I have not seen ANY new release movies in months so no Oscar nods from me. I really should watch Chicago Med. How is the lamb doing? Bottle feeding or were you able to get another ewe to accept her?

A confession would be admitting to be anxiously awaiting the new seasons of Virgin River and Sullivan's Crossing (which I'm guilty of). In my defence we only have one TV and my husband has said no more Stalin or Franco, no more World Wars or Reigns of Terror documentaries. I tried to convince him Nuremberg was a holiday movie, since it came out around Christmas, but he didn't buy it.

Please watch Hamnet, it is a perfect film. 💫🩶

Always wondered who the audience was for those shows. Well done.

You've watched one more than I have, Susan. I've been binging on Schitt's Creek.

Can I recommend Slow Horses on Apple? Soooooo good.

I've only seen clips of The Pitt and I have to make time to watch it because I already love Princess and Perlah and I can understand when they speak Tagalog!

I've enjoyed Scarpetta, didn't think I would and it took a few episodes. The Pitt is in my opinion the best program in years. A disclaimer though I watch mainly foreign stuff.

We're so into tracker right now. Just finished Everwood.. am all topped up on the L&O seasons. Can't seem to find the Pitt streaming in Canada.

I am still hoping you’ll watch Frankenstein!!

I’m up to season 13 of SVU, but I have not seen any of the best picture nominees. 🤷‍♀️💁‍♀️

I've watched none of the movies and none of those shows! I think I'm an old fuddy duddy.

I’ve never watched a single one of any of those ever!

This is precisely the thing I have been pondering for untold weeks and this has given me the courage to take the leap. Thank you!

This is...a terrifying idea. And I can already imagine how much of a relief it would be.

A beautiful solution to my 50+k unopened emails

Thanks for sharing . Self care is important. By the way, I feel very fortunate to have met you, your mom and your dad 24 years ago at a conference in Pasadena, CA. We heard your and your mom speak when we were starting our homeschool journey. Her advice and your books were a huge inspiration to us. Thank you.

Considering my emails look like this just for my primary inbox of "unread" messages, I might need to do this! It's an added weight that has been piling up for years. And you just made me realize it's grief. I'm so sorry for the loss of your parents. 🙏🏽

A reminder that we are not as important as we think. Life goes on and we should not stress out over so many things.

I have been wanting to do this for a very long time and just couldn’t push the button. I’m pushing the button! Thank you!

Several years ago my computer gave up the ghost & I lost 9 years of email with about 100 unanswered - I grieved Then I visited Sudan and saw how they mostly lived existential priorities - mine was a self-imposed grief Now I ruthlessly clear my inbox 📥 every chance I get

Thank you for this. I would love to read anything you write about this period of time. We don't talk about the other realities which coexist with grief. I'm so sorry that you lost them both so quickly. And thank you for sharing about your email. It is liberating & comforting to hear of both your choice & the outcome.

This is the inspirational content the internet needs.

Yes! Normalize this! I started two years ago, after a rare vacation, purging my inbox, but since I worry about deleting something critical I’ll need later, I create a folder called “inbox zero 3.13.26,” for example, and move everything from my inbox into that. I do NOT go back and clean that purge folder, but the emails are all there if I want to/need to find them. The relief of starting a new week after a vacation at inbox zero CANNOT be stressed enough! ❤️

I’m terrified of needing an old email, because several times a year, I do. I wonder if I could just bulk archive 😂

I used to tell kids, you have two seconds starting now to hit the rewind button and start over. It is the same for myself, give some time to hit rewind in my older age, it is working so much better. Have you heard of Project 21:12 for recovering evangelicals? It is quite interesting what is being built for those of us that are still detoxing.

I did that one time too. Literally just deleted all and figured whatever was important was bound to be re-sent.

THIS! If someone really needs you, they will try again. Anything else is unnecessary. I'm sorry it was such a horrible time for you 😔

I hear you! What are you planning for holidays? I found it was really nice to spend extra time with my kids after both of my parents passed.

I love this. I own a small business and sometimes I physically cannot possibly in any reasonable way shape or time answer everyone properly.

I’m so very sorry. I understand your pain completely. I lost both of my beloved parents from Covid, 17 days apart. It’s been horrific for me and the pain is so deep, even after 4 years. They were the best! Anyway, be well.

It was me. I needed it.

Thank you for this brilliant idea and witness. Everything scares me, but hearing you didn’t experience “the end of the world” is encouraging.

Yup it's called self-care! Sometimes you need to do what's best for you.And in the end , it benefits everyone!💞

What a difficult year that must’ve been for you. Well done performing the self-care of deletion!

I did need to hear that- Thanks

Amen!

800 emails is too much for anybody. Forget them!