I LOVE your reaction to the Adam Grant piece - and may I ask, what sign are you?! Your Kate theory makes a lot of sense. She actually has a ton of leverage in that family right now and should ask for and get what she wants - but if that's true, I WISH she would speak about it publicly and set an example (for everyone else stuck in unhappy royal marriages 😂😂😂)
I'm a Gemini, so that must be where my sass comes from 😂 I disagree with him that astrology is harmful, though his statistics about China are pretty wild. But any framework can be used for prejudice; that doesn't mean astrology itself is harmful. On the other hand, the correlation between astrology believers and flat-earthers/Holocaust-deniers was much more troubling 😬
And I agree it would be cool if Kate could be more open about boundary setting, if that's what she's doing! But to paraphrase Oprah, is she *silent*, or *silenced*? 🤐
Re: looking at real estate listings on vacation - 10 years ago we went on vacation to the Dominican Republic, 4 months later we put down a deposit on a house, it was built by Oct 2015, and we moved here in January 2016 😎
Ok, with the caveat that I was joking above and definitely have no business commenting on someone else's private life...after much discussion and debate we're thinking it's mental health related - maybe treatment for an eating disorder, addiction, or something like depression. It makes sense to keep this private and could require 2 weeks in hospital + more recovery time. We don't necessarily think she had surgery at all - or at least that wasn't the entire reason for the 2-week hospital stay.
Ha! I have no idea! I wondered if your secret was that you actually met up with her in the tropics. That she'd run away and left a stand-in or bad clone in the UK. I mostly find the entire media event fascinating. It's something to gather around, I guess. Look at us! :) And I expect, in good time, we will eventually see her again and, maybe, learn more, right?! Please also enjoy your vacation....! xx
Oh, yes, that's totally it - KM is here with us and JFK stopped by for a cocktail too! 🤣 I did hear that Americans and the press here are making a bigger deal of the whole thing than people are in England...
Gaaa exactly as I expected. Have a blast and tell KM I hope she lets her hair down and over indulges like the rest of us. JFK!? Obvs. Is Elvis there, too?? Why do you think Americans are more obsessed? Maybe less likely to identify with the institution so more likely to (mis)treat her like we do with other celebrities?
Kate and the gang say hi! I don't know if Americans are really more obsessed - the British and commonwealth countries are pretty into it. I grew up in Australia and Princess Diana was on the cover of the popular magazines every single week while she was alive - and regularly after she died, too.
lol I read that entire astrology piece and then when I got to the last sentence my first thought was “omg OF COURSE Adam Grant is a Leo” 😂🤦🏻♀️
RE Princess Kate: my sister and I theorize that she has set a boundary and is now on strike until she gets what she wants. Love this for her, if true!
I LOVE your reaction to the Adam Grant piece - and may I ask, what sign are you?! Your Kate theory makes a lot of sense. She actually has a ton of leverage in that family right now and should ask for and get what she wants - but if that's true, I WISH she would speak about it publicly and set an example (for everyone else stuck in unhappy royal marriages 😂😂😂)
I'm a Gemini, so that must be where my sass comes from 😂 I disagree with him that astrology is harmful, though his statistics about China are pretty wild. But any framework can be used for prejudice; that doesn't mean astrology itself is harmful. On the other hand, the correlation between astrology believers and flat-earthers/Holocaust-deniers was much more troubling 😬
And I agree it would be cool if Kate could be more open about boundary setting, if that's what she's doing! But to paraphrase Oprah, is she *silent*, or *silenced*? 🤐
I really hope Kate is silent not silenced, but will we ever know the truth?!
I'm mad at Adam Grant for sullying something I thought was a harmless time-waster...
I never read as much on vacation as I think I will either, Amelia! 😆
It gives me weird guilt actually - I feel that I should be "beach reading" but I'm usually beach chatting or beach relaxing! 🤣
Me too! Or, thumbing through magazines and then taking a beach nap 😂
And the magazines are all sandy and smudged - and I keep reading the same pages over and over 🤣
Yes! 🤣
Your vacation sounds wonderful.❤️
It's been a really good one!
Re: looking at real estate listings on vacation - 10 years ago we went on vacation to the Dominican Republic, 4 months later we put down a deposit on a house, it was built by Oct 2015, and we moved here in January 2016 😎
So vacation dreams can come true! 🏝️🥂
obviously you’re a Virgo!
Through and through!
"I never read as much as I think I will" I will paste this into my desk wall because I never learn my lesson!
Me either!
Tell me about Kate!!!!
See comment above 👆😉 what do you think?!
could be!
Um, you reeled me. How do I get answers?? :)
Ok, with the caveat that I was joking above and definitely have no business commenting on someone else's private life...after much discussion and debate we're thinking it's mental health related - maybe treatment for an eating disorder, addiction, or something like depression. It makes sense to keep this private and could require 2 weeks in hospital + more recovery time. We don't necessarily think she had surgery at all - or at least that wasn't the entire reason for the 2-week hospital stay.
What do you think?!
Ha! I have no idea! I wondered if your secret was that you actually met up with her in the tropics. That she'd run away and left a stand-in or bad clone in the UK. I mostly find the entire media event fascinating. It's something to gather around, I guess. Look at us! :) And I expect, in good time, we will eventually see her again and, maybe, learn more, right?! Please also enjoy your vacation....! xx
Oh, yes, that's totally it - KM is here with us and JFK stopped by for a cocktail too! 🤣 I did hear that Americans and the press here are making a bigger deal of the whole thing than people are in England...
Gaaa exactly as I expected. Have a blast and tell KM I hope she lets her hair down and over indulges like the rest of us. JFK!? Obvs. Is Elvis there, too?? Why do you think Americans are more obsessed? Maybe less likely to identify with the institution so more likely to (mis)treat her like we do with other celebrities?
Kate and the gang say hi! I don't know if Americans are really more obsessed - the British and commonwealth countries are pretty into it. I grew up in Australia and Princess Diana was on the cover of the popular magazines every single week while she was alive - and regularly after she died, too.