We're so ready for an extra day to relax and breathe this weekend! Here's to the slow and simple and easy enjoyment Memorial Day is sure to bring. We'll see you back here on Tuesday. Until then, as always, a bit from around the web—happy reading!

Just say no.

“Reminiscing the present is like writing a greeting card to yourself every morning when you wake up. Things become overwrought with significance.”

A few to add to the nightstand.

"Attending his own wake." A beautiful video. 

The almost (just turned) 40 crisis.

“at the time, you are searching. seeking in every corner and pocket of the world for who you are. take your time, baby girl. there’s no rush to get there. you will sow each of these chapters in the land that you become.”

Nevertheless, he persisted: tales of masculine perseverance.

And, if you still need to spring clean, a few tips.

p.s. A bit of calm in the chaos.