Emergency Good Stuff

Because we need it today.

Needless to say, I’m dipping into my folder of people walking into things and mascots falling videos continuously right about now. Today is going to be rough, so set aside some time for yourself. Take a walk. Watch a silly show. Get a manicure. Dip into the leftover Halloween candy. Look around your community for ways to connect with others. For my Croton pals, a great way to do this head over to the Organic Teaching Kitchen today between 10-2 for cooking and tasting demos (energy bites!) and to take a free mini-Pilates class; show your “I Voted” sticker and bring along some PBJ to donate to Croton Caring Committee. If democratic action is your form of self-care, make some calls, drive a neighbor to the polls, or donate to a candidate.

But first, go through the below, and if you have similar fun stuff to share, please drop in the comments so the rest of us can take advantage!

• Go to Threads, search up the hashtag “EnteredTheChat,” and scroll through the thousands of messages from women all around the world, wishing their American sisters strength and sending them love on Election Day.

• Michigan hosted a contest for citizens to submit their ideas for a new “I Voted!” sticker design, and the winning elementary and middle school entries are just the best. Why doesn’t every state to this? “I voted yay”

• In honor of the legendary Teri Garr, watch this fantastic compilation of her every appearance on David Letterman.

• If you need a positive soundtrack to your day, relisten to the DNC playlist because I guarantee it will make you happy.

• “Ask yuh sistah to sit in half a tub a watuh. You just saved ovuh ten gallons a watuh!” Proof positive that New York—at least the New York accent—will never change. (I’m hoping I’m not the only tri-state area GenXer who remembers this PSA campaign vividly. omg the one with Ed Koch yelling “Save WATUH!”)