Goodbye Retrograde 🪐 👋

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Markey Battle
September 15, 2023

Today, we’re serving you a cozy fall-themed newsletter. While autumn has many magical opportunities and activities your family can and should take part in, it’s also good to remember to slow down and take things one at a time.

Thankfully, the planets and this newsletter are on your side.

We understand that this season can go from 0-100 with the school year beginning, new activities to choose from, and let’s not even talk about the most recent Mercury retrograde that we’ve been pushing through.

Instead of stressing out about all the things your family needs to do in the next few months, take some time to slow down, plan out fun activities, and possibly make some delicious soup.

So settle in, because this newsletter is going to bring optimal cozy vibes to your inbox.  

How to Motherhood - The Key to Balancing Your Kid’s Activities While Maintaining Your Sanity ⚽ 🩰♟️ 🎭

As everyone’s getting back into the swing of the new school year and all the opportunities that come with it, you might notice your family’s calendar is becoming more inundated with all the extracurricular activities that you’ve scheduled for your kids.

Whether your schedule is packed with soccer practices, dance lessons, piano recitals, or whatever interests your kids, extracurriculars often appear tempting, but end up putting more on your plate than you expected.

Alvin Rosenfeld, author of The Over-Scheduled Child tells The Every Mom, “Enrichment programs are great, as they add a lot to kids’ lives.” Then he warns, “The problem is, we’ve lost the ability to balance them with downtime, boring time… make sure children have enough time with no activities, parents have enough time with no work, and the two sides come together to create activities of their own.”

While many parents want to take advantage of all the extracurricular activities their kids are drawn to, downtime and balance are just as important to a child’s life. This school year, don’t fill your kids’ schedules with clubs, activities, and extracurriculars. Instead, start being at peace with life’s mundane and boring moments. If we’ve learned anything, those are the moments that mean the most.

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Lemon Predict: All of the Astrological Events Happening in September (And What They Mean for Us) 🌚 🌞 ✨

Have you felt off recently? Maybe your computer keeps glitching out, or you keep forgetting things when you leave your house. Or maybe, you’ve just had a terrible past few weeks and you’re not sure why. That’s retrograde, baby.

Six planets retrograded in September. Thankfully, as you’re reading this newsletter, we’re on the last day of Mercury retrograde, which is typically the worst. So congrats, you made it.

We’re currently in Virgo season, the best time to be the productive and practical people we all need to be. Take advantage of any extra motivation that you might be experiencing, because Virgo season ends September 23rd, and Libra season begins. Libra brings with it a need to feel more connected to loved ones and seek balance in life, just in time for autumn!

The last astrological event occurs on September 29, which is the full harvest moon in Aries. This moon will inspire people to chase after their dreams without hesitation. It also reminds us to reap the harvest of all of our hard work.

How to Build a Spooky, Cooky, or Wholesome Fall Bucket List for Your Family 🍁 🍎 🍂

Is it just us, or do the last few months of the year always pass by in a blur? No matter how many things you want to do, it never seems like there’s enough time to do it.


That’s why this year, we’re making an autumn bucket list for our families and tackling all the fun fall things this season brings us. Bucket lists are a great idea if you have little ones who like to be involved in the planning and want a visual representation of all of the activities they’re going to enjoy this season. If you need some inspiration for what you should put on your list, we’ll get you started but don’t feel pressured to follow our list. Making your personalized autumn bucket list can be an activity in and of itself!

🍂 Take a fall nature walk

🍂 Go to a local fall festival

🍂 Pick your pumpkins instead of going to a patch

🍂 Carve fake pumpkins to avoid a mess and create evergreen autumn decor

🍂 Experiment with autumn flavors in your coffees, cocktails, and baking

🍂 Go apple picking

🍂 DIY your family’s Halloween costumes as a group

🍂 Make the soup recipes that you’ve been hanging onto all summer

Yummy Lemon: Soup’s On! 🧑‍🍳

It’s soup season! Please ignore the fact that most states are still in the 90º-100º range, we are embracing the fall and pumpkin weather. To properly embrace all that this autumn season has in store for us, we’re sharing some of our favorite soup recipes for all busy moms. And yes, crock pots and slow cookers are encouraged.

Lemon Shots 🍋 🥃

💍 America’s heartthrob, Chris Evans, tied the knot in a small ceremony with Alba Baptista on September 9. Guests were asked to sign NDAs and the couple enjoyed an unplugged ceremony, as phones were banned. Baptista is most well known for her role in “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,” and has had a long-standing relationship with Captain America actor since his role in Knives Out.

🏈 Depending on who you’re rooting for this season, you might have tuned into Monday night’s game, where the Jets faced off against the Bills. During this game, Aaron Rodgers tore his left Achilles, rendering him possibly out for the rest of the season. Tough luck for any Jets or Rodger fans.

Escaped prisoner, Danelo Cavalcante, has finally been captured. Cavalcante escaped from Chester County Prison 14 days ago. Yesterday, the murderer looted a house and obtained a firearm, making the search for him paramount. State police announced his capture at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 13.

🎤 The 2023 VMAs premiered on Tuesday night and it was no shock that Taylor Swift and her song “Anti-Hero” swept the floor. But the night wasn’t all about her eras. NSYNC also reunited for the first time in years, bringing us all back to the days of MTV. You can view the complete list of winners here.

🧑‍🍳 ⛺ On your mark, get set, BAKE! The Great British Baking Show is coming back to our TVs this autumn. The world’s favorite comfort show is set to return to Channel 4 on Tuesday, September 26. The show will be available for American viewers on Netflix on September 29th. Judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith are set to return to the tent, along with host and comedian, Noel Fielding. Alison Hammond will replace Matt Lucas this season.

Friday Fun Facts (Answers at the end of Monday’s newsletter)

Enjoy some soup-er fun facts

  1. Americans eat more than __ bowls of soup each year

  2. The first kind of soup dates back to 6000 B.C. and was made out of __.

  3. The most popular soup flavor is the United States is ___.

  4. __% of Americans have soup in their house.

  5. In (this man’s court) the ladies mostly drank soup because they were afraid chewing would give them wrinkles.

  6. In (this American State) it is against the law for bar owners to sell beer unless they’re also brewing a pot of soup.